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Tekton Design Electron SE


Dear Audiogoners: I recently purchased one of the first of Eric Alexander’s Tekton Design Electron SE speakers. Here is a letter of appreciation I wrote him. Here’s hoping it will start a conversation regarding this speaker system. Questions or reactions are welcome as always:

Dear Eric:

Two years ago I wrote:

You’ve developed a family of speaker systems which fundamentally differ from the technology of all others that preceded them.

As I sit in my sweet spot enjoying the Tekton-Design Brilliance speakers I’m enjoying a clarity and balance that I’ve never heard before. All of your innovations in the Brilliance work together to present music as close to the live performance as is possible in 2016 and possibly for years to come, from Alexander to Alexander, (Alexander Graham Bell to Eric Jay Alexander) there’s no one like Alexander! I have drawn closer to the holy grail of musical recreation. I’ll leave it to others to describe the technical reasons for this wonderful sound. For myself, I can say that the clarity both in highs and in lows, the detailing, and the sound stage is better than anything I’ve ever heard.

Since then, my audiophilia has struck once more. It’s one disease that blesses the victim. Now I’ve put about 40 hours of break-in on my new Electron SE’s. I’ve noticed the following improvements:

· Wider polar response

· Greater sensitivity to the nuances in every recording

· More natural bass and highs, especially in more complex music

· Less coloration and greater purity in high as well as low volume music

· Greater dynamic range through my 10-15 watt amplifier

FYI I play through a First Watt F-3, a VPI Classic 2, a Sound-Smith Voice Cartridge mated to a Sound-Smith preamp and an Oppo Universal Player. All of these feed to a passive line stage coupled to an active pre-amp by Placette. I listen to classical music constantly. My speakers are placed about twelve feet apart and I listen at the apex of an equilateral triangle with slight toe in.

From a single flute to grand opera, it all sounds like perfection. Thank you, Eric from the bottom of my heart.

.


mazikrav
motta
3 posts
 
To add to my previous post: The Electron SE is a slightly different cabinet size than the standard Electron  which measures: 48"(121cm) H x 10.0"(25.4cm) W x 13.625"

The SE version measures: Height 48" x Width 10.125" x Depth 13.75"​

The vents on the front end of the speakers are different as well. The vents on the top edge, left and right remain, but the ones adjacent to the lower 5 inch mid range driver are not there on the SE, like the base model, it is a different cabinet.  The four inch vents on the back of the cabinet remain.  

iIf  you  have a higher quality recording, even on the lower quality stuff the speaker cranks, it is very impressive. I am listening to a MQA 32 bit 96 kHz of Van Morrison, as I write this, absolutely spot on, great sound.  Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stadium Arcadium is another incredible recording.... with this set up :-)

TerpStation were neighbors if you want to hear these speakers? 


palolo
5 posts
 
Motta I’m in N VA. Can I have a listen? 
invictus005
597 posts
 
We now have 6 Tekton threads on the first page. New members creating new threads and bumping old ones. Are Tekton employees trolling this forum? Is Audiogon going to do something about it?
palolo
5 posts
 
Thanks for the bump...
honashagen
137 posts
 
I know this thread is a bit old but I have an issue with my Electrons. At about  380Hz to 440Hz the front baffle has a lot of cabinet vibration around the center tweeter. There is so much if makes the plastic housing on the tweeters vibrate and buzz badly. It sounds like a blown driver but it's not. I have tried better gasket material around the center tweeter but it has not helped. At first I thought a driver was damaged. I connected my phone to my system and ran a simple signal generator app. It was easy to hear the buzzing when I was at about 380Hz-440Hz I have contacted Tekton. Has any one experienced this problem. 
Thanks in advance.
Ben
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