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Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers

We have had many discussions/arguments over tekton speakers in the past, mainly involving a couple posters who thought their $4000 tektons sounded better than the highest price Wilson’s and other high budget speakers.

In the latest Stereophile magazine, they did a review of the $30,000 tekton’s. In this Steteophile issue, they rate these $30,000 tekton’s as class B. When you look at the other speakers that are in the class B section, you will notice most of these speakers range in price from $5000-$8000. So it looks like you have to spend $30,000 on a pair of tekton’s to equal a pair of $5000 Klipsch Forte IV’s sound quality. 
If I compare these $30,000 class B tekton’s, to some of the class A speakers, there are some class A speakers for 1/2 the price (Dutch & Dutch 8C, Goldenear triton reference), or other class A speakers that are cheaper (Magico A5, Kef blade 2).

 

 

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thecarpathian
4,185 posts
 

Wonder how music would sound using submarine speaker technology...

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shkong78
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I have Scaena 3.2 which employ 12 3.5 inch units and 9 ribbons.

It makes sense to use lot of small drivers for lower distortion.

 

Sceana provide separate enclosure for each mid range units for refined sound.

 

Tekton use rather simple box but it seems to work from my impression of Moab during Pacific Audiofest 2023.

 

Thomas

decooney
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I don't mind function-first speakers IF they sound really good for the $. 

And if the plain-jane's are really that good sounding, it's not a big deal for a furniture grade cabinet maker to replicate enclosures with a rich look.  imo, what's worse is great looking speakers for big $, with poor sound. A non-starter.  

 

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2psyop
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There are a significant number of audiophiles (loose term) who don’t like Tekton speakers, how they look and how they sound. First off, one can disregard the people who have not heard them, that’s stands to reason because it would not make any sense to criticize the sound of a speaker without ever hearing it. Second point is the appearance. Well when one puts a grill on the speaker, it looks like 75% of all the other box speakers made in the world. Another criticism that does not make sense. I have a pair of Double Impact SEs. Great full range sound at a very fair price. If you look at my system page you would not know them are Tekton speakers with the grill on. Plus, Eric has provided great customer service. Another thing not really talked about much. One of the important things I have learned in life is the fact “if I don’t like a consumer product, I can move on and buy something else”. Many top speaker manufacturers over hype and over price their products. If you want to buy those speakers, you are free to do so. What is the cost of those Scaena speakers? About $90k? Not sure how many guys with an average income are buying these speakers even if they sound sublime…

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