Tekton Double Impacts

@drlisz  Glad you like your new SE's.  Congrats.  I suspect you will have many years of enjoyment from them.  Your comments parallel many others who have experienced this speaker.  While we all have different hearing, preferences, we should be able to discern and agree on some issues when we compare on speaker to another.  I would say your comments are right in line with what I and other Tekton owners have experienced.

Now more fun begins as you tinker with the associated equipment in your system.  You can tune to taste as the SE's are fundamentally a very neutral speaker.  Not sure what your current source is, but yes, you will enjoy what a high quality CD player will bring to the table.

@corelli. Thanks any info would be appreciated. My current system is a Integra 80.3 Oppo bdp 103, Sunfire Cinema Grand. I am 60% 2 channel  music 40% HT sells new equipment to the wife. As far as tinkering I am doing just that I have been flipping back an forth between Pandora premium and Cd through the Oppo. Looking into some either lightly used or some new upgrades.
Thanks 

It might be good to just enjoy your new speakers for a while with your current gear and then sort out what your sonic priorities are.  If you have a number of CD's, yes, you can do better than your oppo bdp 103.  That's a nice all around player but a dedicated CD/SACD player will bring a very positive improvement.  Which one will depend on what you are looking for/musical taste.  It's easy for us all to recommend the gear we own as it makes music the way WE each prefer.  So think it over and get back with some specifics on what you are after.

213, I don’t believe anyone would have issue if less than positive was posted bout Tektons by someone who has actually spent time listening to them, and were not happy or found issue with what they heard. To speak negatively about them based on what others have said who also have never heard them, seems to be uninformed at best...

1) This forum, and every audio forum, is full of people that offer opinions on stuff they don’t own. That’s simply a fact of life.

2) You don’t have to own the Tekton speakers to decide whether or not you like the color options. Or the boxy cabinets. Either one likes boxy shapes or they don’t.

I’m not speaking negatively about Tekton based on what others have said, I’m merely observing the cabinet designs, color options, drivers used and what Stereophile measured.  Those factors, or what you get for the price points, precludes me from wanting to take the next step, audition them.  That's what people do, look at the various features and form a short list when making a purchase decision.  Some decide that they like what they see, and audition, some decide they don't like what they see, and that's just life.

That’s actually far more informed than what some posts on this forum say when dissing or loving certain amps, cables, loudspeakers or dacs.
But again, people will always form an opinion and post it. If you don’t like it, there are many more posts that gush while not yet owning the Tektons that you can focus on if you wish.

Again, it’s really not a big deal. Tekton speakers are not perfect. No speaker is. If you have issues with this concept, then I can’t help you.

As far as cosmetics go, that’s up to the individual. I know they’re not the prettiest and some wives wouldn’t accept them, and went part of my thinking process at all. As far as sound goes though, I would disagree with your views of assessing a speaker. . Basically your way is seems to say that the vast majority of people who have actually heard them, are incorrect in their praise of the quality of sound they are hearing. I’ve seen speakers that “ measured” well in someone’s view that most did not seem to care for that actually heard them in person, and then ones that supposedly didn’t measure well that sounded great, and just the opposite. As has been said over and over, let your ears decide. If both the measurements and the reviews are bad, then chances are good they’d be a waste of time to investigate.  There will never be a perfect speaker, I agree. And what’s perfect to me, won’t be perfect for everyone. But I will never say that a speaker sounds bad, or great,  to me if I have never heard it.