Tekton Double Impacts

I almost forgot. The gain of the M-22 amp is somewhat less than Vidar as the tube hum is quieter. About 3dB less if measured 2 inches from one of the midrange driver dust caps. When volume matching, I didn't have to turn the volume knob all that much to match sound level. Maybe 3 or 4 steps on the relay. This is surprising to me considering Vidar is 200 watts per channel and the M-22 is 30 watts per channel. The M-22 has more enough power. The volume can go well past extremely uncomfortable!

@porscheracer - "I have talked with Karma at Tekton and you can consider my situation taken care of."  - Great news!

@evolvist - "Thank you, Eric. I believe I will stick with the mini-Ulfs" - +1

Eric:
Thanks --- good to know. I can't wait to hear your thoughts on how they sound after you get them together and tweaked.

@Kenny @sbayne - Well, I never said I was patient, yet that starts with patience toward myself, first. I have to keep moving forward, all of the time.

Sbayne mentioned societal changes. I’ve embraced those changes. We now live in a world of instant gratification. That’s just the way it is. Really, it puts extra pressure on those people, like Eric, who are trying to bring new things into world. As much as I love the concept of a mom ’n’ pop business, it’s mostly non-viable these days to have such dreams. One has to innovate or get out of the way. Perhaps that’s where Tekton is at the moment. Remember, Tekton started almost 10-years ago. That’s dog years in the audiophile/hi-fi world. Yet, here they are, still making speakers. The word got out; the pressure got juiced.

So, I ask myself, why didn’t I cancel my order? I suppose it’s because I was raised in the days where we didn’t know who was on the other end of the telephone line until we picked it up. When I was a kid, I played outside all day until the street lights came on. When it was time for supper I ate what was prepared, and if I didn’t like it, I would go without. With my first car, I could raise the hood and fix anything I needed.

A "Message board" was made of cork, and a person would use thumbtacks to pin little slips of paper to it.

I don’t necessarily wish for those days back. Still, I wear them like a shadow. They have a way of sticking around, though they are long dead.

I wish that Tekton will stick around.

evolvist,

I can relate to everything that you have said,
I have great memories of my first real hi fi speakers which were Khorns when I was 19 yrs old and I remember the anticipation and frustration waiting for 2 months for a set of better tweeter drivers for those big horns.I ordered them through the mail and had to send a personal check but when I finally got them and installed them they sure did sound good back then.It's been so long ago I can't recall what brand of tweeter it was.

Then later I decided to rework the crossovers and that was a whole another adventure to say the least and I'm not gonna bore you guys with it.

Kenny.