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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
klh007
621 posts
 
@jcarcopo, perhaps try an Exogal Comet Plus DAC, FPGA and designed to be used as a direct drive to amps eliminating a preamp? Like James I found the DAC3 a little sterile. Maybe try a W4S STP-SE unity gain pre?Ifi makes a tube buffer as well.
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jcarcopo
504 posts
 
@james_w514 & @klh007 - There's nothing notably harsh about my presentation with the Benchmark, but I could easily see you running it source direct to solid-state and having that experience considering my own experience with my tube amplifier.  Running through my Diavolo SET tube amp I think there's a reasonably good balancing act going on where my amplifier's euphonics are taming the Benchmark's sterility. The Diavolo SET is supposed to be pretty warm and rich sounding, but instead I hear a fairly neutral sound that's not clinical or harsh sounding, but it could use a tad more warmth and richness and I don't think that would be a bad thing either. Thanks for the suggestions and I will research them.

@mac48025 - May you find audio nirvana before you run out of money.  I'm curious how you like the Transcend SET and I want the DI SE as well pretty badly. 
porscheracer
132 posts
 
I ordered a Don Sachs preamp today....
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cal3713
1,421 posts
 
@james_514 I once tried a Pass Labs X250.5 with a pair of Thiel 2.4s and was warned by Pass that the combo probably would be a bit strident due to both components having a bit of upper-frequency glare.  That was true...  the XA series fixed that problem.   
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@porscheracer  I believe, based on the rave owner feedback, that you are in for a treat and I hope it does what you are looking for a preamp to do in your system. What's the turnaround time for his product?
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