Big for a reason: Tekton Impact Monitors

I had a blast reviewing the Tekton Impact Monitors, they are big muthas, measuring 24.5 x 10.1 x 13 inches. For more info, www.tektondesign.com/impact-mo...
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[@roadglideusmc]

Got my DIs in February...unbelievable speakers in every way..

[@PatrickHenryLibertyorDeath]

Bought the M-Lore on this review and have loved them. Work great with my analog amp. Thanks Steve.

[@johnred1]

Go ahead and do the commercials. Your info is valuable and appreciated. You connect with people and have good insight on equipment. Keep up the good work.

[@darrylcombe2469]

Very interesting video. There is something about a line array of speakers that really does produce that gravitas / scale / impact that you refer to. It's not new though, I have an early 70s top of the line set of Philips 22RH499 speakers which I love for this exact reason. 4 midrange and 4 tweeters with a 12" bass unit in an 80 liter enclosure. Really impressive.

[@cybergod77]

been interested in the double impacts for a while now...useful to know that they sound good

[@arthurwatts1680]

Size queen ;) Steve, these speakekers are great *if you have the room*. I love the fact that many reviewers assume we all live in refurbished warehouses with 12' high ceilings - that's just not reality for many of us. Thanks for the vid.

[@h3110itsm3]

Are you assuming you need a warehouse for speakers of this size? My infinity QBs from the 70s were larger than these, most floorstanders are larger than these. It's all about how you set up your room and where your priorities lie. If you have an apartment/condo, you may not need the dynamics here, but most houses could easily fit a pair of speakers this size into a living room.

[@garykarczewski6678]

Thank you. Great review on these speakers. I was curious if you would opt for the Double Impact floor speakers or just the monitors with an additional sub?

[@Landmantx]

I love my Pendragons in Mercedes Benz black. I wish the Double Impacts were out when I bought mine, they sound amazing.

[@NeilBlanchard]

I am just learning about the Tekton tweeter array - the outer ring of 6 along with the center one cover the midrange from around 400Hz. The center tweeter then covers all the rest of the way up.

[@belovedconsole]

Always love that introduction, shameless as it should be. Not being sarcastic, you're so mellow but you're like, and I AM the Audiophiliac. Really enjoying these.

[@justins.1283]

I liked the older '70s era big boxy speakers. They had depth and some resonance making the music sound closer to live. A lot of the newer tower speakers to me all sound like cheap car speakers shoved in a box,well not all of them but a lot.

[@tonych318]

hi Steve, How does Tekton Impact Monitor compared to the Bouchard S300. In terms of sweetness in treble and bass output. I prefer warm sounding speakers with good bass.

[@millmoormichael6630]

best intro so far.. a lot of presence

[@Pranab711]

Hi Steve.Wanted to hear your views whether Magnepan .7 continues to be your reference/favourite speakers or Tekton DI's is your new reference speakers and why?

[@jamesbell2525]

Hi Steve, love your channel! I'm sure you get a million questions like this. You mentioned the monitors are kind of equivalent to the forte iii. I have been kicking around purchasing the Cornwall III's after hearing your review of the heresy iii's. I figured they would have same highs and mids with more Bass. If the cost of the double impacts and the Cornwall iii's were exactly the same which would you prefer and for what reasons? The differences between the two? I'm asking because I'll never be able to do a direct comparison. Any information you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[@alexbowie6316]

Still got my old B&O 5000 with 4 tweeters and 2 mids. From 72 so nowt new in multi tweeter.

[@ericlubow4354]

Steve- would love to see you discuss why our audio systems sometimes sound great (often late at night) and sometimes just blah- almost like two different systems. I’ve heard many explanations for this such as dirty power, weather, the quietness of the late hours, even our own hearing, different at different times of the day. I’ve noticed even my piano sounds better in the evening.

[@HareDeLune]

Eric Lubow I have noticed that too, and wondered if I was just imagining it. Glad to know I'm not the only one. : )

[@adriannorenberg3246]

Dirty power during the day. Depends on your area, but you'll be feeding your system much cleaner power in the later hours.

