I've read through the ASR stuff on this matter and would like to point out that the site's review of the Mini Lore speaker wasn't really bad or negative -- it was basically "so-so" which isn't a surprise for a company's lowest-end model.Â
Tekton's initial defense was that they design their speakers for their subjective sound characteristics, not measurements. Had they only left it at that! That's a perfectly legitimate approach. Lots of well-known and popular audio gear doesn't score in the top ranges of ASR's "numbers" approach to evaluation and it doesn't hurt the company and their customers remain perfectly happy. ASR fan-boys were probably never much of a market for Tekton to start with.
The issue was Tekton's over-the-top response -- complaining about the test results being wrong but refusing to provide any evidence of their own. And the threat of litigation didn't play well either. I can't imagine a worse way for a manufacturer to response to a so-so review than what's been done here. The way they've handled things will probably chase off far more prospective buyers than anything the review had to say.