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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,132
    Is that a Tekton speaker beneath?
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  • DeRod
    DeRod Posts: 58
    Mini Lore monitor
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,132
    Cool. How are they?
    I've never heard any Tektons.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,649
    If you truly are OCD you'd leave the grills on because they are butt ugly speakers otherwise.
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  • DeRod
    DeRod Posts: 58
    msg wrote: »
    Cool. How are they?
    I've never heard any Tektons.

    Better than the Polk mini monitors 😂

    They actually sound Polk like in my opinion. Very nice full mids and sweet non fatiguing highs.
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  • DeRod
    DeRod Posts: 58
    F1nut wrote: »
    If you truly are OCD you'd leave the grills on because they are butt ugly speakers otherwise.

    So I’m a butt man … I like dem butts 😂.. for real though you don’t think they are kinda cool ? I feel like I a need a 1970s Chevy van for my speakers 😂
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,571
    Funny you should say that, most everybody I know that had a set of those had them in their vehicles.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,145
    msg wrote: »
    Cool. How are they?
    I've never heard any Tektons.

    I have heard the older flagship and the little brother versions of the Tekton's. They have the ability to really shine or be an "okay speaker". They are very sensitive to upstream gear.

    In the right room, they can throw a rather impressive soundstage and the big brother is a true full range speaker.

    They are actually introducing an even bigger flagship than the existing one. I think this will solve some some things that are (or could be) a little beaming at times with certain instruments and voices.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • DeRod
    DeRod Posts: 58
    I own 3 pair of Tektons. Whose brother are you taking about ? I didn’t really I understand anything you wrote
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,145
    I was referring to the lineup of Tekton speakers. The little brother, being referred too as the next line down from the flagship speaker.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • DeRod
    DeRod Posts: 58
    The mini lore is smallest (littlest bro?) in their line I think.

    Their big bros are in the $10,000 range so yeh I would hope that it produces an impressive sound stage 😂
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,649
    edited December 1
    Tekton changes designs faster than an F1 car changes direction. I've even read stories of people ordering a certain design and being sent something entirely different.

    Hard to take that company seriously.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • DeRod
    DeRod Posts: 58
    edited December 1
    I’m of the opinion that certain speakers can just really impress you with their value to performance. My M7s for example. Got those for $150 spent $50 restoring the crossover and those speakers are flat out just better than a lot of modern much more expensive speakers. I consider this to be impressive. My mini Polk's not so much 😂

    With a $10,000-$15,000 pair of speakers its absolutely expected that they have impressive sound stage, extended bass so forth and so on .. none of this should be a surprise when you spend that kind of money.

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  • DeRod
    DeRod Posts: 58
    F1nut wrote: »
    Tekton changes designs faster than an F1 car changes direction. I've even read stories of people ordering a certain design and being sent something entirely different.

    Hard to take that company seriously.

    They are actually pretty cool people. Really small company. You can call and most of the time the owner answers. Super nice and extremely knowledgeable guy.

    If you listen to one of their more affordable pair of speakers, I'm sure you'd be impressed.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,145
    DeRod wrote: »
    With a $10,000-$15,000 pair of speakers its absolutely expected that they have impressive sound stage, extended bass so forth and so on .. none of this should be a surprise when you spend that kind of money.

    https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/177185/completely-disappointed-in-this-24k-speaker-shakes-head

    Money means not a damed thing in this hobby sometimes. Just because something is more expensive, this does NOT necessarily relate to being better.

    I have heard million dollar systems that you could not pay me to listen too. On the flipside, I have heard relatively low cost systems that were cobbled together at an event that blew me away.....the type of system that one never forgets, kind of good....

    Tom

    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,145
    Sorry about that....the link didn't quite work the way I expected it to. Gotta go to page one and get your learning on after going to the link...

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,649
    DeRod wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    Tekton changes designs faster than an F1 car changes direction. I've even read stories of people ordering a certain design and being sent something entirely different.

    Hard to take that company seriously.

    They are actually pretty cool people. Really small company. You can call and most of the time the owner answers. Super nice and extremely knowledgeable guy.

    If you listen to one of their more affordable pair of speakers, I'm sure you'd be impressed.

    Some have a very different opinion.
    https://www.headphonesty.com/2024/04/audio-brand-threatens-legal-action-negative-reviews/
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • DeRod
    DeRod Posts: 58
    Yeh as F1 pointed out I love butt ugly speakers. If I had 10-15000 bucks to waste on speakers I would probably go with the big monolithic Tekton's or maybe some big giant Klipsch. Problem is I don't think either would fit in my room :D

    Kinda silly to waste $25000 on one pair of speaker. Could've bought a pair of Tekton, Klipsch and still have money left for a pair of Polk L800.
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  • DeRod
    DeRod Posts: 58
    F1nut wrote: »
    DeRod wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    Tekton changes designs faster than an F1 car changes direction. I've even read stories of people ordering a certain design and being sent something entirely different.

    Hard to take that company seriously.

    They are actually pretty cool people. Really small company. You can call and most of the time the owner answers. Super nice and extremely knowledgeable guy.

    If you listen to one of their more affordable pair of speakers, I'm sure you'd be impressed.

    Some have a very different opinion.
    https://www.headphonesty.com/2024/04/audio-brand-threatens-legal-action-negative-reviews/

    Yeh thats been going on for months. Eric isn't very politically correct sometimes. I thought you would admire that :D
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,649
    DeRod wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    DeRod wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    Tekton changes designs faster than an F1 car changes direction. I've even read stories of people ordering a certain design and being sent something entirely different.

    Hard to take that company seriously.

    They are actually pretty cool people. Really small company. You can call and most of the time the owner answers. Super nice and extremely knowledgeable guy.

    If you listen to one of their more affordable pair of speakers, I'm sure you'd be impressed.

    Some have a very different opinion.
    https://www.headphonesty.com/2024/04/audio-brand-threatens-legal-action-negative-reviews/

    Yeh thats been going on for months. Eric isn't very politically correct sometimes. I thought you would admire that :D

    It's got nothing, absolutely nothing to do with political correctness.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • DeRod
    DeRod Posts: 58
    Ok 👍
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,303
    I’m going to dig this hole and bury my company.. LOL!!!

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,649
    So, he's ok with reviewers measuring his speakers as long as they send him that info before they publish the review!?!

    LMAO
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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