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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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I was considering either the OB Sigma or the Pendragons but when I called Eric to place an order he asked if I'd be interested in a new speaker that was still just a twinkle in his eye at that time......the Double Impacts. While I knew nothing about them, being the first to get them, I didn't have any apprehension at all as I totally trusted Eric's ability. I never expected anything as good as the DI's though! I can't imagine how much one would have to spend to do better. Now, if the LTA MZ2-S is equally as good ( and I'm sure it is) I'll be in audio heaven.
corelli OP
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As I said earlier, while I loved my Magnepan 1.7's,  I would not go back to them after owning the DI's.  The DI's just have too many strengths, too much balance.  I feel that I actually lost detail (perhaps from rear wave interference) with the 1.7's.  Things were less precise with the soundstage.  As teajay said you do get a larger than life image which is fun but not always accurate.  When you look at voicing, sounstaging , dynamics, frequency response, quality of bass, this is a terribly hard speaker to beat.  So while I enjoy open baffle/planar approaches, I have no urge to back in that direction.
333jeffery
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Tekton has some used speakers for sale on it's Specials page, including the prototype Electrons. Might be worth checking out.


And for folks that like the 6SN7 type tubes, the Melz "hole plates" are superb sounding tubes.
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lancelock
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I have been reading this thread with interest in the Double Impacts and then I read someone is powering them with the one watt MZ2 so Just for the heck of it, I hooked up my older Micro ZOTL2 amp and MZ2-S as preamp together to see what kind of SPL I could get with my 93db sensitive Decware Radial speakers in my living room. I'm playing at levels as loud as I want surprisingly without clipping. The sound is as good as I've ever heard these speakers sound. A small notch above the Berning ZH230 I use. It is no surprise this little 1 watt amp will drive the Tekton's.
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cmss2000
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Hi Guys!  It was teajay's review and the value of the DI's that made me order a pair. I have to laugh about the WAF comments though. I was met with "these speakers look so much better", no doubt because they are replacing 6 ft high Dunlavys. I haven't received the spikes or the grills yet. Are stock spikes included?

I'm really enjoying the speakers, but want to get the most out of them, so I'm considering ordering the MZ2 and hoping I can run it without the amp as that not only saves money but sounds like the hot setup.

Teajay, what  configuration (which MZ2 and which tubes) is recommended when ordering the MZ2? I'd like to get it right from the start. Thanks for a great thread!
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