10 days ago I ordered a set of Electrons. Today my cc was billed, that means the order must be ready to ship. So the half-dozen or so people waiting for their Electrons must be getting theirs soon as well. I believe this is the first batch with 8" woofers?
Tekton Electron has been released
As expected, the Tekton Double Impact received a 5 star rave-up from Home Theatre Review. The reviewer made mention of a smaller version for those of us with smaller rooms. I shot Eric Alexander an email at about 8:30 last night and was surprised to receive a reply a few minutes later. He said that the scaled down version, which he named the Electron, had just gone live on his website a few minutes earlier.
I haven't heard any of his speakers yet, but I am really curious, especially about this one. I'm sure that conspiracy theorists will have plenty to say about the reviewer, and the weird patent (they already have savaged the patent, and I don't really blame them), but I am not as suspicious as some, and I think these speakers must be pretty good, or they wouldn't keep getting such enthusiastic reviews from users as well. I want to hear these speakers!
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Just received the new re-design Electrons with the 8" drivers. I have
not hooked them up yet to listen. However, one thing to note, they have a
dome tweeter instead of the SB Ring Radiator Tweeter as noted on the
website. I assume Eric prefers these? I would love to hear why he
changed that? I will post impressions when I feel I have them broken in a
bit.
" Is just the center one a dome tweeter and the six others the SB Ring Radiator? |
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However, on other tracks its almost as if there is too much high
frequency sound. Lower bass is there, but lower frequency mid range is
perhaps overwhelmed by higher frequency sound. An example is Ella and
Louise sacd. Some of the trumpet notes are piercing and uncomfortable.
However, Armstrong’s baritone voice is perfect. But when he is not
singing the lower end of the music feels a bit overwhelmed by the upper
register. Is this merely a reflection of the source? Could be.
" I now have about 30-40 hours on my Electrons, and this pretty much sums up my impression as well. There is a point in the higher mids where the sound "kicks in" at a level that is, as you say, uncomfortable. Again I agree that the balance between the bass/mids/highs just seem off. I'm wondering if 1. Using the SB woofers rather than Eminence, and 2. Using the lower cost domes rather than the triple ring radiators, has altered the "voice" that everyone loves with their DIs? But the presence and imaging indeed are wonderful. I'm going to continue the break-in for a while and see if these speakers smooth out a bit...I certainly hope they do! |
@lula It is here... http://www.tektondesign.com/electron.html No wait, it says 6"... But the picture is definitely with the 8" woofers and dome tweeters. |