Tekton room at the Los Angles Audio Show.

Shows are a great place to start and widdle down a list of potential speakers. I purchased my AZ Crescendo speakers based on how great they sounded at two different Expona shows. Why even bother going to shows if they are of no help? Shows are important to me and many others. It is the responsibility of the manufacturer to make sure the gear sounds good. Never use brand new speakers with no burn in time etc...A builder should not bother to show a given product if they sense it will be paired incorrectly or set up in a rushed fashion.

Honestly the DI speaker is getting attention right now and seems to be a tremendously exciting new product. Now is no time for mediocre showing or debuting.  Now is the time to exceed expectations and take the show/industry by storm. Huge missed opportunity from the point of view of this marketer.  If his line of speakers is as untouchable as many claim in terms of value and innovation, and I happen to think they may well be, then please market them in a fashion they deserve. Perhaps Tekton needs some help as they are on the crossroads of experiencing something very, very  special and successful or ...... not. 

@nicks25: And I respectfully agree with you.

I've been interested in two of the speakers you mention liking at the show - ELAC and Spatial Audio. In fact I nearly purchased the Spatial Audio M3 Turbo S, and I still may in the future. But you've confirmed what I've been trying to say, which is that some speakers will sound good at the shows and others will not. And this generally doesn't correlate with the speaker (in this case) being good or not. As I stated in my previous post, it is a better assessment of who got it right in terms of setup.

@grannyring : And I agree with you as well. And your points are spot on.
However, many manufacturers, and distributors and dealers who do have experience setting up gear and have a significant stake in making sure their products sound good, have very mixed results in terms of how they 'get rated' sound quality wise.

If a speaker sounds good in your system; If a speaker sounds good at your friend's home; If it sounds good in a dealer setup; And if it sounds bad in a hotel room; Does that make it a bad speaker. I'm saying it does not. And I'm also saying that its a mistake to make comparative decisions based on listening sessions at a show.

That doesn't mean you are not going to be happy with that choice. As you say the Acoustic Zen Crescendos were a terrific choice for you.

But would you have purchased them if they didn't sound good at both shows?

To me, they are a very good speaker irrespective of their performance at shows.

@david_ten 

We agree on all points.  Hope Tektron has indeed made a heroic effort at this show. That is all one can expect. 

david_ten

In my original post I did say

"In a dedicated Tekton room with different components, they would probably sound great. I just couldn't get past the way they sounded in that room."

I do think the Tektons are good speakers based on the feedback from quite a number of people in various threads, including yourself. Ironically, if I hadn't heard them at LAAS,  I may have ordered them without listening to them first. 

As it is, on Monday after the show, I ordered the Spatial Hologram M3 Turbo S and am anxiously awaiting delivery.   

Nick