[@StringerNews1]

"Dirty power" LOL. I'm sure there's all sorts of "dirty power" happening at night, but this is a family friendly channel. Seriously, unless you live in a factory district and do _nothing_ to address an actual problem, it's total BS. What's real is the relative quiet of the nighttime. There's also a psychological element to having uninterrupted solitude. One thing I do as a matter of routine is keep volume levels at a bare minimum for most things, like watching the TV or computer. It's like a contest to see how low I can turn down the volume and still make out what's being said. What I've found over the years is that my hearing is best when I'm fresh from a long and restful sleep, regardless of what time of day that is. As my "day" wears on, I need to turn it up. By bedtime, I typically need +8 dB over what I could get by with when I was fresh. That suggests that those who like listening to quiet things should listen right when they wake up. If you listen at night, be aware that just being tired can have the same effect as drinking. Though you can turn it up to compensate for dulled senses, hearing damage happens at the same levels, so be careful.

[@fido0825]

I love to listen at night too...totally "black" room where all sources of light are eliminated. I'm talking blue tack on all power indicator lights, black shades over the window (basement listening room with one well window). The kind of black where there is no difference between eyes shut and eyes open. The connection to the music to me is heightened considerably!

[@jolonf]

Get a Greenwave Broadband EMI meter and you will know whether the power is cleaner or not when it sounds better.

[@markpersson3682]

I love my Tekton Lore Reference speakers. When you order from Tekton they will paint them whatever color you want too. It felt good to get a U.S. made product that is so reasonably priced.

[@frenchwah2750]

I also have the lore reference and absolutely love them. I was gonna buy the golden ear Triton seven's but after a demo the highs were just to bright so I bought the lore's, best decision ever and at half the price. Oh and after my dad listened to them he bought a pair of Pendragon's AND Enzo's.

[@nukey555]

They seem to fit my budget, how would you compare them to à similarly priced Druid speaker that you recommended in another video?

[@Pendia92]

Hi thank you so much for these wonderful videos. I interested in difference between double impact versus impact monitor. Can I use impact many tours with subwoofers versus buying double impact towers. Obviously money is concerned but in terms of performance. I have a rather small baby Macintosh and made 252 which is over 100 W per channel at eight homes. Another question by the way those speakers at listed for orders I don’t know if they can make them a dorms and will it affect any performance on my amplifier being that they are 4 oms Thanks so much

[@llIIIIlllIIIllI]

I can't find where you reviewed the bowers and wilkins 705 s2's...

[@rabit818]

I suppose you don't need a subwoofer with the Impact? Like naturally aspirated v-8, no turbo needed?

[@kingtrance6826]

Another great consideration here. The Klipsch Forte iii can be had for as low as $2800.00 a pair if you look around.

[@nicholascremato]

I want big fat speakers and I like a big bookshelf speaker because it reminds me of the 70's with fisher, advent, AR and acoustaphase!!!!

[@StringerNews1]

Don't forget JBL. I saw a pair of 4311s in a Geico commercial today. Paused it and just stared.

[@soundautomatic1]

well said

[@gwadaflat]

I would have loved to have these Tekton Impact Monitor !

[@comtzu50]

Hi Steve! Thank you for the videos. I do have a Elekit TU-8600 with Al the upgrades available from Victor Kun music. I love the reviews of the Testing speakers you have done. Which you will buy I'd space is not a problem to match my amplificator. Thank you!!

[@edub8803]

Nicely done. Could you ballpark the spl?

[@goza86]

Steve, what amp would you use with these speakers??

[@5argetech56]

Steve, have you talked about your "Vinyl Record Collection"... I see lots of Records in the background!

[@divertiti]

Steve, if you had to choose between these or the B&W 705 S2 for a smallish apartment integrated with an SVS sub, which one would you pick and why?

[@WelsonRyan]

divertiti love the B&W 705 S2s, so would also like to hear Steve’s thoughts on your question. Did you go with either of these or something else?

[@bilguana11]

How do they compare to JBL 705P and 708p monitors?

[@bridgebolt51]

whats your amp for your ls50?

[@nickreecy4229]

What stands are these being put on? They're so big I'm afraid they'll sit too high on my current stands.

[@IliyaOsnovikov]

Does anyone know what tweeters are used in these speakers?

