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The survival of the fittest.

I am constantly surprised at the vast number of speaker manufacturers. But many fall by the wayside. Plenty of reasons why they fail, but more interested in why certain makers continue to succeed.

Sound
Marketing
Fit and Finish
Price
Product availability
New technology
Manufacture association
Profit margin
Luck

I realize most of these in combination contribute but if you had to rank them my money is on the marketing and fit/finish, in that order with sound holding up the rear. Thoughts?
jpwarren58
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FWIW, the earliest review of a Tekton Design speaker I found was in 2009 where they won a Best of 2009 award. So they've been around for at least 12 years.

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0809/tekton_design_ob45.htm
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millercarbon
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Yes and it says in the review that Tekton had been around 4.5 years before the review. So call it 16 years. But the OP will change the rules again. That's not "survival of the fittest" see because in that time they didn't survive they grew. Or something like that. Never can tell with these Rorschach type threads.
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shamus2211
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So Kenjit who is full of s—t, you say don’t buy high-end speakers. Does this mean you don’t like high-end speakers or you just can’t afford them? Or, do you actually own any speakers at all, other than your non-existent design?
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simao
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How about Blue Circle? Gilbert Yeung built amazing components for years until he simply retired. 
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danvignau
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I really like my $400, second generation B&W 803's, with subs from the prototype 800 woofer used in the DM 16.series. I did keep my 'Stats and my even older B&W stand mounts, but for value... WOW!  Admittedly, I have to use two matching amps and pre-amps to get the sound right, but I also get to alter the bass output to compensate for crappy recordings, so some cheapness is lost.
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