Hi. I thought I would pipe in. It's no secret I'm a fan of tekton. I've actually done some art work for Eric and done some recent videos. But let me take a step back for a moment. I'm also a hobbiest speaker builder. I am by no means a professional builder, but it is relaxing and fun. I've only been building speakers for 3 years or so.
So here is my personal take on speakers in general.
1# Measurements are very important. They are a scientific and mathimatical way of double checking what I'm doing. They really help when I'm am building crossovers. Doing it by ear alone is very hard to do. Well, for me impossible. I also use mathematics to determine box, port, and stuffing size.
2# Everyones ears are built a little different, and so we have to have a way to determine certain things. My ears certainly hear subtle differences that vary from others. An even playing field is very important, again accurate measurements help that.
3# Rooms are different, again measurements really can help.
4# Choosing the right combo of drivers to work together is also important. In my opinion no crossover / box size can overcome a bad combination.
#5 Experience. No matter what design I come up with Eric has some extra knowledge that improves my design and overall sound.
#6 A flat response does many things, but one important thing it does in my opinion is to make sure that a certain frequency is not out of kilt/over powering another frequency. In otherwords it makes the speaker sound more natural. Now if I'm watching a movie and want un-realistic thumping of bass to rock my seat then sure. Give me the BASS!!! But if I want a more realistic / believable representation of the band being the room with me then a flatter frequency response is a key component. In my humble opinion.
I think you need both hearing and real hard science behind your work.
Of course in the end, if you are happy with your speakers then that is what is important. For me I build a set enjoy then and then build another just for fun. There is no end. Kind of like any other hobby. For some people it's cars, computers, boats, skies etc.. You get the idea.
Back to tekton. Having done some work for Eric. It's always exicting to see his passion, and continual struggle to make a speaker even better. That is hard to find sometimes.
it's all about he sound baby!
