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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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Yes I forgot , I am referring to jrcarcopo, I was watching Erik video last night regarding, speakers room overloading, He said if the room has good acoustic it’s hard to overload the room. Corelli I have the impact monitors half of DI and the perfect set 12 half of MOAB. I find the DI more dynamic than the perfect set,but I do prefer the ps 12 on classical, the DI on jazz and small band. Both are good speakers if you match them right.They like tubes.
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jayctoy
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The Encore always intrigue me , because of Clements Perry’s reviews, I bet they are good.
corelli OP
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jcarcoppo certainly had many nice things to say about his.
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jcarcopo
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I loved my Double Impacts, but I'm in love with my Encores. I still have no intention of upgrading anytime ever.  To me, the MTM array gives you more detail, no harshness, and better sound staging.  The bass is a huge upgrade over my DIs. They were made just for me and they are really terrific sounding. I know dozens of happy Encore owners, but I totally agree, the DIs are no slouch and also excellent sounding too.  You can't go wrong eitherway.  Encores to me represent the best proportioned speaker at an insane price value for the ~$4k of drivers, alone.  
bullbuchanan
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I ended up pulling the trigger on these and I'm really glad I did. They're easily the best speakers I've ever heard, and I haven't even started to do measurements or dial things in yet. Granted, these are also the most expensive speakers I've owned, so I can't compare them to much higher end stuff.

Can anyone recommend a good value center channel to pair with these? I'm using them for HT duty as part of a 3.1 setup in addition to stereo, but I can't justify getting one of the wide centers for 3/4 of the price I paid for the DIs just to handle dialogue.

I'm using a JBL Studio 130 right now, and it makes everything sound a bit muddy probably due to how dynamic the Di's are and also the difference in a 88db vs 98db sensitivity. I'm wondering if one of the klipsch RP line might work as they come in at 97db.

 
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