Interview with Tekton's Eric Alexander

Steve and Eric talk about Eric's speaker design work before Tekton, and of course what he's up to now!
Also, today I review his new design, the Tekton 2-10 Perfect SET, • FIRST REVIEW: Tekton 2...
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[@JohnMoog-ug6bk]

This guy threatens to sue reviewers - boycott the brand

[@ryangonyer9498]

Nope. Planning still on buying Tekton

[@simonbrook6185]

But if you disagree with the sound they seem to take legal action to shut you up!!! Erin at erinsaudio reviewed Tekton & apparently they threatened him with legal action. Buy something else guys. Don't let companies get away with this childish behaviour.

[@ryanamendt8363]

The owner of Tekton is filth. He is clearly a pathological liar and narcissist.

[@skaapmeester]

Eric threatening to sue reviewers again for honest reviews, why should people buy from or support a company that is threatening to sue reviewers because Eric ain't happy with others putting up honest reviews?

[@user-xb4nn6ql5l]

Thank you - that was one of your best ones!

[@rhwinner]

The Lores have given me so much joy over the years. The bass on them is so real sounding and visceral, not to mention it's other virtues....

[@Audfile]

Go on?

[@motorradmike]

Thanks for the terrific interview with Eric Alexander, Steve. I presently own a pair of Eric’s Double Impacts and Mini Lores. I acquired these based upon positive recommendations from you (Mini Lores) and Shawn at Zero Fidelity (Double Impacts). Both times I had the supreme pleasure of ordering and speaking directly with Eric. I took Eric’s advice and upgraded the caps, terminals and internal wiring on the DIs. The 8 ohm Mini Lores are driven by my DIY Amp Camp Amp and the 4 ohm DI’s are mated with a Schiit Aegir and I couldn’t be more delighted with the stellar sound from Eric’s brilliantly designed speakers. I am a now dedicated Tekton fan-boy as a result of my experience. Cheers, Steve!

[@rossjudson]

I've been thinking about DIs (or DI SEs) with a pair of Aegirs monoblocks. How would you describe the sound from the Aegir + DI combo?

[@motorradmike]

Ross Judson, I would say rich and enveloping. Wonderful, precise imaging especially front to back. Separation of instruments and individuals singing. I had the DIs originally paired with a single Vidar. While stunning, particularly in bass, though the Aegir has a sweetness in voice with better bass articulation that I think is mostly attributable to class A vs the class AB. As far as power, I’m not sure of any benefit one might have with a pair of bridged Aegirs driving 4 ohm DIs considering the fact that Schiit does not rate their bridged Vidar nor the Aegir for a 4 ohm load. I suggest you try a single Aegir with the very efficient DI’s before needlessly spending money on a bridged pair.

[@geraldperry7779]

Thinking of medium Lero the 10" driver, everyone talks about tube amps. Going try talking with him for use my mains home theater with emotiva xpa-dr3 475 watts 8ohms. Not worried about bass with dual SVS-SB2000.

[@texandziggy]

I bought a pair of red DI's about six months ago and absolutely love them. Spoke to Eric a couple times on the phone before I ordered and he was always very helpful, never rushed in answering my questions and never tried to upsell. Soundstage is wide and quite deep and the mids are to die for. They really just disappear when you're listening to them. They're incredibly forgiving in terms of room placement and power needs. Out of the box they were very bright -- too much so -- but they settled down nicely after 40 hours or so. They're not a finicky speaker that needs to be six feet from a wall, toed-in at 15.587 degrees and only sounds good with classical or jazz or rock -- just plunk 'em down roughly where you want them to live and they'll take whatever you throw at them and make it shine. Female vocals with these will give you goosebumps. And for the loads of people who think Tekton speakers are ugly as all get out, I think they're some of the coolest looking speakers out there. The naysayers on the forums that throw Eric's speakers all kinds of hate despite never having heard them have no idea what they're talking about. Eric is really doing something pretty special out there in Utah.

[@glleon80517]

I googled Eric Alexander’s crossover patent and it is pretty interesting. The two way crossover looks like a first order woofer crossover with a tweeter wired across the inductor. There is also a resistor wired across the woofer. Four parts: tweeter, woofer, inductor, resistor. That’s it. The patent also describes 3 way and N-Way crossovers based on the same design. The speakers are wired in series and in phase, I.e. the tweeter minus connects directly to the woofers plus. It appears that the speakers are part of the crossover network. Very clever, very simple.

