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Tekton Electron has been released

As expected, the Tekton Double Impact received a 5 star rave-up from Home Theatre Review. The reviewer made mention of a smaller version for those of us with smaller rooms. I shot Eric Alexander an email at about 8:30 last night and was surprised to receive a reply a few minutes later. He said that the scaled down version, which he named the Electron, had just gone live on his website a few minutes earlier.

I haven't heard any of his speakers yet, but I am really curious, especially about this one. I'm sure that conspiracy theorists will have plenty to say about the reviewer, and the weird patent (they already have savaged the patent, and I don't really blame them), but I am not as suspicious as some, and I think these speakers must be pretty good, or they wouldn't keep getting such enthusiastic reviews from users as well. I want to hear these speakers!  

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grannyring
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Well I am now most interested in hearing these. It does seem too good to be true😀

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grannyring
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I  would want to upgrade with Jupiter or Duelund copper foil capacitors as well as the Duelund stranded copper wire. Clarity are fine caps, but not in the league of Duelund or Jupiter.  I have not tried the new Clarity cap replacing the MR line however. 

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mac48025
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Roxy54, the DI's are the most transparent speakers I've owned and reproduce vocals better also. I've owned Legacy Focus SE's, Magneplanar 1.7i's, Revel Salons, Magneplanar 3.6 and Vandersteen 1, 2ce and 3a's. I had someone over today who owns Zu's and he was very impressed with my DI's. The DI's are the finest speakers I've owned and that's saying a lot as far as I'm concerned because all of the other speakers I've owned were quite good. 

Grannyring......I've had my DI's for over six months now and still can't believe they are as good as they. They have no business being this good! So I can definitely understand someone thinking the praise regarding them is too good to be true!
I'm somewhat handy, I did wire my dedicated lines myself, is replacing the internal wiring relatively easy? I have some Duelund 16g wire.....the WE replica....would that work? I have the Clarity caps, the Duelund caps are intriguing. Would they be best done in an external crossover? As you've probably surmised, I have no previous experience upgrading caps, but I'm good with a soldering iron.
jetter
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Thanks for your clarification teajay.  I'm with you grannyring, I wish I could hear them also.  
I am sorry to be a broken record, but if a DI Jr could be made exactly like the current speaker but without the large space between the lower midrange and upper woofer I would have already ordered a pair.  I just am not interested in any of the other models.  Hint, hint.

corelli
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You know, if you don't like the standard finish, you can spend a bit extra for a first rate  veneer or a gorgeous automotive finish.  I don't understand the criticism here. The point is, you have an incredibly high value speaker line that gives you a CHOICE.  So make it and be happy.  I am dumbfounded by what the Double Impacts offer for the money.  Me, I'm learning to love how the satin black finish fades away in a dimly lit room. 

These are NOT a love 'em and leave 'em speaker.  Quite the contrary.  I suspect the Electrons, with their similar tweeter array will have much of the magic of the DI's.
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