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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
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@vitop: Thanks! That's really good to know. I was on the phone with Eric a few days ago and we briefly discussed the Ulfberht and also that he was designing a smaller version that might be easier to accommodate into living area spaces. I committed to going to Utah to listen in person and to also see in person before deciding if they are going to be enough of an upgrade SQ wise and to justify aesthetically as well. I'm very interested in learning  how they work out for you.

Do you have a feel for when they will be in your system?

Even if they are 'marginally' better than the DIs, you are in for a real treat! And if they are the upgrade Eric says they are, I can only imagine how a complete set will perform in an optimized HT setting.  
mikirob
955 posts
 
kdude66,
Thank you for your feedback back to me. That you owned the Orangutan a while back, yet believe the Double Impacts are better is really helpful. You've had some excellent systems that I can relate too. My gut tells me I can trust your ears along with some others also posting here. Plus, I've had great experience with Eric's former endeavors. It looks like I will be purchasing the DIs in very near future. Best, mikirob 
vitop
221 posts
 
Thanks David. No, I don't. I am going to let him figure it out. I don't even know the final driver configuration yet but I think the bass drivers probably have to be 8" drivers to fit the new width.

These won't fit into my system... they WILL BE my new system. I am even going out on a limb and ordering new subs to replace my JL Audio Fanthoms. Surrounds and rears will be the shelf version of the DI's but thinner so it really should be something.

I had originally decided on Paradigm Personna speakers. The Beryllium drivers sounded super clean to me (they still do), but musically the DI's are better (IMO) and they might even be better for clarity also. I spent some time listening to the DI's and they really sounded good.

I've got an Anthem Processor that uses ARC so it should optimize the speakers pretty well. I hope so anyway!

When are you going down there to listen to them?
333jeffery
122 posts
 
David, the BHK preamp provides a level of detail that I have not been able to achieve with any other preamp that I have tried. It's sound is crystal clear, yet very rich and textured. Bass is just right, while the treble extends all the way to the highest frequencies without sounding harsh or etched. Plus, it has that "holographic" quality that folks are always raving about. Combined with the DI's excellent midrange abilities, it produces a magical listening experience. I was listening to the recent remix of Songs from the Wood and Ian Anderson's voice was full of detail that I had never noticed before. Other recordings that I tried on it did not have the thin/hollow sound that they had on the other preamps I have owned. This one component made as much difference in my system as when I upgraded my dac to the Yggdrasil a few years back. Maybe even a bit more!
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milpai
2,407 posts
 
I am intrigued by the DIs. Wish there was some dealer close by to go listen. Are these available in some wood veneers?
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