[@dsonyay]

Question about the painting behind you.. is that you from early years?

[@scharax]

Hi, can you suggest me a very good integrated amp for double impact speakers? Modwright kwi 200? Hegel h360? Bat vk3000se? Pass labs int150? Audio analogue maestro? Can you help me Mr.Steve? Thank you very much...Thanasis

[@Audfile]

$2k a pair? Would you pick these or SVS Ultra towers?

[@slistone1940]

I have $3000 to spend. Which speaker would you recommend? I am pairing it with McIntosh ma5200. Looking for floor standing

[@Techman2ch]

Very cool explanation Steve! I was wondering how you felt the Forte 3 compared with the Impacts across the board. Funny you mention it but I too am in the market for one of these options. But I will say that if I go Tekton it will be the full size Double impacts.

[@Hawgfin]

I am with Mike on this. I too have the double impacts and forte iiis on my short list. I'm unlikely to personally hear either until they are purchased.

[@kingtrance6826]

You can find Klipsch dealers to demo speakers.

[@HiFiInsider]

thanks for the tip! Will check it out.

[@Dave30867]

The double impact look awesome I would seriously consider purchasing a pair nice Steve I always wanted the Pendragon speakers also .

[@53patsfan]

He mentions what a nice guy Eric Alexander is several times. HE IS, I actually emailed several times a while back and Eric answered himself every time, how often does that happen anymore?

[@painterdood2484]

53patsfan Actually, you might be surprised. I’ve exchanged emails about my gear with Albert Von Schweikert, Bob Carver and the legendary Nelson Pass. Audiophiles are some of the best people on the planet. Hence these great little vids from another legend among us old audio gear-heads.

[@kingdavid7571]

$250,000 for an amp!!! He doesn't have to reply to too many :) Cynical- not me!

[@jaywoodson2231]

I love my double impacts. Never heard anything so real, so full.

[@jamesbell2525]

Have you ever heard the Klipsch Cornwall iii's? Just wondering if you might have some information on the differences. Thanks

[@kohnfutner9637]

More realer and more fuller than real life itself? 😳

[@Labor_Jones]

I want 2 (TWO) Speakers that put next to each other on the floor will measure 74 long 28 width & no more than 30 inches off the floor. I would be nice if it had the latest memory foam when I lie down on them and make this a bed. Thanks for the Suggestion!

[@AmazonasBiotop]

The Double Impact is a little bit hard to come over in the EU. The question is how Double Impact performs with its tweeter arrangements versus let say more controversial LS50? Setting the base aside of course and just looking only at the tweeter and midrange performance?

[@TektonDesign]

Optimize, We ship your way all the time. Please call me or email anytime. Eric Alexander - Tekton Design

[@slistone1940]

Steve, have you listened much to the Double Impacts? What do you think? Is it better than other $3000 speakers you’ve heard?

[@pekkatervala8476]

I hope USA audiophile market is big enough to keep Tekton alive and growing.

[@ThomasTolentino]

Has anyone tried to decide between the impact monitors vs mini lores?

[@alexanderscott3790]

Im thinking this 8a likely a good double duty option for 60%movies / 40% music..or thereabouts.

[@al2000on]

How about Spatial audio in the same price range? Another American company with an interesting design.

[@stevomcsteve9492]

Hey Steve. Have you heard the Tekton Lore's? If so what do you think?

[@reaality3860]

When comparing audio equipment (especially amps and speakers), I narrow it all down to two or three brands. It is amazing how many final decisions end up with the component that has the most ass (balls) and are the heaviest in weight.

[@InChristJesus87]

“It’s got balls” nuff said!

[@pekkatervala8476]

Yup, it's hard to beat size, law of physics.

[@draganantonijevic2441]

The tweeters around the center are actually more mid-range speakers... or something like that. They tried whit that (only) to mimic ''point source'' configuration... if I am right.

