I went to the show to enjoy some very nice sound systems in the way I go to the Getty to enjoy a Monet. I can't afford the Monet and in all sincerity neither can I afford the vast majority of the systems on display. But like visiting the Getty it was a joy to hear some great music.
For clarity (no pun intended), Tekton was not at the show, formally. However, I discovered my favorite room, the Positive Feedback Getting Started Suite. I believe the name of the gentleman who was hosting the room was Steve Lefkowicz. Steve needed to point out several times that he was not a rep for these companies. The goal of the room was to show that you can start enjoying better sound for as little as $350 (Schiit Fulla 2 -$99 - with a pair of Audioengine A2+ powered speakers -$249). The most expensive being $6000. They had on display 2 sets of Tektons, the DI's and the Lore. The Maggie .7's and others that I don't recall. I sat for a long time as Steve would ask "what speaker would you like to listen to" and then go about moving the speakers around. Then he would make sure to ask the same person what music would they like to hear. He did a great job encouraging people to listen to different speakers with the music they were familiar with. Back to my original statement of this being my favorite room. Because of Steve demonstrating several pairs of speakers all within my budget, I left knowing that getting a better sound system was right around the corner.
