I had a pair of Tekton Double Impacts that I sold when I moved to a smaller home. After a year of evaluating various smaller speakers I decided to go back to Tekton but with the more compact Electron SE. In my room these speakers work perfectly. The bass on these smaller speakers is unbelievably deep and tight. I miss none of the punch from the bigger Double Impacts. On mine's I used a single Beryllium tweeter on the middle of the array. The tops on these are very extended and crisp clear more so than the DBs. The imaging and sweet-spot is electrostatic-like with excellent ability to present the faintest details in a recording. In my appreciation other than the ability to convey a "bigger" bass the Electrons have a more refined sound and the bass in my room is more than sufficient with a tighter presntation than that of the DB's. Feel free to send questions if you have any.
I guess for me part of the issue is there are fewer a d fewer places to actually audition speakers. I am not going to magnolia to listen to klipsch and Elac. I need the reviews from people that have the speakers and can talk about them. I'm in OKC and would have to find someone with what I want and see if I can get invited to their house to hear speakers or travel to Dallas. Between this forum, Guttenberg, Darko, and a couple other YouTube I have to make and have made decisions based on all the information I gather on those formats. I bought Tektons based on user reviews mainly although Guttenberg review really helped solidify my decisions. So I get the fake review issue but like Amazon and Wikipedia you have to figure out who you trust and how you want to sift through the fake reviews. Just my .02
A person should feel safe expressing pleasure with their new EQ. Perhaps a tad boring is the repetitive Pro or con reviews. Don’t know of any Tekton for me to review, and Assumption carries little weight. I’ve spent much time procuring fine late model examples of what I like and take great pleasure looking and listening, it can become the focal point of your free space. I’m jealous of the PS audio sound room height not volume is my limiting factor, I see the last step just can’t take it. Be safe...enjoy
mwatsme, I had the NAD M10 and have the NAD M33, there is no comparison. The M33 is head and shoulders above everything I’ve heard, which realistically is not many compared to some. It’s great in that all you need are speakers and speaker wires. I stream Qobuz almost exclusively, occasionally use the Bluetooth option to send to my B&W wireless headphones. There is a significant wait for the M33’s now, but it’s worth it!
I don't get all the hate for Tekton here. Ive had mine for three weeks now and I am thrilled with them. After hearing mine my neighbor is picking up a set. I mean they are great sounding speakers. Best ever,probably not. Amazing for the price, for me yeah. 2k all in and could not be more excited. I listened to all kinds of speakers. Tektons did it for me and let's be honest part of it was the look. Love that tweeter array. Im also not a 30 yr audiophile. This is my first higher end setup. Explain to me how they are bad speakers and I wasted my money.
Let the dude enjoy his Tektons.
Hard for haters to do anything but hate. Don't help none they can't read neither. Look at the one above, got not one thing right, couldn't comprehend a thing to save his life. Pages and pages, went on for weeks, still after all this time does not understand a single word. Not. One. Word. Pathetic.
Mine are sounding better than ever. Forget exactly my original review. It went something like this: 😁😁❤️❤️😍😍😍😍💕💕🔈🔈🔈🔈🔈😍❤️😍🔈🔊🔊😁😁❤️😍😍💕💕💕💕 Mega triggering haters everywhere😂😁😂😁😂
The root of the lack of trust in some ’reviews’ on forums stems from the way marketing now works on the internet. It is now accepted that most reviews for many products on Amazon are not genuine. Trip Advisor is similarly affected. The British Consumer Association called "Which?" (a non-profit organisation) has proved this and is running a campaign to try to force the affected companies to address it. With Amazon, reviewers are recruited from eBay and Facebook and paid or supplied with goods in return for positive reviews (this is not alleged, but a known fact as FB and eBay try and close down the recruiting companies activities).
Often when you buy from a small independent direct-sales company, or small retailer, or stay perhaps at an independent hotel, you might hear a request to ’please give us a good review on xxxx’. This is marketing in 2020. This has happened to me once in in Hi-Fi where the value of a personal review on a Hi-Fi forum or in a Hi-Fi FB group is high. It is the best form of marketing and free. It was for a new board for a Naim amp that an independent servicing company had developed and just launched. Does the review get rewarded? That would be a strong allegation and I have no proof of that. But when you see the same brand gather many similar reviews on a forum it does, like on Amazon when you see 3000 reviews for something as trivial as say an Ethernet cable, it does raise suspicions.
@wisty Congratulations with the ElectronSE. I too had a pair of Double Impacts (upgrade version and with grills and spikes) - they were outstanding. I also have GoldenEar Triton 3+, and Martin Logan e-stats, but the nail in the coffin for the DI's was the set of LXmini's I DIY'd just over a year ago. Side-by-side, LXmini's sound like you're there, and all the rest sound like 'speakers' next to them. LXmini's are a hassle (DIY, DSP crossover and multiple amp channels) and need subs (prefer stereo pair) to match bass of DI's. I did use the DI's as a benchmark to change the voicing of the LXmini's to better match the upper extension before I sold them.
