Brent Jesse is a great source of tubes as is Andy Bouman of Vintage Tube Services. Great quality and selection with expert matching of tubes along with an unending knowledge of tubes, tube amps and vintage gear. He even has his own vintage audio gear museum! Can't go wrong with either guy.
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.
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.
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Thanks for the tube sources! I'll be checking them out. Well, I finally unburied the spikes. I thought they were going to be much bigger for some reason but they work. I also pulled the speakers together a little more (I had them at 8 ft apart originally, now a little less than 7). And yes Teajay, the sound is definitely better with the spikes (and probably because of the spacing). Noticing a more stable center image. All notes are a little more defined and the bass is more solid. The speakers have disappeared and the sound is really nice! Can't wait to hear them with an MZ2. Keep the suggestions coming, much appreciated! |
For those having a difficult time locating spikes here's the video instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rQR3NNp-Q4 |
For immediate release April 19th 2017 Tekton Design LLC - We've prepared 8 Ohm versions of the patented Double Impact and Electron models. The new 8 Ohm version has been ideally optimized for lower wattage SET tube amplifier typologies, all tube amplifiers lacking 4 Ohm taps, and vintage solid state amplifiers. Eric Alexander - Designer |
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