[@bjmarchives]

It appears the company is allegedly taking a nose dive due to the public actions by the owner.

[@NickP333]

Eric is definitely doing not only something, but a lot of things right. I’ve owned my Pendragons for over a year now, and have absolutely zero desire to upgrade. If I did eventually upgrade, it’d most likely just be to another pair of Tektons. They just sound right to me, and I love em! Thanks so much for this interview, Steve and Eric!

[@paulpavlou9294]

I like fact thatEric likes to keep his crossovers simple. Les is more and in the end cheaper for the consumer. Can you put up prices delivered to Australia somewhere on your website please. There would be a market here for your speakers I’m sure. Good interview as usual Steve.

[@jfbaquero]

Excellent interview.

[@trulsdirio]

So thats the nut case threatening everyone under the sun with litigation?

[@rayfenio6396]

I ordered the Moabs a couple weeks ago after listening to them at Tekton's shop- They are great sounding and Eric is most helpful.

[@jlmain5777]

Wonderful wonderful interview. Very thoughtful and personable.

[@HumanAction1]

This was a *great* interview

[@superdougie10]

Really cool interview and a great innovator.

[@kvrhifi]

Great looking also important for great sounding speakers. These models comes in my list when Ever I look for upgrades, but never made decision on these due to boxy DIY appearance.

[@intrinsicfreedom]

I find this an interesting nitpick, as a large percentage of speakers are boxes, perhaps wrapped with a veneer. Maybe you didn't know that Tekton's come in virtually any color you can think of, for fifty-dollars. I've never heard of that color option elsewhere, although I'm guessing it's out there. Also, many Tekton models come with the unique tweeter array, which I find not just novel but stylistically unique and attractive. If you are buying principally on the basis of aesthetics, you may be among those who want a different look. If you sound quality is your reason for buying a new pair of speakers, and if it is both very high quality sound and extreme value, I don't think you can go wrong here...

[@HiFiBrothers]

Great video!

[@griffincui]

Got email from Eric this morning answering my questions about the SET 15, what a nice guy

[@cliffordcostley9798]

What a great interview.

[@tw9668]

One of the best interview! No fluff. Just straight to the point! Good job Steve. Good job Eric. Tekton is certainly on my short list of my next speakers.

[@DanielHouckThe6thDanHouck]

I love seeing and hearing about the Tekton speaker company and its founder. Eric seems very down to earth and passionate about his craft. I can't wait to be able to buy a set for myself. I'm not sure if I want a set of Lore speakers (only because I can afford them first), Pendragons, Double Impacts, or hold out until I can afford what I really want a set of upgraded Moab speakers. Someday in the not so distant future I will have my Tekton speakers and an Outlaw stereo receiver.

[@aseltzer144]

I settled on a pair pf Lores las year as costing an amount that I was reasonably comfortable with for a speaker that I could only read up on without audition. I knew there was a return policy but I was hoping to avoid the hassle of shipping back a large pair of speakers. As soon as I had my first listening session, I knew they weren't going back. The Lores are outstanding. I only now wonder what some of the other models have to offer in the way of improvement, if that's even discernable in my modest sized listening room. If I do consider another Tekton model, I would now have more confidence with the expense and the performance of these speakers, which would again most likely be ordered without an audition.

[@Landmantx]

What a great couple of guys! I am so happy I chose Tekton despite the negative forum speak that was going on back in those days. I just wish the DIs were around back in those days.

[@bryanherr1093]

Great interview Steve! Eric seems like a great dude and super smart.

[@stephencosta6814]

Wow such a great guy Eric Alexander easy to talk to makes so much sense down to earth fantastic review and one of the things he's known for I spoke to him too before he picks up the phone so you can have a conversation with the Creator designer of a product is amazing

[@jeffcooper4398]

Love that Eric and Tekton are American made. :)

[@CockatooDude]

I think for them it is worth it more than for some other companies. What Eric was saying about the tweeter matching is much easier if you can just drive down to the factory and check yourself vs getting an entire batch made in overseas only to find out it's no good and has to be shipped back. Tekton is in a unique position where manufacturing in the US might actually reduce the cost for the end user.