[@attainableaudio7130]

Dragan Antonijević I would think this is about right otherwise the only sweat spot would be head on. I've designed some with the 3 tweeter "array" and even with them as close as possible (they were .75 tweeters with no flange) you could hear the phasing unless the surrounding tweeters were crossed at the right wave length. Plus they can be crossed over lower than normal as each is only has to do a fraction of the work

[@TektonDesign]

Yes. Correct. 7 powerful motors driving a featherweight 1/3 of a gram (moving mass) piston easily outperforms a single 8" mid-range (that's the diameter of my "polycell array") with 15-20 grams of moving mass. Eric Alexander - President, Tekton Design, LLC

[@attainableaudio7130]

Eric Alexander I like that your so up front about this and not trying to sell snake oil, hope I get to hear them some time soon, don't know if you were at axpona, I only live a couple hours away from chicago but missed it this year.

[@firecloud77]

Eric Alexander, What are the tweeter crossover frequencies? I'm guessing 680Hz (Fs) for the six outer tweeters, and 10,000Hz for the center tweeter?

[@draganantonijevic2441]

Tekton Design = Good Design!

[@HareDeLune]

Hey Steve, Totally off topic I know, but where did you get that 45 adapter pin on your jacket? I'd love to have one of those. : D

[@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac]

Hare deLune wow, my wife bought twenty years ago! So I have no clue where it came from.

[@HareDeLune]

Steve Guttenberg Audiophiliac O.K, thanks anyway. : )

[@belovedconsole]

Steve has a lot of books. This makes me trust him. :)

[@towertone]

Love the reviews and have been thinking about the Double Impacts but afraid the room is too small. Now I might consider the Impacts. And as an aside, the irony of your buttons (Listen; Resist- if I'm reading them correctly) seem to cancel each other out. :-)

[@misterx3666]

How big is your room?

[@theshootindutchman]

Steve my man, run commercials......you're worth it😁 We'll stick around!

[@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac]

Thanks

[@AndyBHome]

I pay the family subscription fee, so I won't see ads unless you put them directly in the video, but you'll get a tiny cut of my monthly fee.

[@nicholascremato]

He is asking people to become Patrons for as little as a dollar a month to keep the channel ad free!!!!

[@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac]

For now I'll stick with Patreon, it's super easy to make a pledge for $1 or more a month.

[@luke78333]

I'll happily donate as I haven't found content like this anywhere else.

[@TheVanlander]

One of my favorite reviewers on the web! Wish I could meet you so I could throw that resist button in the trash:)

[@BicycleJoeTomasello]

to answer the Forte III question the answer is Crites Speakers. Un finished Heritage style speakers look like winners. Have you ever done a review?

[@2undrpar787]

For those that feel that the impact monitor is too big for a bookshelf and the double impact is too big as a floorstander... it would seem that the electron is the perfect “compromise” with virtually no compromise in sound???

[@rsdokc]

Actually you probably are smart enough....don't sell yourself short. 🤗 Love your reviews and audio insight

[@barney6888]

when, years ago, "they" (whoever "they" are) decided to do the skinny speakers because "that's what people wanted", I felt cheated. to this day, such speakers still sound boxy and have no bass, and especially bass clarity. I think we've had 20 years of "skinny is what people demand" and I think it's a ploy to just shove crappy speakers out at an inflated price. give me refrigerater size speakers and if the wife don't like it, she can move out.

[@kingtrance6826]

That’s funny! I had a pair of Altec A-7 Voice of the Theater speakers for not enough years once. We ended up downsizing and unfortunately I just didn’t have the listening room for them anymore. Damn fine speakers and I miss them to this day. Now I have a Klipsch Reference Premiere system including a pair of those “skinny” RP-280f’s. They do sound pretty 👍 nice though along with the rest of my system but yeah I still miss my A-7’s...

[@HiFiman4u]

The reason these skinny speakers lack bass is the physics and we call it baffle difraction it's when the speaker goes from 2 pi to 4 pi meaning 180 degrees to 360 degrees polar pattern. This phenomena can be corrected in the crossover but at a 6 dB decrease in sensitivity. It's all about the wave length in regards to the shortest dimension of the speaker baffle that determines at what frequency this -6dB/oct slope occurs.

[@rickyblair8802]

Yes music first, wife third after music again.

[@cuchanu]

I had some nice bigger speakers (older Energy C-9 and C-4) that, at the request of my wife, I swapped for some pretty decent small bookshelf speakers. Because she never liked listening to music very loud I thought the bookshelf speakers were fine. Well we got a divorce and I swapped speakers again and started listening to things loud and oh my God I never knew what I was missing. Never again.

