Po5129 kindly please let me know what speakers below 3k that are better than DI Tekton. I collect speakers. I also attend CES annually before axpona . I do attend axpona yearly as well. Disclaimer I own Tekton monitor impact and ps 12 Tekton.
Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers
We have had many discussions/arguments over tekton speakers in the past, mainly involving a couple posters who thought their $4000 tektons sounded better than the highest price Wilson’s and other high budget speakers.
In the latest Stereophile magazine, they did a review of the $30,000 tekton’s. In this Steteophile issue, they rate these $30,000 tekton’s as class B. When you look at the other speakers that are in the class B section, you will notice most of these speakers range in price from $5000-$8000. So it looks like you have to spend $30,000 on a pair of tekton’s to equal a pair of $5000 Klipsch Forte IV’s sound quality.
If I compare these $30,000 class B tekton’s, to some of the class A speakers, there are some class A speakers for 1/2 the price (Dutch & Dutch 8C, Goldenear triton reference), or other class A speakers that are cheaper (Magico A5, Kef blade 2).
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@audioman58 I have no skin in this game, I don't own and will never own Tekton speakers but I am curious as to what your factual basis of these 2 statements are: "Payed for reviews." "Now average sales at best" Thanks in advance for providing the detailed factual specifics |
I am in a multi state audioclub, if you look at reviews going back 2-3 years ago with all the farfair. Being in audio for decades and owning a Audio store. I went through the politics of reviews and spoke with Companies that had excellent products ,were the magazine reviewers stated clearly put $$ x amount of $$ on 1/2 or full page ads $30k+ and we will see too you get very good reviews , one company ESP won speaker of the year late 90s , and several years later out of business because he was small he got average reviews there after plenty of politics in Audio, and myself having help upgrade many Loudspeaker Xovers have over 20+ years in Xover parts quality which greatly influence the sound, I just speak about what is possible to improve the sound quality and the Xover is a weakness on most loudspeakers even over $20k ,.most mfg have no formal experience with that many parts .where I have well over 10,000 actual hours on capacitors Sonic signature and runin time on the majority of capacitors out there . check this out As a good reference , Humble Home made hifi capacitor test. also Jantzen make the best quality inductors for quality,value imo. Also the Excellent Path Audio resistors. |
audioman58, I heard those giant ESP speakers back around 2000-01, and I liked them a lot. But, I knew it would be hard for them to succeed. The sound was beautifully balanced and natural, but it lacked the kind of WOW factor that is often needed to grab some listeners attention. It is very unfortunate that really good products cannot thrive just by being really good products--one has to please important reviewers, it has to have the right look, it has to be cleverly marketed, etc. Crossovers, because they are hidden and utilize very old technology, don't have the appeal of fancy drivers where one can tout beryllium or other exotic materials, and all kinds of technological improvement. Capacitors, inductors and resistors, very boring stuff. |
You didn’t provide facts to back up your statements specific to Tekton. Stating that you are in an audio club and worked in the business are not facts to substantiate your below contentions. "Payed for reviews." "Now average sales at best" I’ll hazzard a guess that neither you nor anyone in these clubs have any access to Tekton business records to then make these specific claims.
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