I have heard about Eric over at Tekton more than a few times, he is not very business savvy when it comes to relationships. Bit of a hot head, and now he has proven the rumors true.
Don’t know the man, Eric, but his 1st video came out like a bull in a china shop with threats of court. Erwin’s response was one of wonder and bullying him to submit to what Eric wants. This audio hobby/ business is full of extremely nice people that publish and help where ever they can when asked for the betterment of the audio industry. No room or need for Tekton to be on anyone’s list with that type of personality. Plenty of great speakers out there, Eric won’t be missed. I do feel bad for current owners and people he employs though, maybe all will move on to a better place?
I wish I was still teaching marketing...this is a great example for all of us to learn from - especially if you have your own business or any other sort of media presence. I happen to own a set of the Lore Reference which I bought over six years ago in part due to good reviews. It is an amazing pair -- some of the best I have heard and for the money they are a steal. They are fun rock speakers bust just last night I was marveling about how they sounded with an opera album which must be fifty years old. I can imagine Eric getting frustrated as I have seen throughout the years of people bashing his products even without listening or seeing them in person. The super-clinical numbers approach to audio gear is a turn-off for me. If I walk into a music store to by a guitar amp I would never even think about specs. Pulling this together, if Eric's response was: yeah it is a little blip but the proof of the pudding is in the *tasting* it would have been handled better. I am due for a new set for my living room and I came across this debacle...they sounds so good it pains me to buy something else, but yet here I am...
Seriously? Which car do you own? Every manufacturer over the years has lied and cheated their customers. Have you even listened to Tekton's side? You should buy a speaker because of build quality, value, sound quality, and manufacturer support. You're reason for not buying is ridiculous.
My one and only experience with Eric at tekton was negative. I called to ask some questions about a speaker and he seemed very, very annoyed that I called and I could hear in his voice that he did not want to help me out with my questions. Put a real bad taste in my mouth.
Some of these kind of people belong in a cubical. I too have a friend who has Tekton's and although he likes them, he too said Eric was extremely unpleasant to talk with over the phone. Eric says he's gotten a lot of nasty emails. Not surprising with all this as well.
You can tell Eric at Tekton talks out his arse and lives in a bubble, the feet debacle, yet there on their website is a picture of Guttenbergs review and no feet on it. Any company that threatens or talks like Eric does in his response video, should 100% be avoided, Erin did a nice honest review and many looked at the speaker in a positive manner, then we have Eric acting like a mental case over a genuine technical blip. Lets get it straight, Tekton speakers are just well finished DIY nonsense that have a fan base bred off positive reviews because negatives are shut down. Nothing audiophile about a painted MDF box with multiple drivers and holes through a cabinet for feet.
It is so bizarre how the owner is driving his company into the ground over this. An open discussion between men is far better than threats of litigation. The manufacturer should be grateful for Erin’s input and use that for product improvement. No one person has all of the answers and knowledge.
Eric at Tekton could try a more mature approach to all his relationships, building bridges is more important than building walls that are self-serving without benefit to others....just saying...sending love to everyone...
Tekton owner is a Tool that will file a lawsuit against anyone that doesn't bow down and give 100% praise. If you have anything to say regarding constructive criticism or truth with data, you're on the lawsuit list. Data points have a place, but they aren't the be all end all. There's beauty in flaws. BUT.... I will never buy a product from Toolton or say anything good about Toolton after reading the emails sent to Erin. It's over the top threatening, mean spirited and says all I need to know about the character of Toolton.
No, but thank you for asking. I actually get shirts as gifts from people and one time I even was given a shirt that mentioned a particular type of weed and I didn’t even know that that’s what it was and some people in a store mentioned it and laughed because I didn’t know what it was.
It's called Audio Science Review for a reason, if you want a site with people waxing lyrical about warmth, depth, sparkle or any other nonsensical stuff it's not for you. Try Paul from PS Audios videos for that BS.
@@drde4010 wow have you read any research about sound reproduction at all? there is CLEAR correlation between measurements and sound quality. way back in 70s speakers had design goals, now there is junk designs like tekton that make no sense because people refuse to read any science and accept the truth.
@@drde4010 I think this response is off base. In my mind a product review should be a critical analysis of a product and I'm really only interested in the faults / problems to keep it short. This is very different from a music review or the act of listening to music for entertainment.
Who cares about Tekton, never heard of it or any people around or versus him. And just one other thing, he who does incredible is not appreciated by the mass, always. The few Ingenious people are always hunted by “people” over negligebles.
I purchase a product based on a lot of parameters. The personality of the one building it is not one of them. The only value of TH-cam reviews is entertainment.
Eric Alexander's hostile overreaction is going to cost him much more than he thinks, he's in Troublador!
I used to have a lot of interest in Tekton. I think they make real great bang for the buck products. After all this silliness, not anymore.
I have heard about Eric over at Tekton more than a few times, he is not very business savvy when it comes to relationships. Bit of a hot head, and now he has proven the rumors true.
I don’t blame people boycotting Tekton.
It’s called “sales prevention.”
Reverse marketing. Bad idea.
