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Tekton Double Impacts

Anybody out there heard these??

I have dedicated audio room 14.5x20.5x9 ft.  Currently have Marantz Reference CD/Intergrated paired to Magnepan 1.7's with REL T-7 subs.  For the vast majority of music I love this system.  The only nit pick is that it is lacking/limited in covering say below 35 hz or so.  For the first time actually buzzed the panel with an organ sacd. Bummer.  Thought of upgrading subs to rythmicks but then I will need to high pass the 1.7's.  Really don't want to deal with that approach.

Enter the Double Impacts.  Many interesting things here.  Would certainly have a different set of strengths here.  Dynamics, claimed bottom octave coverage in one package, suspect a good match to current electronics.

I've read all the threads here so we do not need to rehash that.  Just wondering if others out there have FIRST HAND experience with these or other Tekton speakers

Thanks.
corelli
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lowrider57
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The Primus sounds extremely dynamic, but that room needs some acoustic treatment. In the other Pendragon videos, they sound thin and bright, but again the rooms are not treated, and they are not shooting from the sweet spot.

I wonder about the smoothness of the tweeter array based on those examples.
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charles1dad
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Lowrider57, 
Teajay  (Terry London) earlier in this thread compared the DI  with the Pendragon and was emphatic that there's little in common between the two.  He makes it clear  the DI  is far superior in sound quality. 
Charles 
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lowrider57
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@charles1dad ,
Drum solo at the beginning of Eleven is unreal cranked to 11 ;-). You can check out a video of this on YouTube on the Pendragon to give you a little bit of an idea.
I wasn’t comparing the performance of the Pendragon to the DI, (which seems to be in a class of its own in the Tekton line). Simply making an observation on this speaker and that it will not provide optimal SQ when demoed in an untreated room.

I’ve been following this thread and absorbing information regarding a possible speaker for my 12’ x 16’ room. Enzo 2.7 seems like a fit at 40" high and dual 8" drivers, and has a similiar tweeter array to the DI.
I’ll need to research this further. Any comments on the Enzo 2.7 are welcome, as long as you feel it adds to the discussion.
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mac48025
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Glad you're enjoying them mofojo. Your impressions are spot on, thanks for sharing. 

FWIW lowrider, the DI's would sound just fine in your room. My room is only slightly larger at 13x17......but it is heavily treated. Bass traps would probably be needed most. The Enzo's would also work, but the DI's would be amazing. 
333jeffery
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I have the Enzo 2.7's in my home theater setup. They are good for that role, but lack the bass of the Double Impacts. Not as detailed as the DI's, either.

I finally got my Transmitter amps hooked up to the DI's, and the sound is glorious. Rich and full bodied is how I would describe the sound compared to the solid-state amp I was using before. I can crank them up without the sound becoming harsh. No straining whatsoever. Had to replace my preamp as the DI's revealed it's short-comings. Vocals and live recordings sound especially sweet now.
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