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Post by mepositive on Feb 25, 2015 17:05:15 GMT -5
Just noticed a new speaker - actually there seem to be two of them 1812 & 2112- by Tekton. I have their Pendragons and they are freaking awesome. Wonder how these monsters would compare? Found the frequency range very curious though. www.tektondesign.com/1812.html |
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Post by garbulky on Feb 25, 2015 17:57:42 GMT -5
I saw that and I was thinking...that came out of left field. WOW!
Look at all those drivers. Surprisingly even with that massive bass woofer, it's only rated to 50hz. Hmmm....
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Post by teaman on Feb 25, 2015 18:19:28 GMT -5
They sure look awesome. Anxious to see once they come out what people think.
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Post by brand on Feb 25, 2015 18:23:20 GMT -5
Looks very interesting, I'd love to hear them one day but that probably won't ever happen due to US only. Cool concept  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2015 18:25:23 GMT -5
Just noticed a new speaker - actually there seem to be two of them 1812 & 2112- by Tekton. I have their Pendragons and they are freaking awesome. Wonder how these monsters would compare? Found the frequency range very curious though. www.tektondesign.com/1812.html If you mean what they show on the website: ..... wider than 50Hz -18kHz ..... ? That is completely meaningless as stated. I have wondered before why such an apparently excellent speaker company offers no frequency response variance range in decibels for their models (they don't even provide speaker weight in their very brief specs). Of course we all know that in room actual response can vary significantly but a decibel range is common and reasonably expected with most quality speaker brands, why not with Tekton? |
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Post by redog on Feb 25, 2015 18:49:31 GMT -5
Just noticed a new speaker - actually there seem to be two of them 1812 & 2112- by Tekton. I have their Pendragons and they are freaking awesome. Wonder how these monsters would compare? Found the frequency range very curious though. www.tektondesign.com/1812.html If you mean what they show on the website: ..... wider than 50Hz -18kHz ..... ? That is completely meaningless as stated. I have wondered before why such an apparently excellent speaker company offers no frequency response variance range in decibels for their models (they don't even provide speaker weight in their very brief specs). Of course we all know that in room actual response can vary significantly but a decibel range is common and reasonably expected with most quality speaker brands, why not with Tekton? I'm pretty sure Eric works out of his garage. I did a search for his company and it pulls up a housing development. Maybe he doesn't have the proper equipment to measure his speakers? |
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Post by Nodscene on Feb 25, 2015 19:08:01 GMT -5
Other speakers have measurements, I just don't think he's done it with these new ones as they aren't even released yet and won't be for a few months.
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Post by novisnick on Feb 25, 2015 19:12:13 GMT -5
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Post by brubacca on Feb 25, 2015 19:18:01 GMT -5
Honestly- When I saw them the first time I thought-
Why in the hell would I want speakers that look like that
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Post by mepositive on Feb 25, 2015 20:09:14 GMT -5
I did speak to Eric today. He mentioned that specific details will come out in course of time and that the final design might look a little different to what is there now. Said it will be ready by May/June time frame. Seems to be pitching this against the very best in the industry. Weight to be over 500lbs !!
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Post by Lsc on Feb 25, 2015 20:46:14 GMT -5
I did speak to Eric today. He mentioned that specific details will come out in course of time and that the final design might look a little different to what is there now. Said it will be ready by May/June time frame. Seems to be pitching this against the very best in the industry. Weight to be over 500lbs !! This comment translates to..."that's too expensive for me ". |
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Post by milsap195 on Feb 25, 2015 21:16:06 GMT -5
I don't know about those but I am wanting a pair of reference lore really bad.
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Post by jmasterj on Feb 25, 2015 21:32:44 GMT -5
I'm speechless.
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Post by Jim on Feb 25, 2015 21:37:18 GMT -5
Just noticed a new speaker - actually there seem to be two of them 1812 & 2112- by Tekton. I have their Pendragons and they are freaking awesome. Wonder how these monsters would compare? Found the frequency range very curious though. www.tektondesign.com/1812.html If you mean what they show on the website: ..... wider than 50Hz -18kHz ..... ? That is completely meaningless as stated. I have wondered before why such an apparently excellent speaker company offers no frequency response variance range in decibels for their models (they don't even provide speaker weight in their very brief specs). Of course we all know that in room actual response can vary significantly but a decibel range is common and reasonably expected with most quality speaker brands, why not with Tekton? When I don't see it specified - I just assume +/- 10db. Easy peasey! But yeah. Meaningless. |
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Post by plm on Feb 25, 2015 21:48:30 GMT -5
I'm going to be the dissenter, I guess. They look a complete and unnecessary mess to me.
I know he gets the multiple tweeters to work really well on the Pendragons, but give me coincident sources any day.
I'm sure 7 of these would make for a hugely dynamic home theatre system though.
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Post by pallpoul on Feb 25, 2015 21:53:34 GMT -5
How do those speakers sound, in 2.0 driven by XPA-2 Gen-2 ? I was tempted to get a pair of the Lore's, can anybody who owns Tekton's chime in please
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Post by teaman on Feb 25, 2015 22:15:33 GMT -5
They remind me a bit of the old Infinity line array speakers....minus the ribbon tweeters...if they sound as good would be another question.
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Post by foggy1956 on Feb 25, 2015 22:24:52 GMT -5
How do those speakers sound, in 2.0 driven by XPA-2 Gen-2 ? I was tempted to get a pair of the Lore's, can anybody who owns Tekton's chime in please Love my Enzo's, just added the sub today |
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Post by jackpine on Feb 25, 2015 23:51:26 GMT -5
I would think that they would image better with a single row of midrange drivers in a narrower cabinet.
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Post by mac48025 on Mar 19, 2015 18:29:01 GMT -5
I currently have the Enzo's and absolutely love them. I've owned Vandersteen 3a's, Magnaplanar 3.7's and Revel Gems in the past and they were all great speakers but I'm enjoying the Enzo's as much, if not more, than any of them. I am going to get the 1812's later this year and from my talks with Eric I gather they will be my "forever" speakers. I'm opting for the DSP model, but will provide my own amplification ( they can be purchased with amps included) with Eric providing a DSP unit that he programs specifically for the speakers. I'd explain all of the intracasies of their drivers, cross overs and DSP processing, but it's way over my head! They will require 4 channels of amplification.....one for each of the tweeter and midrange arrays ( the subs are self powered) and I'm considering Emotiva's XPR-1's or XPA-1's. Any suggestions from those owning either would be appreciated. I'm currently using Proceeds HPA 2 and 3 and love them, but theyre getting up there in age and it's time for new ones. I'll most likely be getting the XMC-1 to replace my Proceed AVP.
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