The DI's are advertised as 'ultra-linear' freq. response, specifically ±1dB 70 - 20kHz, and ±3dB 20 - 30kHz. But I don't find the ±1dB freq. response of the ElectronSE, just ±3dB 20 - 30kHz, which leaves one to assume they aren't ±1dB 70 - 20kHz.
The ElectronsSE's interest me, as part of a great 'budget' solution (which I think of occasionally to reboot/downsize my 2-ch system). Thinking a simple
economical option could be NAD M10 or M33 and the ElectronSE's. No fuss, great-sounding, unobtrusive system with Dirac room correction - add phono as necessary. Another good solution would be Spatial M3 Saphires for open-baffle goodness - if one had the space to put them out in the room (same issue as LX521.4).
That's what I'd do if I weren't chasing down the rabbit hole of omnidirectional, cardioid response, infinite transmission line, DSP crossovers, multi-channel DACs, multi-channel amps, and open-baffle subs.
ElectronSE's are on my short list, and (w/exception of GoldenEar), are the only 'box' speakers in my budget range that I'd consider. Good choice - enjoy!
I don't get all the hate for Tekton here. Ive had mine for three weeks now and I am thrilled with them. After hearing mine my neighbor is picking up a set. I mean they are great sounding speakers. Best ever,probably not. Amazing for the price, for me yeah. 2k all in and could not be more excited. I listened to all kinds of speakers. Tektons did it for me and let's be honest part of it was the look. Love that tweeter array. Im also not a 30 yr audiophile. This is my first higher end setup. Explain to me how they are bad speakers and I wasted my money.
MC’s comments along with the op’s impressions are way over the top. MC comment:”Fits in with everything else. Eric has done remarkable work producing so many exceptionally fine speakers filling out so many little market niches.” How many of those tektons have you actually heard? 0 besides yours. How many niche markets can be handled by this speaker and not by any other speaker? MC doesn’t have real experience with other Tekton speakers than his, and if you look on his own post, he was raving how good his Tekton speakers were when he hadn’t even listed to them yet, but he read about them. It’s posts and reviews like these that push people off
I grabbed some Tekton lores couple weeks ago from a local guy (who won them from a reviewer on YouTube) for my bedroom system. Their surprisingly good for a grand$ And red! I think the finish is fine for the money but not great. Sound wise they are great for the money. Specs are a little optimistic imo they do not play as low at the published specs in either of my largish (by volume) rooms. Hight 18’-16’. Excellent sound staging by the way. No their not as good as my LaScala’s, Not really close. But for a grand$ I’m pleased.
I called B&W the other day and requested a Be tweeter. Ya wanna know how that went!?
One of the great things about Tekton in the huge number of options you have. And not having to waste audio dollars on cabinet finishes that deplete the rain forest and contribute nothing to sound in a dimmed audio room.
Do the naysayers out there really think we are so insecure that they will convince us the wonderful sound we hear is not so? Or, maybe, they are the schills that are threatened by a company that is to "disruptive."
It seems some people have gotten their feelings hurt because they think someone else likes their speakers more than they like theirs. It’s amazing how those same people always have to post negatively on any tekton thread. That’s so sad.
I don't bash anyone who simply is expressing genuine joy for a new gear acquisition or any other aspect of the hobby. But let's be honest, even a dog knows the difference between being kicked and being tripped over.
Why the negative posts? You folks should be ashamed as my mom used to say. I hope you folks only behave this badly on the keyboard where you can hide from your fellow man.
I am thrilled for the OP. Enjoy your new speakers!
Some of the responses to what I consider a nice post are very reflective of America today. The OP likes his speakers and wants to share that joy with others. What is wrong with that ?
The problem is if one person feels free to express themselves, well then maybe another one gets the idea this is okay, and before you know it people thinking for themselves, not following directions, we just can't have it. So we have these people, some call them haters, I prefer libtard and Stalin went with useful idiots but haters will do its more general, they run around mindlessly spewing hatred on anyone who doesn't toe the party line. Tekton is new with new and highly disruptive technology. A lot of guys overpaid massively and are butt hurt. Others can't hear and are butt hurt. Basically its BH right on down the line.
Some of the responses to what I consider a nice post are very reflective of America today. The OP likes his speakers and wants to share that joy with others. What is wrong with that ? This is not a kenjit type post that attacks us for buying speakers that all have defects so why attack the OP ?
Ever notice how the relentless and over-the-top praise tends to be highly skewed towards the tiny shops led by one person? Tekton, Raven, Herron, Perfect Path Technologies (now defunct), etc... A pattern and practice of behavior.....hmmmmm....
It's bad enough to see yet another Tekton post but to see it double posted,...it only takes minutes and the same few guys post their glorious praises ....come you guys ... I will only speak for myself but your constant posting and obviously share holder mentality makes me hate this brand even more, if thats possible...granted I've only heard two in their line-up but that was more than enough for me.
Good to hear. Fits in with everything else. Eric has done remarkable work producing so many exceptionally fine speakers filling out so many little market niches. You're smart to take advantage of that. Smart, and happy. Helluva combination.
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