@hiendmmoe - I also have to disagree with your basic premise. I have not heard these speakers myself, but I'm not willing to dismiss them based on the cost of the drivers.
While I agree that, in most cases, a higher priced driver is likely to have lower distortion at a given SPL, the fact that Tekton tends to use a lot more drivers than is typical can easily overcome this disadvantage.
In my experience, transducer distortion is non-linear with power, meaning the distortion goes up faster than the SPL as a driver is pushed harder. So even if a given driver is not as "good" as a high-priced speaker driver, the multiple high-efficiency drivers are working a lot less hard in the Tekton (particularly the multi-driver array used for the midrange) and therefore are likely to be able to deliver a higher level of performance than a speaker with a much smaller number of somewhat better drivers.
From everything I've read and heard about these speakers (particularly the DI and Moab), these speakers deliver an excellent sound quality level for the dollar and are comparable SQ-wise with speakers that cost considerably more.
Even without hearing them, I believe this could easily be the case based on their design. A large cabinet with lots of drivers can overcome a lot of limitations from the modest quality drivers.
The other thing to take into account is that Tekton is a direct-to-consumer business. While this doesn't completely eliminate the costs of the "middle-man" since Tekton has to handle the customer issues directly, it does mean there is one less business in the middle that has to earn a profit.
If I wasn't happy with my DIY GR-Research open-baffle speakers, I would definitely be looking seriously at the Tekton speakers (particularly the DI and Moab).
While I agree that, in most cases, a higher priced driver is likely to have lower distortion at a given SPL, the fact that Tekton tends to use a lot more drivers than is typical can easily overcome this disadvantage.
In my experience, transducer distortion is non-linear with power, meaning the distortion goes up faster than the SPL as a driver is pushed harder. So even if a given driver is not as "good" as a high-priced speaker driver, the multiple high-efficiency drivers are working a lot less hard in the Tekton (particularly the multi-driver array used for the midrange) and therefore are likely to be able to deliver a higher level of performance than a speaker with a much smaller number of somewhat better drivers.
From everything I've read and heard about these speakers (particularly the DI and Moab), these speakers deliver an excellent sound quality level for the dollar and are comparable SQ-wise with speakers that cost considerably more.
Even without hearing them, I believe this could easily be the case based on their design. A large cabinet with lots of drivers can overcome a lot of limitations from the modest quality drivers.
The other thing to take into account is that Tekton is a direct-to-consumer business. While this doesn't completely eliminate the costs of the "middle-man" since Tekton has to handle the customer issues directly, it does mean there is one less business in the middle that has to earn a profit.
If I wasn't happy with my DIY GR-Research open-baffle speakers, I would definitely be looking seriously at the Tekton speakers (particularly the DI and Moab).