Tekton Open Baffle Speakers
I see they have new open baffle speakers with 15 inch woofers that can be pre-ordered for 3000 bucks. After the pre-order period they will be 7K.
Has anyone heard a prototype of this speaker? At this price point it's tempting to order and sell if I don't like it. I have 4 two channel systems and a vibrant stereo kit graveyard.
Not a huge fan of open baffle but there is a demand and Eric sees a challenge is making one. I wouldn't buy one on speculation to make money but if you think you might like it, you can certainly resell it easily if you don't. They don't even have spec on the website yet. I'd guess they will be 98dB or above focused on the SET application. Jerry |
@pinwa Absolutely agree about the Moab (or other full size speakers) being a better buy. But smaller speakers appeal strongly to those whose spouse won't let them have bigger speakers. Tekton is all about the sound rather than the room decor. Another challenge these speakers may have is the flat baffle appeals more to the room decor crowd and not having polished hardwood, many will still find them unattractive, even though they are smaller. Jerry |
@audioman58 I rebuilt my crossovers in my Tektons and indeed the parts are mediocre, but no more mediocre than B&W, Focal, or any other speaker under $30-50K. In fact, better than some. Tekton attracts tech savy owners who are eager to do such projects and there is a thriving community of Tekton owners who share info so more Tekton crossovers have been rebuilt than all other similar speaker combined. Mediocre crossover components are the $10,000 speaker market's dirty little secret. Claton Shaw may be a great designer but 2 way speakers are quite disadvantaged in obtaining a flat curve. He may do it. I haven’t heard his stuff. Jerry |