[@chinmeysway]

The drivers are made where though? Just trying to understand if they’re custom designed in UT, guitar amp speakers from say Celestion type a thing, or..?

[@AdrianIII]

Eric, are you doing any experimenting with open baffle designs? (Thanks for all your good work!)

[@obibaddad1991]

I have had a large number of speakers over a long audio hobby. There have only been a few that have relieved the musical itch. I purchased a pair of Pendragons awhile back. They are very good. They work in presenting the source given to them. I have a desire to move to the Double Impact but they are just out of my old retired income range. Also my wife would kill me if I had 2 monster speakers in the house. Alas and alack.

[@wa2368]

Call the kids and say "Each of ya owe me for 21 years of parenting, free food and shelter. That's what i intend to do on my 65th birthday. 21 years of consecutive handouts each from 3 kids should tide me by for another 63 years. I should be taken care of till age 127!

[@ebaysnipa]

i own them and they are really not gigantic, i say go for them, the wife will eventually stop nagging, i say you earned them.

[@steveavaughn1]

Don't do it. This company is not worth spending your hard earned cash on.

[@Coneman3]

Having wife and kids was your mistake!

[@stevefagetaboutit8158]

@@steveavaughn1 rude

[@stephensmith3111]

Lirpa Labs is pleased to announce our newest Krakatoa Subwoofer, an infinite baffle design employing TARDIS technology. It contains four 18 inch drivers ln a cabinet measuring 7 ft. tall, 2 ft. wide, and 0.75 inches deep. Internal volume is currently unknown. We fired a measuring laser toward where the back wall should be on April 2, 2020 (April 1 is a company holiday) and have yet to detect a return signal.

[@robertthweatt1900]

Welcome back Lirpa Labs, missed you!

[@bjorn2run]

75% of viewers have no idea what you're talking about! 😀😏

[@Davethreshold]

OMG. My first intro to Lirpa Labs was in a bar when a stereo enthusiast friend of mine ran up to me with an Audio Magazine. He says, Dave! This phono cart has an antenna and rides around on the L.P. with no tonearm or ANYTHING! - "Hook, Line, and Sinker." I hold on to the excuse that I was a little loaded at the time.

[@stephensmith3111]

@@Davethreshold Yes, another brilliant concept from the genius of Professor I. Lirpa. But ultimately discontinued because the fluid needed for the foam rubber tires from HO scale model racing cars that was used would build up in the record grooves. The only readily available cleaning solvent that worked also had a deleterious effect on the vinyl and was classified as a probable human carcinogen. Professor Lirpa could have undoubtedly develop his own tires that could generate sufficient cornering power to negotiate the inner grooves, but at that point his free ranging intellect had moved on to development of the steam powered turntable. Perhaps he will return to the concept, but it is not likely. In the words of his former lover, Edna Mood: "I never look back, dahling. It distracts from the now."

[@Davethreshold]

@@stephensmith3111 LOL! Audio was my fave mag for this stuff. I was in the PSACS DIY stereo club in Illinois. One day D.B. Keel was the speaker, about speakers! What a fine, gentleman he was with no ego, and he answered all of our questions.

[@dilbyjones]

Enlightening

[@Drackleyrva]

Audiophiles overthink things?? Who knew? LOL Great interview Steve---i'm looking at the Lores.

[@ronaldmcdonald2456]

Great technical education!

[@huddyrj]

My new Lore Reference just don't have enough life at the top end. I wonder if the problem is with the source--Bluesound Powernode V2. Has anyone else tried this combo?

[@tuffguy6852]

Can Tekton make a bookshelf version of the Lore Reference? Something similar to the Mini Lore Monitor, but with a more refined tweeter and less overall treble output geared towards the nearfield.

[@edwardlewandowski]

Such good men.

[@stevefagetaboutit8158]

Would anyone here suggest getting them in 4 or 8 ohms? Any other upgrade I should do???

[@Audfile]

I love Tekton

[@redstarwraith]

Great interview, Steve. Eric is a really easy-going guy to work with. Lots of times when you call Tekton, he's the very person you will end up speaking with. I purchased the Pendragons this past year. They were the best speakers I have ever owned. The trouble is, I got greedy and wanted more. I sent the Pendragons back and got the Double Impact SEs. They are pretty great! If you want to know the differences between the two models, check out Jay's rundown of the two (over on Next Best Thing youtube). He pretty much nails it.

