I have a pair of the Tekton open baffle speakers, these are the ones with the 4.5" driver on the front face (baffle) and second driver of the same design on the back cabinet facing upwards and I had Tekton add a tweeter to the front baffle based on my conversation with them and their recommendations to maximize performance. I have played these speakers with a variety of amps with the most powerful being the Bryston 2BPro (at 60 RMS) + with SET amps (2A3) and also with a Sonic T amp (just to see what it would sound like).
These are pretty nice speakers for certain types of music! With Jazz, female vocals and small ensembles they are quite rewarding. They do throw a reasonable sound stage, better than I thought they would and have a very open sound to the stage. Overall, the soundstage is quite good, especially when you factor in the price of the speakers.
I find that these speakers do not perform as well with rock or other very large scale recordings and that the bottom end is lacking (as one might expect with both a speaker/drive of this size and the flea powered amps). A sub added to the speakers in these cases adds a lot to the performance.
For the price, I can definately recommend the speakers. For somebody getting into SET on a budget, these speakers would be a pretty good choice. Though for those that are hoping to Rock-out, look elsewhere as these (my version) are not likely to satisfy you.
So, as you can tell, my comments are not glowing but at the same time are positive overall. These speakers will be very satisfying for the right group of people and in those cases are a great bargain. Also, due to their very low price, these would make for a very good set of second speakers to use when listening to certain types of music. I say all this with the notation that I am likely to be selling mine in the near future as I have decided to move away from SET amplification based on my music tastes.
These are pretty nice speakers for certain types of music! With Jazz, female vocals and small ensembles they are quite rewarding. They do throw a reasonable sound stage, better than I thought they would and have a very open sound to the stage. Overall, the soundstage is quite good, especially when you factor in the price of the speakers.
I find that these speakers do not perform as well with rock or other very large scale recordings and that the bottom end is lacking (as one might expect with both a speaker/drive of this size and the flea powered amps). A sub added to the speakers in these cases adds a lot to the performance.
For the price, I can definately recommend the speakers. For somebody getting into SET on a budget, these speakers would be a pretty good choice. Though for those that are hoping to Rock-out, look elsewhere as these (my version) are not likely to satisfy you.
So, as you can tell, my comments are not glowing but at the same time are positive overall. These speakers will be very satisfying for the right group of people and in those cases are a great bargain. Also, due to their very low price, these would make for a very good set of second speakers to use when listening to certain types of music. I say all this with the notation that I am likely to be selling mine in the near future as I have decided to move away from SET amplification based on my music tastes.