[@Coneman3]

@@cuchanu Good argument against marriage imo ;-)

[@raymondleggs5508]

Speakers can never be too big :-D

[@reaality3860]

Klipsch Forte III or Tekton Impact Monitors? Pick them up, then buy whichever is heaviest.

[@volleyballschlaeger]

I cant See These speakers. Are they invisible?

[@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac]

they are on the thumbnail, and check the Tekton website.

[@szxz1z1z97]

Steve my exact same comments... i'm dieing for a pair of Forte III's but my wife will kill me @ $3,500 Have you listened to the Tekton Enzo 2.7's ? I'm looking for more of a tower design to fill a fairly large room. Thanks !

[@mikesul76]

I'd like to hear a segment about why I can't buy an album in 44/16 FLAC file downloads for the the same price of a CD (i.e. around $12 instead of around $18 from HDTracks or TIDAL store. So today, I buy a CD, rip it to FLAC and throw the CD in a storage box. You can only buy lossy formats at the CD price point. Thoughts ?

[@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac]

Sorry, I have no clue, other than to say the retail price is set by the record company.

[@1mctous]

Blessing in disguise: the record companies get "obsolete" CD's out of their warehouses and you get a backup to your digital files.

[@StringerNews1]

The ostensibly hi-rez download sites are justifying the price increase as "more bits, more dollars". While that would be fine if they actually were making new transfers from analog tape or the actual hi-rez studio digital mixdown. But it seems that many of their titles are just CD rips that are padded with garbage bits. This is akin to buying food by the pound that's been injected with water to make it heavier. After all those RIAA lawsuits, one thing that emerged was that the industry wanted to get a law outlawing fair use. They didn't get that law, so it is perfectly legal to rip your own CDs for personal use, just as we have been transcribing records to tape in decades past. The key here is that you must own that physical copy for fair use to apply. If the industry had their druthers, they'd only sell inferior copies like MP3, with some sort of DRM, and charge you full price.

[@HareDeLune]

StringerNews1 Too true. : /

[@StringerNews1]

This is why I keep saying that we as customers need to speak up for ourselves. The only sure way to get nothing out of a deal is to ask for nothing. Doing anything is better than doing nothing.

[@petez4608]

Hey Steve! What does "a B&W sounding speaker" mean?

[@johnnykaldani633]

Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) speakers are often described as sounding overly bright and harsh sounding in the upper range.

[@WelsonRyan]

See, I love B&W’s crisp sparkling sound signature. The few other high end brands I’ve heard so far sound muddy by comparison, like they’ve been covered by a blanket. I’m new to this hobby, and I’m already finding the level of subjectivity involved a little frustrating lol...

[@christurner4882]

Hello Steve have you had the opportunity yet to listen to any of the Tekton Subwoofers? If so can you please share? I'm interested in getting a pair of 4 The Ten Inch Subwoofers.

[@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac]

Sorry, I have not heard their subs. Not in the cards for me

[@christurner4882]

@@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac Thank you sir.

[@paddlehard5722]

I appreciate you don’t kneel in front commercial industry. Keep rolling in taintlessness.

[@nicholascremato]

Don't forget to become a Patron to keep these videos and reviews coming!!!!

[@spinachhandsjklolsmh9053]

Buchart S400, or these?

[@dilbyjones]

Derik Taylor good question buttt... these

[@ufarkingicehole]

@@dilbyjones you've heard both?

[@terrykelly342]

What's with the resist button.

[@dennissutton3767]

Im really looking at the Pendragon…with 7 tweeters in a circle

[@markfischer3626]

I thought you said the other day that you couldn't compare equipment that you'd heard months apart but now you did just that.

[@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac]

Mark Fischer You're correct, my bad.

[@AudiophileTubes]

Isn't Tekton trying to achieve what Magnepan has already done, using dynamic speakers? In other words, wide dispersion, large soundstage, etc.

[@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac]

No, Maggies are dipoles, and have 4 foot tall ribbon tweeters, so I don't see any similarity.

[@razorsedge1]

Steve,which of these two speakers do you like the most?