Don’t know the man, Eric, but his 1st video came out like a bull in a china shop with threats of court. Erwin’s response was one of wonder and bullying him to submit to what Eric wants. This audio hobby/ business is full of extremely nice people that publish and help where ever they can when asked for the betterment of the audio industry. No room or need for Tekton to be on anyone’s list with that type of personality. Plenty of great speakers out there, Eric won’t be missed. I do feel bad for current owners and people he employs though, maybe all will move on to a better place?
not silly, its ridiculous. There was nothing Erin said that was defamatory
I wish I was still teaching marketing...this is a great example for all of us to learn from - especially if you have your own business or any other sort of media presence. I happen to own a set of the Lore Reference which I bought over six years ago in part due to good reviews. It is an amazing pair -- some of the best I have heard and for the money they are a steal. They are fun rock speakers bust just last night I was marveling about how they sounded with an opera album which must be fifty years old. I can imagine Eric getting frustrated as I have seen throughout the years of people bashing his products even without listening or seeing them in person. The super-clinical numbers approach to audio gear is a turn-off for me. If I walk into a music store to by a guitar amp I would never even think about specs. Pulling this together, if Eric's response was: yeah it is a little blip but the proof of the pudding is in the *tasting* it would have been handled better. I am due for a new set for my living room and I came across this debacle...they sounds so good it pains me to buy something else, but yet here I am...
i had good impressions of Tekton prior to this....but no more. I would not even buy them used.
I’d have to agree.
Seriously? Which car do you own? Every manufacturer over the years has lied and cheated their customers. Have you even listened to Tekton's side? You should buy a speaker because of build quality, value, sound quality, and manufacturer support. You're reason for not buying is ridiculous.
@@carlosoliveira-rc2xt car companies don’t threaten litigation against their customers
But they do scan you so the same The same thing without lawyers they just put it in you
@@carlosoliveira-rc2xtI have never been threatened with legal action by a car company when I pointed out a flaw in their vehicle.
My one and only experience with Eric at tekton was negative. I called to ask some questions about a speaker and he seemed very, very annoyed that I called and I could hear in his voice that he did not want to help me out with my questions. Put a real bad taste in my mouth.
Some of these kind of people belong in a cubical. I too have a friend who has Tekton's and although he likes them, he too said Eric was extremely unpleasant to talk with over the phone. Eric says he's gotten a lot of nasty emails. Not surprising with all this as well.
You can tell Eric at Tekton talks out his arse and lives in a bubble, the feet debacle, yet there on their website is a picture of Guttenbergs review and no feet on it.
Any company that threatens or talks like Eric does in his response video, should 100% be avoided, Erin did a nice honest review and many looked at the speaker in a positive manner, then we have Eric acting like a mental case over a genuine technical blip.
Lets get it straight, Tekton speakers are just well finished DIY nonsense that have a fan base bred off positive reviews because negatives are shut down. Nothing audiophile about a painted MDF box with multiple drivers and holes through a cabinet for feet.
Silliness. And greetings from North Texas!
It is so bizarre how the owner is driving his company into the ground over this. An open discussion between men is far better than threats of litigation. The manufacturer should be grateful for Erin’s input and use that for product improvement. No one person has all of the answers and knowledge.
Eric at Tekton could try a more mature approach to all his relationships, building bridges is more important than building walls that are self-serving without benefit to others....just saying...sending love to everyone...
A bad overreaction by Eric. Sorry to see it. No doubt will only harm his company far worse than the review.
Tekton owner is a Tool that will file a lawsuit against anyone that doesn't bow down and give 100% praise. If you have anything to say regarding constructive criticism or truth with data, you're on the lawsuit list. Data points have a place, but they aren't the be all end all. There's beauty in flaws. BUT.... I will never buy a product from Toolton or say anything good about Toolton after reading the emails sent to Erin. It's over the top threatening, mean spirited and says all I need to know about the character of Toolton.
GoldenSound is being threatened with a lawsuit due to a review of the dCS Bartok.
www.youtube.com/@GoldenSound
@@marstedt yeah I saw that it’s incredible
@@drde4010 Thanks for checking in. Hopefully this one ends well.
are you from Dallas?
No, but thank you for asking. I actually get shirts as gifts from people and one time I even was given a shirt that mentioned a particular type of weed and I didn’t even know that that’s what it was and some people in a store mentioned it and laughed because I didn’t know what it was.
It's called Audio Science Review for a reason, if you want a site with people waxing lyrical about warmth, depth, sparkle or any other nonsensical stuff it's not for you. Try Paul from PS Audios videos for that BS.
I don't listen to music for science. I listen to music for warmth and pleasure. If you want cold science then go spend your sessions reading charts.
@@drde4010 wow have you read any research about sound reproduction at all? there is CLEAR correlation between measurements and sound quality. way back in 70s speakers had design goals, now there is junk designs like tekton that make no sense because people refuse to read any science and accept the truth.
@@drde4010 I think this response is off base. In my mind a product review should be a critical analysis of a product and I'm really only interested in the faults / problems to keep it short. This is very different from a music review or the act of listening to music for entertainment.
Paul from BS Audio. King of audiophile clichées. 😂
People don't buy things for the silliest reasons. A little blip on a graph is all it takes.
Threatening someone with litigation over a blip
Who cares about Tekton, never heard of it or any people around or versus him. And just one other thing, he who does incredible is not appreciated by the mass, always. The few Ingenious people are always hunted by “people” over negligebles.
Eric over-reacted to what he felt was unfounded criticism.
Let it go folks. The counter response has become almost as bad. SMH
I purchase a product based on a lot of parameters. The personality of the one building it is not one of them.
The only value of TH-cam reviews is entertainment.
That’s fine, but I generally don’t support companies with behavior like that.