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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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charles1dad
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Teajay makes a very good case for the LTA components particularly the preamp. I'm a jazz aficionado of many happy years.  We all have our individual criteria and sonic hierarchy and for me it's tone,timbre and harmonic overtones authenticity.  This is due I'm sure to the dominant presence of acoustic instruments used in jazz.

Dexter Gordon's tenor saxophone, Monk's piano, Chet Baker'-s trumpet or the vibraphone of Bobby Hutcherson.  If you can't get the natural tone right nothing else the component and/speaker does can correct this major deficiency IMO. You lose much of the emotion. 

If the LTA  does this better than other components far more expensive then this is quite an achievement. I've heard expensive audio products that lack convincing natural  (thus realistic) tone and timbre. 
Charles 
corelli OP
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I remember when I was an 18 yr old kid and specs were everything.  (I can still remember the capture ratio on my Pioneer sx-636 receiver--scary, I know). 
Your comments resonate with me Charles (bad pun).  But when you hear an instrument presented with its fundamentals  and harmonic overtones intact.....well, it sends a chill down your spine.  The DI's are certainly in this camp.  And all this is done with steel framed woofers.  No really glamorous drivers here.  Nice drivers, but not top shelf by any means.  The magic lies in driver integration, and this is where the DI's shine.  Credit Eric. 
Once built a pair of speakers using top shelf Scan Speak drivers.  It was very nice but all too quickly ended up for sale on this site.
Thankfully, it sounds like we've all learned to trust our ears.
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charles1dad
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Corelli, 
Yes, the entire point of having a  good audio system is to listen to the music that we love.  Going to live jazz venues frequently over many years has definitely conditioned my ears. It makes judging audio components pretty simple.  It's natural or it isn't.  It's funny how some components reveal "hyper detail" yet exclude the music's soul and emotion. 
Charles 
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baranyi
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Charles1dad, I call hyper detail  HIFI vs. listening to music. When I go to most shows there is a lot of HIFI and very little music. I guess HIFI sells Better than music. By the way, my new MicroZOTL2 (actually MZ2-S) just seems to have broken in and it is gorgeous to listen to. Tube rolling in this unit takes it a step higher. This unit is magic. I really thought it wouldn't make as much a difference as it has in my system. Sounds great in Teajay's system with the DI!
corelli OP
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Dang.  the ZOTL button keeps gettin' pushed.
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