[@StringerNews1]

AudiophileTubes, were you thinking of the Quad ESL63 perhaps?

[@belovedconsole]

Steve, but you didn't show us pictures, like at 2:24 we're still remembering the picture that you showed us on the thumbnail. As you get more prolific at this and make more money, get an assistant, or just start editing so that you can include pics and stuff.

[@fascinatedbyeverything]

The Mini Lore is actually only $575 a pair, not $750 ;-)

[@StringerNews1]

What makes us queasy about multiple tweeters? Interference patterns, of course. While constructive interference can be a Good Thing, for instance in line arrays, it usually makes for a radiation pattern that's rife with peaks and nulls. I tried looking for an explanation for why the Tekton arrangement might cheat the laws of physics, but was disappointed by a nonsensical treatise about Fender Jazz Bass strings and why a subwoofer wouldn't make a good electric bass string or race car. All very odd and the opposite of reassuring. So Steve, since you heard them, how is the treble dispersion? Is there a sweet spot? Does the pattern change if you move around? Any other clues?

[@attainableaudio7130]

StringerNews1 don't think it can cheat the physics. As Dragan in the comments below has speculated.

[@TektonDesign]

Sorry to see this on here. Nothing "nonsensical" happening here at Tekton Design, LLC. Some basic acoustical physics and a tape measure is all anyone needs. For the record: wavelengths shorter than center point to center point within the 'polycell array' are transitioned to the center tweeter. The result is comb filter mitigation ("interference patterns") and fantastic sound. Eric Alexander - President, Tekton Design, LLC

[@StringerNews1]

Attainable Audio, it looks like we're getting into Bose 901 territory again. A driver that is efficient in one passband, but whose response drops off rapidly below say 2 kHz isn't going to magically become efficient at lower frequencies just because you put a bunch of them together. You could add lots of EQ to boost the midrange and mute the treble, but then you have a system that's half-assed in both ranges. For the same price you could put in a nice 5" cone that has the suspension and area to move air at the midrange frequencies efficiently, and a tweeter that is free to do what it does best. I've heard a lot of really great speakers built around a 5" cone midrange. If it ain't broke...

[@StringerNews1]

I can only hope that Eric Alexander has no engineering duties at Tekton, as his dilettante (mis)understanding of the fundamentals is glaring. As a former (analog) TV engineer, I'm well familiar with comb filtering, and with multi-bay antennas that use constructive interference to good effect. They're totally different things. You don't need my level of expertise to know that it's the _quarter_ wavelength that matters re con/destructive interference. That's high school physics class stuff.

[@attainableaudio7130]

StringerNews1 I will not compare them to Bose or speculate on how they sound as I've not heard them. I HAVE done a few designs with multiple tweeters myself and will say your right about the off axis destructive interference, which of course I knew going into it and which also happens with a 5" cone speaker as I'm sure you know from the physics stand point, it was more an experiment for me to see how the sound would change listening on axis... and yes it did, it became more "dry" as you had less power coming from the near field reflections.

[@kohnfutner9637]

I want big speakers but I don't have enough room. 😀 I want the ulfberht but I don't need that much speaker I'm sure.

[@cpace123]

There have been many who simply don't understand what Eric has been doing. And those who doubt this interesting design. If you have not read the Stereophile review along with measurements from the well respected John Atkinson if not the most respected person in the field he makes it clear that that design as implemented by Eric works. I'm not knocking, just say Eric does understand how sound waves work. John is not the only one who says this works. See the link to the page and review. www.tektondesign.com/impact-monitor.html

[@AdrianIII]

Prejudiced agaiinst because you don't understand the tweeter usage?

[@AdrianIII]

The audiophiles that get queasy about seeing 7 tweeters should be doing blind listening tests. Usually we don't (shouldn't) rely on our EYES to evaluate the sound quality of a speaker... right? The visual evaluation should come AFTER the blind listening, just to see if they will fit into your room, you like the color, shape, size, etc.

[@draganantonijevic2441]

''Who likes slim and skinny? We like fat bottom end!'' ...and we are still talking about loudspeakers (form)...

