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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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mac48025
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Glad you're enjoying them mofojo. Your impressions are spot on, thanks for sharing. 

FWIW lowrider, the DI's would sound just fine in your room. My room is only slightly larger at 13x17......but it is heavily treated. Bass traps would probably be needed most. The Enzo's would also work, but the DI's would be amazing. 
333jeffery
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I have the Enzo 2.7's in my home theater setup. They are good for that role, but lack the bass of the Double Impacts. Not as detailed as the DI's, either.

I finally got my Transmitter amps hooked up to the DI's, and the sound is glorious. Rich and full bodied is how I would describe the sound compared to the solid-state amp I was using before. I can crank them up without the sound becoming harsh. No straining whatsoever. Had to replace my preamp as the DI's revealed it's short-comings. Vocals and live recordings sound especially sweet now.
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charles1dad
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I have no doubt that the NAT Transmitter amplifier is a top tier product and I'm sure a superb match with the DI speakers.
Charles
corelli OP
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Last night thought I would listen to a cut or two from Alan Parson's Eye in the Sky.  Yea right.  So the whole CD sounded great!  Then I played E.S.  POSTHUITIUS , UNEARTHED.  This CD is a kick.  It features the Seattle Choral Co. with orchestra melded  with electronica and a host of other unusual instruments.  The DI's produced the nice tight deep bass line on this CD impressively.  Even more awesome was how I was hearing a percussion/synthesized? instrument what would shoot 5 feet to the right of my right speaker. HUGE  sound stage.

This morning returned to Haydn Trio Eisenstadt.  They have an 8CD box set up Haydn's piano trios.  May  be the best box  set I have ever bought.  Great recording quality and performance. (buy it!)  The DI's perfectly place the three instruments in space.  The tonal quality is just superb!  You really feel transported into the recording venue.  The strings are rich, detailed, and I feel like their harmonics are all there in full measure.  I've said before that it is such a pleasure to listen to the piano on the DI's.  It just sounds so clear, full, detailed  and dynamic. You just better  experience the nuance of the musicians performance.
teajay
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Hey corelli,

It's great that you having such pleasure listening to all kinds of music through your system and DI's!  I find them explosive/alive, yet so musical and natural sounding on all the types of music I have played through them.  

I just got in-house a CEC Tl-N3 transport, my usual transport is the big MBL reference, the DI's are so transparent that I heard the difference immediately between the two transports.  So, all the little micro-details are easy to hear, but not in an etchy/analytic way.   
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