First a disclaimer.. I don’t own currently Tekton and I haven’t heard the array.
I like what Eric has done for two reasons.
1. He designed something he knew from theory might be problematic. Then he tweaked it and probably demo’d it for people and then retweaked and re demo’d over and over... and finally brought the product to market. The market listened to it... they measured it... and a lot said we like it... and many bought it... and I’m certain that further tweaking is under way that will bring forward more improvements.
2. Often times, it takes challenging science and conventional thinking to advance the state of the art.
If if you go back and look at Tekton circa 2013 and prior... really nice wood grains were an option... but Be and ribbons were not. Over the next 5 years, I suspect he got a lot of calls asking for painted options, for Be, for a ribbon option and he responded... and the market responded by saying we like what we hear.
As as I see it, he is helping to change the market and grow the market with his actions... and we all benefit.... why? Because KEF, Jim Salk, Spatial, et al are doing the same thing... pushing the conventional boundaries and thinking.
Final thought... I owned Tekton Lores and loved them. I own Salk Veracity STs now and love them also. Both of these speakers are a lot more musical than what I owned 20+ years ago. So my message to everyone making audio products is ignore imposed constraints and conventional thinking when possible and keep pushing the boundaries.
I like what Eric has done for two reasons.
1. He designed something he knew from theory might be problematic. Then he tweaked it and probably demo’d it for people and then retweaked and re demo’d over and over... and finally brought the product to market. The market listened to it... they measured it... and a lot said we like it... and many bought it... and I’m certain that further tweaking is under way that will bring forward more improvements.
2. Often times, it takes challenging science and conventional thinking to advance the state of the art.
If if you go back and look at Tekton circa 2013 and prior... really nice wood grains were an option... but Be and ribbons were not. Over the next 5 years, I suspect he got a lot of calls asking for painted options, for Be, for a ribbon option and he responded... and the market responded by saying we like what we hear.
As as I see it, he is helping to change the market and grow the market with his actions... and we all benefit.... why? Because KEF, Jim Salk, Spatial, et al are doing the same thing... pushing the conventional boundaries and thinking.
Final thought... I owned Tekton Lores and loved them. I own Salk Veracity STs now and love them also. Both of these speakers are a lot more musical than what I owned 20+ years ago. So my message to everyone making audio products is ignore imposed constraints and conventional thinking when possible and keep pushing the boundaries.
