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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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mapman's avatar
mapman
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Do the $30k speakers have holes in them?  Inquiring minds want to know.  

mapman's avatar
mapman
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It’s an interesting topic but in the end who cares? It is what it is. Everyone has their own approach and let the cards fall where they may. Just all take a chill pill or two and  keep the reviews and all forms of useful information coming. Bring it on! Hifi drama is really pretty insignificant on the grand scale of things. Good listening and cheers!

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laoman
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I have to ask, does anyone actually buy these speakers? They are amongst the ugliest I have ever seen.

audition__audio
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Oh my goodness what a pathetic video. Dude you are not doing yourself any favors. Why you cant step back and see this is beyond me.

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coralkong
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@laoman 

Lots of people have purchased them. I have a pair of Enzo XL's (though they are currently in storage). I purchased them because I wanted a custom color (in my case, "Frog Green"), the unique design, the price and the front ports on the speaker, which (at the time) better served the room they were in than a rear-firing ported speaker.

I've spoken with Eric Alexander via phone and email a couple of times. Nice guy who is always willing to help.

I don't get the hate, the guy knows what he's talking about. He's earned a right to be proud of his company and his products.

Don't like Tekton? Go buy something else. I doubt you're going to keep him up at night.

I do think that if you haven't heard or owned a pair, you probably ought to stay out of these kinds of arguments. You bring nothing to the table and all your opinions are based on supposition.

Carry on with the flame fest....

 

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