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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You have ZERO idea what you’re talking about. Here’s Elac copying the Tekton midrange array at the moment. The Elac pair can be yours for only 50k.
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I took a long day trip to listen to a pair of the standard double impacts advertised on craigslist. The imaging was good and the bass adequate and overall fairly balanced, the setup was not the best for sure so they might have impressed more had they been set up properly. Still you could get a sense of the goodness that was there. And they were not bad...but with the factory tweeters, listening to music I know was recorded well, I could hear cone breakup or something that mimics that in the treble. Admittedly I was well over 100 db but typically not exceeding 105 db on peaks. The amp was a yamaha receiver of about 75 wpc so it should have not been distorting at those levels. The sony cd player was not a great unit either. But from my perspective I spent a full day on the road to listen to these speakers and because the person. selling them didnt take the time and trouble to provide decent source equipment that couldn't be called out for being deficient, the test was a crap shoot and I did not buy them. That may be unfair to the speakers but I wasnt willing to bet 2500 dollars on the off chance the distortion I was hearing in the treble was caused strictly by the source equipment. With no other opportunities to hear these or a related model speaker from Tekton without committing to purchase them sight unseen and unheard, my search for speakers that put a smile on my face continues. |
I think the psychology of purchasing something based on the description without hearing it before purchase is a minefield. You don't buy furniture without trying it first, or cars, or mattresses or ANYthing that you interact with your senses primarily. Speakers are such a personal taste and everyone hears differently. I have little patience with the buy and decide if you like it or not at home scenario, while I recognize that is the final deciding factor on sound gear. If it sounds like crap in your home, returning it should be an option...but shipping speakers back to tekton from the east coast where I live would cost me a 1/3 of the price of the speakers after all is said and done, and then if they are damaged in shipment, I'm paying the vig on the damages. So maybe if I lived close by in Utah where I could deliver them personally back to the factory if I did not like them that would be ok. But not from VA. Not a workable plan at all. So much for Tekton |
