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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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jayctoy
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Tom I saw your system, how far are your listening chair to the speakers, and what is the distance between speakers....? Thank you
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charles1dad
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Tom,
I'm also a fan of live recordings  (especially jazz) here's a recommendation I think that you'll enjoy very much.  "Roger Kallaway At The Jazz Standard " It’s a 2 CD set. 
Kallaway piano
Russell Malone  guitar 
Stephon Harris  vibraphone 
I don't recall the name of the bassist  (but he's good 😊)

Top tier jazz musicians in a very good venue. Wonderful music, these gentlemen can play! Your fine system will definitely  extract the musical  beauty of this recording. 
Charles 
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Hi all, I just wanted to briefly outline the scope of Tom's 300B SET build. It will be a single chassis stereo amplifier, using dual 5U4G rectifiers (both in parallel to provide double the current capacity), and a 6SN7 per channel for the input and driver stages. Single capacitor coupled output to the 300B, running the 300B at 66% dissipation for longevity and to produce 8 watts per channel. A choke-filtered power supply, and robust filter stages after the rectifier will produce a very black background. In addition each 300B will have its own independent filament transformer. DC on the 6SN7 filaments will provide low noise for the input/driver stages and reduce the overall noise floor to nil (generally not an easy task for a 300B based amplifier). All power resistors will use Vishay chassis-mount/heat sinked units to reduce internal heat, and essentially the entire amp will be built to provide twice the current that the circuit requires for lower heat/better reliability. The amplifier weighs close to 50 lbs, and will be 17" wide x 12" deep, x 3" tall (minus the wooden side rails). Price is $3,600 including EH 300B power tubes, (2) Sylvania NOS 5U4G's, and (2) RCA 6SN7GTB's for the drivers. 2 year warranty on the amplifier as well. 
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charles1dad
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Hi Aric,
Thanks for the additional information.  This custom made 300b  amplifier driving the Double Impact SE will be a fantastic pairing is my prediction. 

Do you have an opinion regarding electrolytic versus "film" capacitors in the power supply (filtration) and is one inherently better than the other ?
Charles 
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mac48025
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Jay, the speakers are 6' o.c. with the listening position about 8' from the speakers. 

Thanks for the recommendations Greg and Charles. I have some new CDs to look forward to Monday now.

thanks Aric, you explained the amp build far better than I ever could! There are many here that will understand the build much better than I as their informed questions will demonstrate......as Charles has already demonstrated.

tom
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