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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.
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craigl59
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jcarcopo:

Am confused concerning the quality and type of tweeters in both the Encore and Ulfberht. The DIs have sbacoustics SB29RDNC ring dome radiators; have purchased spares of these from Madisound and they are $57.20.

The ScanSpeak drivers in the Ulfberhts appear (by sight) to be ScanSpeak D2605 dome tweeters (either the regular dome or the limited edition textile dome) that Madisound sells for $48.60 and $54.40. If so, wonder about any improvement in quality here. Personally, I would prefer a ring dome radiator over a dome as it might have less mass -- as Eric touts. It is true that the ScanSpeak drivers reach down to a lower frequency.

But you or Eric's people can let us know the actual specifics..

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jcarcopo
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@craigl59 I was told by Eric that they were of German origin. I have no idea of the brand. He only expressed that they went down to 300hz, a full octave lower than the Double Impact's tweeters.

As an aside... SO... I’m listening to a very high quality 24/96hz vinyl rip of Frank Sinatra’s "Only the Lonely" from @fetguy that is amazing. I’ve heard this recording dozens of times, but on the Encores I’ve just discovered a faint sound of Sinatra singing the next line of the song before he sings the actual line. At first I thought I was hearing an earlier take of the song being played through his headphones that he was following along to, but @fetguy explained that this is tape print-through of the master-tape recording.

How’s that for revealing? That’s amazing detail retrieval! I can’t believe how detailed these arrays are. They are definitely worth the price of admission. I’m blown away! These speakers tell the truth, plain as day, uneditorialized.
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jcarcopo
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Oh the song was "Blues in the Night" ^ on that album
david_ten
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Herb Reichert's / Stereophile’s review of the Tekton Design Impact Monitor is now up on their site:

https://www.stereophile.com/content/tekton-design-impact-monitor-loudspeaker
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pts
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Anyone in Southern California have DIs? Would be amazing to get a quick demo. These have been on my buy list for ages, but I gotta hear 'em first.

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