[@histubeness]

Steve....You make a good argument for the Tektons, but do you actually own a pair, or did you just review them in the past? I ask, because it looks like you've got a pair of Kef Ls50's set up behind you for your preferred listening. --What's the deal?

[@socksumi]

Steve, surely with all your years of experience you know it has always been a bad idea to use arrays of tweeters because of interference effects caused time delay distortion off axis. Something the human ears is sensitive to at high frequencies. That's why even on D'apollito systems and speakers with multiple woofers you'll find just one tweeter.

[@jamesbrotherton5487]

Only the middle tweeter is used as a tweeter. The others are the midrange. It's a 3-way speaker.

[@jasonmelo9379]

Contempt prior to investigation

[@jayrick8768]

Steve, have you actually heard the monitors? These doesn’t even have the 10 inch woofer. Don’t have dedicated midrange as the woofer need to cover midrange as well. For 750 more, the electron makes more sense

[@dougg1075]

These things got some serious reaction, I’m confused by this nothing review

[@belovedconsole]

by 3:49 we still haven't seen a picture of what you're talking about. Steve. Video editor. Hire a kid to do it if you have to.

[@davidkereluk1805]

Awkward size, unless I can mount it for a rear channel, I would always buy floor standing. In my life stands are a pain.

[@kohnfutner9637]

Comparable to Klipsch at half the price, eh? That's quite a compliment. I already have Klipsch rp280f, rp5004c & rp600m powered with Yamaha aventage, I guess I'm good, wouldn't change a thing really. The Klipsch center is musical, handles bass impact and dialogue remarkably well.

[@twochaudiomg2578]

Steve. Even if you had the room. I don't think you would ever own the things.

[@MsRs232]

All that is missing is a big V8 inside them

[@kohnfutner9637]

Instead of buying the impact monitors and having to find a stand that can hold such a huge "monitor" and then buying a subwoofer, I think I'd just get the double impact for $3000. The SE model, Eric declares is an improvement with updated drivers and wider dispersion than the original. Of course, then it's $4k just like the forte 3, which can be found on eBay for $2700 regularly.

[@kencohagen4967]

Steve, I k ow it's almost an impossible task, but there is no sound sAmple with these reviews. I've got to hear it for myself, and I know how much KZbin streaming is flawed. But it can give you a shadow of and idea what these speakers sound like, especially with a trained ear such as yours telling us what to listen for. I won't buy anything I don't audition first, period. There are just too many time I've read the write up on a pair of speakers that were glowing, telling the reader how great they were and then when I got to the store to listen to them they sounded like shit! I won't do it, period. But even a poor video/audio would provide some idea whether or not they were worth hunting down. Thx

[@kohnfutner9637]

Tekton's design appears nearly identical to MacIntosh's. They're laid out very slightly differently and maybe cover different spectrums at the crossover points but multi-tweeter playing mids is something MacI done way before Tekton. Not that it's bad, I just think MacI deserves the credit for the design and for Eric to call it his design, his creation seems a bit dishonest to me.

[@conduit242]

If they were considered prior art, he wouldn’t have gotten the patent 🤷

[@FrogFromFog]

you moaned about size of tweeters in one video and in this one 3 is too much for you? :D thought you will be pleased

[@adambrown8867]

It's not like this is anything new. Ever seen McIntosh speakers?

[@TektonDesign]

Incorrect. This is new technology. McIntosh uses arrays of tweeters (I've even worked at the factory where the McIntosh tweeters are built) and that is where the similarities between McIntosh and Tekton Design END. Eric Alexander - President, Tekton Design, LLC

[@adambrown8867]

Dynaudio has also been using multiple drivers for years.

[@TektonDesign]

adam brown, well there's lots of 'Evidence' to support that statement.

[@khalid969]

@@TektonDesign According to McIntosh, they use the following drivers on their XR100 speakers: - one 3/4" titanium dome tweeter, - ten 2" inverted dome midrange drivers (8 Inverted Titanium Dome Midranges covering 300Hz to 2kHz, and 2 Inverted Titanium Dome Midrange-Tweeters covering 2kHz to 8kHz), and - four 6" cast Frame Poly Cone woofers. So basically, you're either wrong or lying.

[@67spankadelik]

Very bizarrely designed speakers.