Anyone has a pair in SoCal? I am intrigued by hearing the Electron or the Impact Monitors.
Thanks, Stefano
Thanks, Stefano
Tekton Electon/DI compares to what?
I know there is a lot of love and hate for Tekton on this and various other audio forums. I'm not here to discuss the validity of anything but would love impressions from listeners. Given that these are internet-direct, I can't hear before buying so I need the online community's help. Being in Canada, an in-home trial is a very expensive en devour!
I'm looking at specifically the Electron as it's slightly smaller for my condo living room size. There is talk of a Mini-Ulff but with no info online other than its mentioning, I'll leave it out for now.
Now I understand the Electron/DI sound very similar, almost the same. So with that in mind, for those that have actually heard either of these speakers, what do they sound similar to so I can try to demo a pair to get a jist of what to expect? What speakers have you directly compared against them?
Other speakers I have on my list are: Harbeth 30.1, Audio Note E LX Hemp, Totem Sky Floorstander, ATC 19, Salk Silk series, Klipsch Forte III, JBL 4312SE.
I'm looking at specifically the Electron as it's slightly smaller for my condo living room size. There is talk of a Mini-Ulff but with no info online other than its mentioning, I'll leave it out for now.
Now I understand the Electron/DI sound very similar, almost the same. So with that in mind, for those that have actually heard either of these speakers, what do they sound similar to so I can try to demo a pair to get a jist of what to expect? What speakers have you directly compared against them?
Other speakers I have on my list are: Harbeth 30.1, Audio Note E LX Hemp, Totem Sky Floorstander, ATC 19, Salk Silk series, Klipsch Forte III, JBL 4312SE.
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cordobaman7 posts09-18-2017 11:43amYep, not going to anticipate they'll ship that quick. According to Karma last week, she said Eric was just finalizing the new design with the 8" woofers. She also said they received three other orders in the couple days prior to mine. So hopefully they now have enough orders to make a production run. A new Electron design with new drivers? Does this mean that Tekton does revisions to existing speaker designs mid-stream? If that's the case, there can be different sonic signatures between multiple sets of the same speaker. That doesn't sound like an optimal strategy... unless they have a different designation, like an mk2 or something. Do I misunderstand, Cordobaman? |
From what I've read and see on the Tekton website, the Electron is a fairly new release, originally designed to use 6" woofers. It seems only a handful of pairs were made. As I was doing my research I saw posts relating to a newer design that used 8" woofers. So I called and talked to Eric and he did indeed confirm he was still tweaking, and would now use the 8 inchers. |
The Electrons were a April 2017 release supposedly. I believe you can still order the Electrons with the 6" bass drivers. The cabinet will be 2 inches taller with the 8" drivers, as confirmed with Eric. I can’t imagine a lot of tweaking needs to happen. Maybe he will rename them and still offer the 6" version? |
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