[@audacious22]

So you preferred the Pendragons?

[@redstarwraith]

@@audacious22 It's not a knock against the Double Impact SEs that I currently own. But, if you are after the greater value, I'd say the Pendragons can give you A LOT of what the DIs do at a significantly lesser price tag.

[@andreemilsen369]

I find frontported speakers are slightly easier to place (might not resonate as much with the wall behind? 🤷‍♂️). I also find that as long as the rearported speaker is twice the distance of the port diameter away from the wall, there is no exstra roomgain, and actually where they sound the best (I like a bit extra bass though 🤪 but it must be tight and presise). Really thinking about the Tekton Double impact, the ones above that, is also above my budget 🙊

[@milesdufourny4813]

Does this mean there will be a Tekton "LS35A" in the future?

[@adambrown8867]

He used to say those aren't tweeters, except the middle one, which is surrounded by small dome mids that look like tweeters, which all combined, function like a 2 way coaxial mid & tweeter. So now they are all tweeters?

[@TektonDesign]

Hi Adam, you know how this works. They're all tweeters tacking the midrange with only one going out beyond 5kHz - the center one. This is an improvement over the "coax" because the center device is covering midrange in unison with the outside ring. A "coax" is a hollowed-out midrange doughnut with a hole in it for a center tweeter. We've improved upon that arrangement.

[@ebaysnipa]

owned.

[@BrianNavalinsky]

I am putting my ports on the top and the bottom. So there!

[@felixmcglone6238]

I been following Tekton for a while now. I called them 5 years ago and it was Eric who answered. I was up front saying I was not able to buy now but I would like some information. Eric was awesome, he was not in any hurry and answered my question and added more info. Its been close to 2 years now that I own the Tekton Electron SE and even my wife loves them. That is how good they are. I am a big fan and I spread the gospel of Eric and his speakers. If I could i will have a pair of Moab's. By the way after watching the interview I got up and toed in my speakers.😄

[@edjackson4389]

My BICs with rear ports can be 6 inches from the wall and pump out amazing room filling bass.

[@randalllawkin]

Will we have a revision of the Lore Reference?

[@Audfile]

You mean beyond the Beryllium model?

[@Gregor7677]

When I called to order my Double Impacts Eric answered the phone. I said “great, I went right to the top!”

[@stevefagetaboutit8158]

How long to get yours? Did you do any upgrades? Did you get them in 4 or 8 ohms? I’ve been torn...!!!

[@jsmctch]

All peachy when you're forking over the dough. Try owning a used pair and call for product support. Then the mask comes off. He would have ended up with additional sales but was too much of an A.H.

[@bigjay1970]

Would love to hear this man's product! There's too many, and I mean way too many people over the years on the forums and on KZbin that almost prove how good these speakers are for the money!🤪🤪🤪🤔😬 I never hear/ see anyone say, that his products are only decent! Well, except for Shawn from zero fidelity who had a slight problem a couple of years back with phasing or something like that and indeed the apparent small flaw was fixed!🤫😉😇

[@liamo4]

Nice guy.

[@zelareka]

Steve is a hoarder. Maybe its time to clean up that apartment !!! Thanks for the video.

[@wa2368]

Hey, don't get all high and mighty on my favorite granpa. His apartment's beautiful. Back off!

[@stevedougherty3720]

The clutter used to drive me crazy now I've come to realize it part of the brand.

[@valentinocolaon6060]

he's not a hoarder. hoarders a perpetual collectors of insignificant stuff. he's just messy a bit and I understand him because i'm like him. I'm doing amp designers, restoring hifi eqt, vintage radios, feed street cats, teach kids about good sound, i'm a music producer and recorder also doing charity work where I collect peoples broken electronics and computers fix them and donate them to poor people... so yeah.. my place is messy, everything is all over the place, but 20 people say hi to me on the way to grocery store.. I sometimes get annoyed by that ''feature'' of mine tho

[@howmit6361]

There wasn't a lot of detail on Eric's tweeter array, but to me it looks like a Nestorovic woofer system had a fling with a Quad 63 ;-)

[@abboberg]

You can find all you need in his patent, which covers the tweeter (serving as midrange) array.

