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Tekton Design Speakers Price Increase

Yeah, it's my first post and in full disclosure, I saw an amp on here I wanted so I signed up and bought it through the classifieds. 

Anywho, looks like prices went up across the board today at the Tekton shop. Glad I got my order in at Tekton before inflation/materials or demand finally pushed the cost up. Anyone else drop some stacks on Tektons just recently?

Honestly, the first time I saw the model I ordered (not sharing until I have my review and comparison with my prior setup complete) I took one shocked look at the arrays and thought "this guy got scammed and bought the worlds ugliest speakers. What an idiot!" Those arrays, lord. But then I auditioned them and ever since I had to build a copy- system and get a pair. I'll share more on my build after the room remodel and setup. 

Back to Tekton, looks like materials are getting pricey (I noticed lumber went way up at the local box store). But how do people feel about the base prices increasing on models marked "sale" and the sale price increasing? Makes me think of the Shane company radio ads that criticize competition who mark up, put on sale and are essentially charging more. With so many blogs and videos praising a set-price synonymous with the name of the speaker build, for example 3k equaled base DI's (not $3,299) I think this will be harmful. Better to note on the home page that supplier pricing has caused a temporary increase, shipping charge, or something of that sort and that's necessary in this case because Tekton's price-point has so integrated with the product that youtubes and reviews have the price in the title or in the image. In fact, those reviews and video stills are on Tekton's website and show a conflict in pricing. 

Get your fire-suits out because Tekton haters will flame. I've never even posted and I'm aware of the Tekton hate group, hoping I can get an unbiased couple of comparisons out there in the future for home mid-fi audio guys who don't care about the technical stuff, just hi value systems for the masses. 

Thanks for being patient with a new poster, I'm not a forums guy.
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millercarbon
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gdk00111-
I didn’t know you can do that! Put your system on here, that is. Very nice! I got some stuff up on Youtube, see below. Equipment list on there, missing some things I am sure. Just picked up a Rogue Audio Stereo 100. Put some telefunken tubes in it, 12au7 and ax7. VERY nice amp. Had the Dragon, took it back. Way too dry, lost the 3d depth. It was very clinical. Like how I imagine some guy behind a control panel of knobs in a mastering studio would want to hear it. Not sure why the Dragon is more expensive... But I will be using that for the most part with these Tekton’s, but being they are so sensitive I just gotta know what those 300Bs sound like! Tekton is 12 weeks out right now but I’ll let you know how they sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hoj_RkPVMQQ

Is that your rig?

(Would ya get a load of these clowns? I was a PCA Driving Instructor. Drove and rode in all the Porsches plus more high performance cars - race track, autocross, and roads- than they can name if they got together and wracked their tiny little brains. This is the problem around here: projection. Whole slew of em know zip and with even less experience, so they assume that applies to everyone else, they assume you must be as ignorant and bloviating as they know themselves to be. It is a good assumption in many cases but they go off the deep end every time with me.)
thecarpathian
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(Would ya get a load of these clowns? I was a PCA Driving Instructor. Drove and rode in all the Porsches plus more high performance cars - race track, autocross, and roads- than they can name if they got together and wracked their tiny little brains.
After wading through your oh so mature name calling, you’ve once again proven my point.
You drove and rode in ALL the Porsches? All of them? There are currently around 110 Porsche models.
Did you drive a 1901 Lohner-Porsche Phaeton? A 1935 Porsche type64?
1948 Porsche type56? 1952 Glockner 356 roadster? No?
How about a 1967 911e 2.2 Targa? 1969 917? 1985 959 Dakar? 1989 911 Speedster? 1997 911 GT1 StraBversion? No again??
And you drove in more high performance cars. Certainly not ALL high performance cars. Yet you state as fact-which it is certainly not to everyone- no other car comes close to a Porsche. You have formulated your OPINION on your experience with a limited number of vehicles. That’s it. Not all vehicles, only the ones you have personally experienced. Yet you state your opinion as if it is a universal truth. It is not. It is merely your opinion. The same goes for audio equipment as much as anything else. Out of the massive amount of choices from around the world which you could not possibly scratch the surface of experiencing, you made your choice of what sounds best to you. Not to everyone. To you.  And we’re the clowns?
By the by, how did you manage to shift wearing those giant shoes?


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millercarbon
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Forest for the trees, carp. Forest for the trees.

carp: intransitive verb; To complain or find fault in a petty or disagreeable way: synonym: quibble.

You are indeed the carpathian.
thecarpathian
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My, how clever.
On the contrary, I am quite cognizant of the big picture.
Actually my response, though not quite concise, is quite accurate.
There is nothing petty about it. It points out your perpetual habit of confusing your opinion with absolute fact, and a penchant for overstatement. I am just happy you ceased your ridiculous conspiracy theory foolishness. Has anyone come for you yet? Election overturned? Mass riots in every Capitol? Are masks life saving or useless today?
You have much to offer this forum with your in-depth audio knowledge which is quite impressive. Much more so than mine.
It is a shame it most times gets lost among pointless name calling and your "I’ll push you off the swings at recess" responses.
And that, is truly not seeing the forest for the trees.
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Harbeth has tripled their prices in the last dozen years and they don't seem to be lacking buyers. 
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