The Question,Tekton Pendragons or Focal 1028 BE

Stereo5 Thank you, that is the part that terrifies me, spending money and not having heard them....Damage is another issue.

@eag618...…………………………………..

That is the only item(s) that ever arrived damaged in many shipments I have received over the years.  There wasn't even a hole in either box,  The Styrofoam used for packing was really thin (corner bracing).  The cardboard  box had very thin cardboard,  probably half as thick as a rugged box (think McIntosh).  Also didn't care for the unpacking method. cutting the box in half to remove them. (who does this?)

I paid 2500.00 for them brand new but ultimately I didn't like the sound.  With 2 10 inch woofers I figured there would be plenty of bass.  There wasn't in my room.  In all fairness Eric Alexander was nice about the damage and offered to send me another pair and a return of the damaged ones at his expense, or he would discount the ones I had if I kept them.

Had the speakers met up to my expectations, I would have gone for option 2 as these were in my office, not my living room.  I tried the speakers with both a Parasound Halo Integrated at 160wpc into 8 ohms and a Rogue Cronus Magnum with KT120 tubes at 100wpc.  I didn't care for the sound with either amp.  I ended up buying GE Triton 2 speakers and the sound was what I was looking for.

I am not trying to dissuade you from buying them as they may fit your room and work with your equipment.  I bought them due to the enthusiastic reviews I read mostly on here so I thought I would be safe.  The $295.00 shipping from New England to Utah (or somewhere out there) was a big hit to take considering I didn't like them.  That is why I am now very skeptical when I hear about the latest and greatest  speaker or anything else audio related.  I am kind of surprised your wife is ok with the monster size of the Pendragons.  I don't consider the speakers good looking.

 The Tektons I saw,examined and heard where exactly were as stereo stated.Poorly,cheap made,horribly looking cabinets with off the shelf drivers..Focal is an actual tried and true speaker manufacture with much much better resale value.A no brainer to me if those are your 2 options.

How is this even a discussion....

Contuzzi, your opinion?