I traded for a like new pair of Pendragons a couple of years ago (with all the upgrades it was around $4,000 retail). You can see my pair on Tektons facebook. Its the pair with dual 14" woofers, with the owner standing next to them. I got brand new boxes from Tekton. Tektons packaging is the absolute worst packaging I have ever seen on a product in this price range. I never knew cardboard can be so thin. They use a super thin cardboard box, about 1" of styrofoam around the whole speaker, and a plastic bag around the speaker. Thats it. Styrofoam even seemed cheap, as it was broken into pieces when Fedex delivered the speakers to me. Surprisingly speakers arrived in great shape. The finish was really nice Mercedes pearl black. Pretty much flawless. I used them for about a month, and sold them. Took awhile to sell them. With all the Tekton fans out there, I was surprised nobody wanted them. I basically gave them away to a local buyer. Two things I couldnt stand about them. One is they have no bass whatseover. I cant understand how a designer can build such a large speaker and have no bass. Two is the efficiency was nowhere near what was rated. If I remember right, they were around 95db efficient. I had another speaker that was 94db efficient in the same room and played much louder at the same volume level. The guy that bought them from me, didnt like them either and put them up for sale. He couldnt sell them, and eventually one of the tweeters blew, and I believe he was never able to sell them, at least that was the last I heard. For the money, Tekton speakers are ok. They are built nicely, and had a real nice paint job on them. They are made in the USA. They just sounded too thin for a speaker this large. Packaging doesnt mean much, other than to get the product to you safely, but it shows how much a company cares about its products when it is packed well. Efficiency was not what was stated. There are lots of speakers I would rather own. They definitely dont beat, or even come close to any speakers in the $20-$30k range like some people are saying. Theres actually speakers in the $4k range I would much rather own.