[@rotaks1]

Great interview. Also, I gonna stop obsessing about my DIs being too close to front wall. 😅

[@FABRICIUS000]

Love your glasses

[@jonathansturm4163]

Several months ago I purchased a DSP and I had a lot of fun playing with Xover points and slopes with my VAF DC-X speakers I’ve had for the last 20 years. The DC-Xs are transmission lines using two six inch woofers and a tweeter in MTM and came with a capacitor in series with the tweeter. While I can improve _some_ recordings with the DSP, nearly all sound best with the original first order Xover with the addition of a small value resistor to tame the treble (my listening room is a bit bright). I’m 100% in agreement with Eric-a speaker is the sum of its parts and as simple as possible (but no simpler) is best.

[@Davethreshold]

Good post! My DIY Satellites were 3-way, complicated, and broke a few rules. I was SURE that 48DB/Octave on the subs would make them less noticeable. So I bought the Beringer Electronic crossover and experimented. It sounded far better at 24/oct. on the sats and the subs. I'm sure your Xover is a better unit. I recommend to anybody building speakers to have an electronic near you and sit there and experiment so you can instantly hear the differences. All the slopes, at the same crossover frequencies, sound totally different! :-)

[@jonathansturm4163]

@@Davethreshold My DSP is nothing special, a Dayton. My friend who recommended trying it said it was the single best piece of gear he’d ever purchased and I can see why after using mine. BUT what I discovered is that simpler is nearly always better. Hi-fi is all about compromise and “what you gain on the roundabouts you lose on the swings.” I’m still somewhat hopeful of trying a pair of decent 8 inch twin-cone speakers in a Voigt enclosure before I cark it. And driving them with one of Nelson Pass’s amps.

[@cybergod77]

I wd so love a pair of Moabs if I had the space...

[@Davethreshold]

The moving mass of the lower mids where the tweets takeover is the same MM as ONE of those tweeters. That is about 1 gram vs. 15-35 grams for a typical midbass/midrange. Martin Colloms stated that dome mids sound like electrostatics. With my Dynaudio D-76 domes they do! What I don't get is running those tweets far below their resonant frequency would normally boost the distortion way up, which is not a good thing.

[@adamcfada5071]

I've been trying to buy a pair of Tekton speakers for over a month. Have been waiting for a simple email (shipping quote) for weeks. Need to employ a few more workers.. Never had trouble trying to give a company my money before!

[@stewart73]

Exactly the same here!

[@epi2045]

As a business owner... much respect for Eric and Tekton.

[@dsmdarryl]

The more tekton related videos i watch the more i want them. 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@MattZildjian]

I bet this didn't hold true.

[@gdwlaw5549]

It’s time for side ports 😊

[@firstgeargreg]

So the crossover has no capacitors?

[@gulfcoastrailroad5625]

If that's the case, they share this design philosophy with Aries Cerat, arguably the most daring and foreword thinking hi fi company in history. . . The stuff is just from another frikkin planet its so exotic and advanced. . .

[@carlosoliveira-rc2xt]

A lot of so called Audiophiles spout so much nonsense and misinformation.

[@steveavaughn1]

I couldn't agree with you more. There is some kickback going on or just old friends making sure they make a living. In these times I can't Stand by and watch people take advantage of one Another. Let's be thoughtful people who love music. Don't think of the bottom line.

[@carlosoliveira-rc2xt]

@Andrew Brent It's self evident or do you have a reading comprehension issue?

[@PatrickHenryLibertyorDeath]

Love my M-Lores.... but I dream bigger... MOAB!!!

[@davidozburn1155]

What if you put manufacturing of Tecton in Europe?

[@MyTgangsta]

We need a part 2 9f this because he uses wavecor and sb Acoustics tweeters now and i doubt they play them down below 300hz more like 1000hz is more realistic

[@michaelmcintyre9179]

there is one born every minute

[@mediascapes2011]

careful with that company, they are extremely nervous about their speakers.. The company needs to fix their internal issue before doing more harm to their customers.

