Stereo Times review on the Tekton Design Encore Monitor

@jetter 

I was over the line, accepted my post being deleted with an apology, and then unfortunately felt the need to make my point. 

Funny thing though-thinking about this thread made me do a search for Stereotimes and another "flavor of the month" loudspeaker, the Acoustic Zen Adagio and I found this: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/major-innovative-break-through-the-new-nsmt-loudspeakers-reference-spe?page=2

So give me this-I am consistent (and no doubt a hobgoblin of a small mind)

And where is NMST now? Anybody?

This in particular is telling (to me);

audition__audio 1,572 posts 07-14-2024 at 12:34pm  Without really dwelling on this I am not a fan of the original post or this thread. Seems to me that not only is this reviewer calling attention to his review but also getting free advertising for a product. I will assume that since no one has questioned things to this point I am the only one that finds this questionable. I do like the design philosophy behind these speakers.

air-ag 2 posts 02-07-2025 at 02:20am  Great write up, check out our listing as we are selling a ex demo SE edition of the NSMT Clairvoyant sub duo at well below retail!

jrdiii 6 posts 02-07-2025 at 10:35am  @audition__audio Agreed. This whole thread comes across as a not-so-subtle marketing pitch.

theophile 259 posts 02-09-2025 at 02:03am  Without actually hearing the speaker system being put forward, and reading a post on an intenet forum is not hearing, all talk of excellence or otherwise is just talk. I doubt that many will get to hear this speaker to give meaningful corroborative testimony. My thought was that KEF utilised the bandpass woofer cancept 30 years ago and they do not use it now.

audition__audio 1,572 posts 02-12-2025 at 10:30pm  Only some advertising is good it seems. Mere association can be damning even to the innocent. I would ask this reviewer to stop posting in this fashion.

@fsonicsmith 

Teajay likes to float previews of his reviews that will come online.  I enjoy reading them and without a doubt several of his recommendations have been hits. 

After years of reading his posts, I am familiar with and comfortable with his writing style   In the end, there will be differences in styles of reviewers and their breadth of experience.  

You have articulated your points very clearly.  But I can say that after many years of writing I can only wonder at you having the energy or desire to so distinctly make your points understood.  What was actually accomplished?   

Not all “experts” are created equal. Also, there seems to be 3 reasons against negative professional reviews:
1) P reviewers choose interesting components for their audience, usually meaning newer designs with good reputations - so expect reliability and performance to be sorted out. They do not pick randomly, which would lead to significantly more negative reviews. 
2) P reviewers seem to avoid publishing negative reviews because in our small niche high-end audio market, such a review can have major negative financial effect on the manufacturer. Some consumers may feel like it’s bias not to objectify report the good and the bad. 
3) If a P reviewer reports negatively, future manufactures may avoid using them for fear of a negative review.

As a consumer, I’d like honesty the good and bad to help my purchase decision. But to not perspectively seriously hurt a manufacturer, I think it best not to publish a very detrimental review to give the manufacturer a chance to correct the issues

+1 fan of @teajay - one of the better/best audio reviewers/writers