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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.   

"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
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hifial
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213runnin, REALLY? Your "new" take is to call out Tekton because it has "investors" (and you have NO WAY OF KNOWING if they do or do not) and they MUST  be "partaking" in "activities" "to pump up sales themselves". 
Obviously everyone who praises Tekton are shilling for Tekton and must be an investor. 
I had to take myself off the floor from laughing so hard. Wait, please give me a minute, no, make that an hour...I am still laughing 😂. 

And even if Tekton had investors who cares other than you. 

Kenny brought up a very valid point and one I was also wondering about. This is a thread about Tekton after all. 

213runnin
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James, the multiple driver array reminds me of Bose.  It's something that they have in common.  It's just a visual thing.  If you want to learn more, you'll have to do it on your own, I'm afraid.

And hifial, me thinks you protest too loudly!  
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hifial
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213runnin, please, stop, you are making me laugh way too much.
The troll thinks I am protesting too loudly because I am calling him out, lol!
Why don't you stop leaving your troll droppings on this and other threads about Tekton.

I have NO financial or any other business interest with Tekton. I just find the impressions of the speaker of interest and also the design. Might I someday buy a pair? Yes, I might, but I could say the same about many other audio products.  

But full disclosure I am brand Ambassador for Sound Galleries and Taiko Audio. Just in case you want to hold or use that against me.
mofojo
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213, 
that was really clever how you engaged about the bose patent and acted like you were interested in it so you could compare it to 
Tekton. sneaky sneaky. Hahahahahhahha
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