I suspect that Tekton elicits responses positive and negative (which results in a certain amount of defensiveness) because of things that have happened over the years. Back in 2013 they had a big hit on their hands with the Lores and ended up with backlogs that frustrated people (negative) but tons of praise from those that loved the sound (positive).
The growing pains were resolved but as the company brought out more and more models, they were again slammed by people saying they had too many models with little differentiation. Again, those that loved those different models jumped in to defend them.
Most will remember the Double Impact better than $10, $15, $20k speaker claims which really set people off and again; Double Impact owners chimed in to agree they were better than more expensive speakers...almost always both sides making points as though the points were fact vs opinion.
Oh, and lets not forget the tweeter/midrange array which caused lots of ink to be spilled both for and against....and it seemed that the "professional" reviews were mostly positive.
It is fair to say that they make good/excellent sounding products that are a good value at the price...and whether they are "better" than any other speaker at any price is mostly irrelevant until the prospective buyer has heard them and decided to spend their own money.
From a pure market standpoint, they seem to sell a lot of speakers and given the number, there usually aren't too many of them listed on the resale sites...which would seem to indicate happy customers.
What is relevant is when Tekton owners post their assessments and comparisons...positive or negative (and it seems mostly positive) as this is what is actually helpful to those who may be thinking of giving Tekton a try.
The growing pains were resolved but as the company brought out more and more models, they were again slammed by people saying they had too many models with little differentiation. Again, those that loved those different models jumped in to defend them.
Most will remember the Double Impact better than $10, $15, $20k speaker claims which really set people off and again; Double Impact owners chimed in to agree they were better than more expensive speakers...almost always both sides making points as though the points were fact vs opinion.
Oh, and lets not forget the tweeter/midrange array which caused lots of ink to be spilled both for and against....and it seemed that the "professional" reviews were mostly positive.
It is fair to say that they make good/excellent sounding products that are a good value at the price...and whether they are "better" than any other speaker at any price is mostly irrelevant until the prospective buyer has heard them and decided to spend their own money.
From a pure market standpoint, they seem to sell a lot of speakers and given the number, there usually aren't too many of them listed on the resale sites...which would seem to indicate happy customers.
What is relevant is when Tekton owners post their assessments and comparisons...positive or negative (and it seems mostly positive) as this is what is actually helpful to those who may be thinking of giving Tekton a try.