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Tekton Double Impact & Comb Filtering

Like many of you, I have been pondering purchasing these speakers but am very curious about the unusual tweeter array. I asked the smartest speaker person that I know (he is a student of Sean Olive) about the design and below is what he had to say. ย ย 

"In theory it could work, but the driver spacing means that the crossover point would need to be very low.
He is using the SB acoustics tweeter which is 72mm in diameter, center to center on the outside opposing drivers is around 5.7 inches, which is about 2400Hz. This means that combing would stop between 1/4 to 1/2 of the wavelength (between 1200-600Hz) is where the outside tweeters should start playing nice with each other.
Since he is not using low enough crossover points he has created a comb filtering monster. Now while it's not the great point source that was promised, it's no worse than most line arrays and the combing will average itself out given enough listening distance.

The MTM spacing on the other hand is ridiculous. Hopefully he is cutting the top end off on one of those midrange drivers to avoid combing."

seanheis1
mofojo
2,303 posts
 
213,
It's not the fact that you are criticizing them. It's the fact you are beating on them like they owe you money and you have never heard them or any other Tekton for that matter.
I am however getting somewhat of a kick from seeing what is gonna come out of your mouth next.

stfoth
470 posts
 
---Note to self.ย  Don't borrow $ from mofojo!
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
LOL,OMG

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213runnin
914 posts
 
Mofo, I was not beating on them, 3 or 4 of you were beating on me(and I was responding to that) for daring to critique them. Name calling and personal attacks about me and my gear for goodness sakes. Instead of simply countering my points, which at least some of the members bothered to do eventually.

Note to self, never critique Tekton, not even in a thread so named.
rotarius
431 posts
 
213, we now have patented speakers that have made all other speakers obsolete. You may not poo-poo them and call them ugly! ย We need many more Tekton threads. ย The Tektonians have made Audiogon great again, deal with it. #MAGA ย 
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