[@dainiusmacikenas]

Great speakers, hobby-shop-like customer experience. Bought Tekton Brilliance. The good: Great sounding speakers - you hear the soloist right in your room, good sound staging. The Bad: - the speakers are very intrusive into your living/listening room, chunky, no-beauty-queen - had a terrible customer experience: credit card charged May 4th, the speakers shipped 4 weeks later, but NO GRILLES (that were ordered). 4 reminders and 4 promises to send the grilles "tomorrow" later we are on September 3rd with no grilles, and my kids are destroying the woofers. asked for the drawings of the grilles to do it myself DIY - not answer of any sort from the company. - the placement of the tweeters, mid-range drivers are NOT what the pictures on the website would show. the tweeters are above the mid-range and well above anybody's head-levels - about 9 inches above my listening level, and to get the best sound I need to stand up or sit on 3 pillows. No Bueno. When asked about the discrepancy between the pictures on the website and what I received, I was tersely told by a receptionist that that "this is the newest design". no less, no more. go figure. Summary: half-finished speakers designed, subject to change the design without the notice or explanation before they ship. If this is for you - then they do sound very good. But if you want the speakers that come to your home and just work as promised, then look elsewhere

[@Projacked1]

The Audiophiliac, uses a crappy mic to present a video. Come on now Steve haha

[@buckhorncortez]

Why don't you pony up and send him a Telefunken U47 and stop complaining?

[@BicycleJoeTomasello]

My Amplifier gives 6 watts and it's a Decware SE34 in stereo 12 Mono.

[@dennisbohner6876]

My experiences were different than Steve's.

[@CockatooDude]

And that's no bad thing. Speakers are subjective things and we all have different tastes and preferences. Therefore we should all get speakers that serve what we want from audio.

[@dennisbohner6876]

@@CockatooDude I'm talking of the personal interaction. I date a genius. He ain't close.

[@kenhiett5266]

@@dennisbohner6876 "I date a genius" lol

[@dennisbohner6876]

@@kenhiett5266 Poet (40 volumes), one biography being made (Covid delay) into a movie, polymath, M.E with a PE license, near-eidetic memory, perfect pitch, and very kind.

[@kenhiett5266]

@@dennisbohner6876 As if anyone cares. If she had all those qualities AND looked like a Victoria's Secret model, then you'd have something worthy of blurting out to complete strangers...lol.

[@steveavaughn1]

Sorry Wish I had something good to say about this company... I don't. I had just Paid the most I'd ever Spent for a pair of speakers. I call them up and told them of my disappointment. He tried to up sell me and some drivers which would almost double the price. He told me he could not be assured that Would Receive the speakers returned in the same condition that he had shipped them. I knew that meant ,that he was going to deduct money if I even tried. I took a big loss and sold on eBay. So much for the hype! Keep up the good work Steve. I love your show.

[@mikemartin3308]

Which speakers did you purchase?

[@KillerKlipsch]

Is it me ..... Or is he like super smart.

[@hoygising1]

Erick made hi end audio more affordable his like Costco of hi fi !

[@hurkamur1]

😆 That just might be the worst *compliment* I've ever read.

[@abboberg]

And Costco seems to specialize in Klipsch.

[@gme10955]

So Eric doesn't think his other speakers are audiophile speakers. Interesting. I think he just talked me out of buying a pair of Moabs.

[@intrinsicfreedom]

However, the Moabs are being bought specifically because of their incredibly transparent dual concentric tweeter arrays, which are specifically the draw for audiophiles.

[@NickP333]

Mystic_Fool I believe he’s most likely just being humble. Check out AV Showrooms review of the Moabs, and I think you may feel differently. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJvCloWHbbl2d7s

[@spaige660]

getting sponsored vibes here

[@intrinsicfreedom]

What's your evidence?

[@amb3cog]

Hmm that's funny. I'm getting paranoid vibes here.

[@charlesmiller6281]

Going on 3 years with Moabs, looking forward to having Eric build me some Signature Series for my next room.

[@KCYT2010]

Simple crossovers in speakers with complex driver arrays on the front. Somewhat of a contradiction to suggest you keep things simple ?

[@StewartMarkley]

Great interview but I was a little disappointed because there was such scant information about the patent design and nothing about why it is supposedly superior in terms of acoustic characteristics.

[@Woofy-tm8si]

The big advantage has to do with using dome tweeters for the midrange that are exponentially lighter in weight or mass than typical cone midrange diaphrams. That's responsible for a large portion of why the Tektons with the tweeter arrays sound so remarkably present and lifelike. It's all about minimizing the inertial mass of the speaker's sound source in the critical midrange frequencies where listener's ears have the most hearing acuity.

