Tekton Impact Monitors


Hi All,
I'm relatively new to Audiogon but have trolled the discussions for a few months. I have been listening to Spendor LS3/5As driven by a Quad 34/306 combination since the late 1980's and decided that it was finally time to upgrade my speakers. I love the Spendors but they are very limited in dynamics and scale. I auditioned the SVS Ultra Bookshelf speakers and while they brought some additional scale they simply didn't have the sweet midrange that I can't live without. I listened to some open baffle speakers (Emerald Physics) and loved them, but their size and need for space worried me, and I found them less satisfying at moderate and low volumes, where I do a fair bit of listening. I was fascinated by all the discussion regarding Tekton speakers and was considering getting a pair of Enzo 2.7s, but after a short discussion with Eric I followed his recommendation of the Impact Monitor with upgrade. They have the 7 tweeter array and a pair of 6.5" woofers and are rear-ported. I use a pair of SVS subs (the sealed variety). The Impact Monitors are simply amazing. The midrange is oh-so-sweet (very similar to my Spendors, but with more air) and the detail, even at low and moderate listening levels, is superb. The imaging is even better than my Spendors managed and the scale is huge and is much more music-appropriate. My system is really quite modest but now when I walk into my listening room (doubles as our living room - thankfully my wife appreciates Hi-Fi) I get the audio-show feeling of "being there". I have a Denon DP59L turntable with a DL110 HO moving coil cartridge running through an Emotiva XPS-1 phono preamp and the Tektons are absolutely incredible with classic rock on vinyl. I'm not sure how Eric managed it, but these speakers are superb, even with my 30 year old Quad electronics. I believe they are basically the top 24" of the Double Impacts, but are rear-ported rather than front ported. I can heartily recommend them and Eric and his team are great to work with. I'm not sure how many other Impact Monitors are out there since the pair I have are S/N 0005 and 0006!  
ky1mag
Hi guys. The caps will not fix boomy bass. Boomy bass is caused more by the inductor and lack of proper cabinet damping. I am specifically talking about bass boom/overhang here. I did add a little acoustic damping to Scott’s speakers as damping is very sparse inside these.

A tube amp, if being used, will accentuate a bass boom problem if it exsists.

Caps can and will impact bass tightness.....not boom/overhang. Need to determine which bass issue you are dealing with. Tightness vs overhang/boom.

The monitors are nice indeed.
@grannyring I do not have boomy bass with my DI's. I do have a lot of bass, but not particularly boomy. A little flabby perhaps and that can be altered with sound deadening material. Maybe some, or much, of it is due to type of amplification/pre-amp. 
IME Roller Blocks under speakers will eliminate all or most cabinet vibrations, which will give you better bass.
I will check out the sound dampening. I did notice the rap test on the sides didn't exactly sound too solid. Any recommendations as to the type/brand? 
Footers help for sure, but won’t eliminate booming as part of a design. Internal damping, footers and very low DCR coils all can help.