TEKTON IMPACT MONITORS

Jetter the amps works flawlessly.

Jayctoy, I guess that you just exceeded the "120 Watt power handling" capability listed for the impact monitors on their website. Coincidentally, the B6s specify the same 120 watts max.

Again no expertise in these problems, and you are likely 100% correct, but I was a little surprised you would think a particular CD versus any other was the culprit. I imagine you are saying it was poorly recorded and happens to have a lot of mids/highs that pushed the drivers too much.

It does sound like all you need to do is replace the drivers and you are good to go. No more 10!!! (LOL) Wonder if the driver connection wires need to be soldered or hopefully just have push in connectors.

If one uses Tekton Design’s sensitivity specification of 94db 2.83V@1m, and enters into this calculator 150w (peak power output of the Tsakiridis Apollon Ultra amplifier), at 1 meter, speaker away from walls, the calculated decibel level is 115.8dB.

If one does the same calculation using John Atkinson’s sensitivity estimate of 87.5dB 2.83V@1m in his Stereophile measurements section of the Impact loudspeaker, the calculated decibel level is 109.3dB.

Both results are below the loudspeakers’s 120dB power handling limit (per Tekton Design’s specs).

Hopefully, Van L will provide some expert analysis to explain why the tweeters failed.

spacecadet65,
I agree with you completely. No matter how many times knowledgeable members warn of the folly of substituting drivers in speakers, there is always someone who tries it anyway.

No matter how many times knowledgeable members warn of the folly of substituting drivers in speakers, there is always someone who tries it anyway.

A possible solution - don't buy a speaker where you feel like you need to swap out drivers, crossovers, and place it on springs in order for it to sound really good.