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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
audiothesis
168 posts
 
Hello Craig,

If you find pictures of my room at AXPONA this past year, you should see pictures of the speakers with spikes on the floor and then with the Star Sound Platforms underneath.  The difference these made was substantial and made me an instant believer, although some things Robert told me did strike me as hard to believe.  Well, as the show wore on I had multiple customers of his come in and begin talking about his products.  I spoke with them about the areas I struggled to wrap my head around and they confirmed everything Robert had said.

By the end of the show, I was at a point where I didn't want, but HAD to be a Star Sound dealer.  I've since had some involved discussions with him about his products and have come to realize that he really knows his stuff.

Because of him and his products, I have become a believer in vibration management rather than isolation.  If you find his website to be a little hard to swallow, please don't hesitate to give him a call and talk to him.

If you look on the Tekton website, there are a few pictures showing the Double Impacts on top of some Star Sound platforms.  

Good luck with your search!

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charles1dad
10,250 posts
 
The Star Sound Apprentice platforms are excellent. I have them beneath my Coincident Total Eclipse II speakers and all of my audio components. They improved the sound quality of every single piece. Effective vibration management makes a very noticeable difference for the better.
Charles
grey9hound
1,112 posts
 
I have the Star Sound Sistrum Apprentice platforms  under the Tekton Double Impacts .
Everything is clearer and cleaner sounding.. There is much improved separation of instruments and their placement in space or in the sound field. Bass is deeper and more articulate.
Everything is improved . It is very noticeable
craigl59
307 posts
 

Grey9hound et al:

So, your assessment is that they offer significant improvement compared to Herbies Threaded Gliders? Noted that they were 3 legged. Any danger of tipping?

david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@craigl59 Star Sound is one of my top choices also, but it is tippy which is why I did not go with it (due to our young son). It is an excellent option, otherwise.

I just added a photo to my system page so you can see my Herbie ’solution’ with the DIs vs. the SE’s with the GAIA IIs (notice the compression on the GAIAs...also NOTE that the SEs are just above the weight specs for the IIs).

BTW, thanks to @sbayne for encouraging me to post details on my system...which I did today (basic info).
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