[@SpirallingOut]

It's cool. Australia doesn't need a better trade relationship with the US. We've already got one with China! ...Because, that's going so well right now. *smh

[@stevescudder1507]

Eric's TV is too high.

[@Diatonic5th]

This isn't r/audiophile. Save the pedantry for Reddit.

[@russellharvey7096]

Way too high. He might be worshipping it.

[@stevescudder1507]

lol

[@michaelmcintyre9179]

seriously it's as low fi as air force one is to turntables

[@bikeman7982]

Don't ever say anything negative about Tekton speakers - you might get threatened with a lawsuit.

[@astralboy]

please normalize the volumes, Eric's voice has a lower gain compared to yours. The mic you use for recording sounds is a cheap one, so simple normalize function in your fav audio editor should make hearing the voices more pleasant.

[@FOH3663]

Even at 25 min, seemingly much too brief.

[@TexasCorgiGun]

Boycott to this brand. That's not how you act. Now we know who is getting benefits from the brand.

[@wa2368]

Ah yes, the Guttenberg finally interviews our friendly neighborhood hifi titan Eric. Guttenberg, you should only interview Eric Alexander, Andrew Jones and Danny Ritchie (GR research) from now on. Just say no to every other low aptitude clown.

[@abboberg]

But...but...there are thousands of brands of speakers out there - are there so few of them that are not run by idiots?

[@twochaudiomg2578]

Steve , ask this guy if you blow up a tweeter should you change out 14 tweeters All both sides you would never change one side and think not to do the other side, That's why you stay away from this guy another thing port in front so wind hits you

[@hurkamur1]

That's an interesting point 😬

[@hurkamur1]

I guess just don't blow them up.

[@kurtmorgan2781]

Love your work Steve, but is there any chance you could clean up the place, just a bit? It's looking like you've gone full on hoarder...

[@wa2368]

Hey, don't get all high and mighty on my favorite granpa. Back off! His apartment is beautiful!

[@NickP333]

W A Copy and pasted that one, huh? lol. I don’t blame you. It’s a great response!

[@randys435]

Why does it matter?

[@djzoloft]

It's probably better than acoustic foam and panels! That said,'m glad i don't have to live in it. it would drive me crazy!

[@scottyo64]

Wow different strokes for different folks, let it go.

[@valentinocolaon6060]

I love him but why the hell does he get every screw and nail patented?? I don't understand that. You don't see Nelson Pass struggling to make a living and he runs the best DIY community on the planet. It's stupid. As if I were to patent my speakers as an intellectual property only because they use ONLY ONE part in the crossover. You didn't invent anything new, you just selfishly claimed it so you can bother other people if they wan't to do something similar

[@intrinsicfreedom]

Way overstated.

[@NickP333]

intrinsicfreedom Definitely... Eric is a great person and actually picked up the phone when I called to order my speakers. He was more than willing to explain in detail any little question I may have had, and he just likes talking about HiFi in general, as we did for much longer than he had to.

[@howmit6361]

Your criticism is valid IF Eric is acting like a patent troll. I have not seen evidence of this, have you?

[@abboberg]

@@howmit6361 Apparently, you have not read his patents.

[@TexasCorgiGun]

Hey Steve do you stand behind this guy ? Unsuscribing...

[@Harrisongrey19]

Commenting on a 3 year old video, you seems like a real man 🙄

[@myriasenselab]

Steve, your own sound quality is a disgrace here! Please gear up and put some effort to it, if you listen to Eric you have a good quality your voice is all over the place, most importantly the power level is not matched well.

[@SastusBulbas1]

Have to say you lose all credability when your bending over for manufacturers who only accept positive reviews. I thought they looked fun and cheap, with gorgeous paint jobs, then you see Erins in depth measurements and postive spin met with bullying and threats, shows Eric is nothing more than a dodgy two faced person to be avoided. Eric should be saying sorry to Eric and maybe actually listening to him, get his mass produced budget DIY pretend to be audiophile junk improved, cant take a word Eric says serioulsy, he goes tech talk but then you just remember his attitude and whining at negative reviews. Going on about feet while a picture of his speakers in your review on his website has no feet. Guy is untrustworthy, so is his product. Tekton speakers have never been audiophile, its always looked like a 90's DIY project range. An educated company owner who makes holes for feet to go through a cabinet. Yawn.