Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers

Had you thought about an option of making a Moab with just one central beryllium tweeter (used as the tweeter) with the others making up the "midrange" of regular composition?

It seems like you would get most of the real benefits (i.e., high end extension) with little real additional expense.

Last month Stereophile tested the B&W 801 D4. The pair cost $50,000 and are nowhere near as smooth as the Moab BEs.  I'm betting that they don't go nearly as loud either.  And Stereophile even noted that these are used as mastering monitors.

But nobody's raising a stink about it.😏

But if you want your speakers to match your Ferrari (i.e., grigio titanio), what are your other options?  (Also, I had my '64 painted that color over a dozen years ago.)

Thanks guys.  The Vette would go for about the price of 5 - 6 (2.5 - 3 pr) of the Moabs, new.  The paint and bodywork was as much as a single Moab. 😉

Probably too soon for them to post the on-line review. The cabinets are reported as slightly smaller with better bracing.

The Stereophile magazine write-up should have noted that various other options are offered along with the price range. Seems like they do that for lots of the other products they test.

The writer compares the originals to the Be but never notes that there are potential "in betweens" at even more competitive prices.  And, it could be that someone/the writer would prefer the ceramic mids with the Be tweeters.

If someone wanted a nice "wooden" finish, I have seen custom automobile painters that can do truely unbelievable "wood" finishes.