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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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jcarcopo
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@almarg I only swap amps when both are powered down. It's a ritual I follow before changing from ss to tube or vice versa. 

I wouldn't be surprised if the Luxman AS-55 didn't already account for this potential issue and address it in their design.  It's an extremely well made and overbuilt switcher made in Japan by a high end company, but I'm not taking any chances either. 

@charles1dad lol, well if I dont keep the AHB2 or HPA4 from Benchmark, than I'll still be in contention to winning the bet, buy it's not looking good.  I'm hoping I prefer the Nords over the AHB2 because my bank account will thank me. 
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Jcarcopo,
The Benchmark and Art Audio Diavolo  are such different amplifiers I'm curious how they compare sonically.  Of course  its very possible that you could enjoy both amplifiers equally for what may be contrasting presentations.  

Now it would be very interesting if they actually sound quite similar despite different power,topology and output devices.
Charles 
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@charles1dad I’ve heard th AHB2 years ago, but only on their own speakers. It was very quiet with a black background, very detailed, smooth sounding but a tad analytical and cool sounding, which I kept wanting to blame on their speakers. Rory at Benchmark said the amps with the preamplifier and their Dac 3 possesses a synergy. If they beat out the Nords great, if not, they’ll be returned. I’m more excited with their new HPA4 Preamp. I've seen SET LOVERS remark that they love them. 
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Jcarcopo,
I’ve only heard the Benchmark DAC once and thought the overall system was a bit dry and 2 dimensional. I wouldn’t know how much to attribute to the DAC. A friend of mine who has more familiarity with the Benchmark products feels they are somewhat sterile and clinical (Yet some listeners find them dead on accurate and neutral). Very little emotion conveyed, again I don’t know from personal encounter/listening.

They could potentially improve with further burn-in but based on your early impressions they’d have to make substantial gains. Who knows?
Charles
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