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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
craigl59
307 posts
 

Thanks, Kenny.

I, too, listen mostly to jazz, pop, and bluegrass music but the DIs have rekindled my enjoyment of classical feeds -- largely orchestral ones that have large soundstages. Suspect you found this one long ago, but, if not, the Bela Fleck and the Flecktones "Live at the Quick" DVD is spectacular on the DIs. Wooten's bass solo can be used as a primer for illustrating the DI bass response.

BTW, if you're looking for a practice piano, there are excellent sampling instruments available as are the Korg keyboard controllers hooked up to a VST/computer. Allows the aficionado the opportunity to blend their musical and audiophile interests. Nothing beats a grand, however.

doctorsubie
3 posts
 
Long time lurker here; just acquired a set of DI  (w/ Cardas upgrade) for mains and matching center channel speaker--this has replaced my old system that consisted of Onix/AV123 Rocket RS1000s + bigfoot ctr channel system in my dedicated 14x25' home theater room.

Electronics is Anthem AVM60 and Oppo UDP205, Emotiva IPS-1 200wpc 7ch amp.  Sony VPL VW675ES projector on order.

I have a pair of SVS SB16's.  In-wall surround and Atmos speakers are James' speakers (8 of them).

Haven't had time to do extended listening, but right off the bat, compared w/ the Rockets, the treble/midrange performance is much more detailed, almost like a cloud has been lifted off the old system.  Bass isn't as potent as the RS1000s, but I haven't fully dialed in/integrated the SVS subs and Anthem ARC yet.

Interestingly, the build quality of the DIs are not as nice as the AV123 stuff.  I ordered the DIs in their black soft finish.  I guess the DIs remind me more of a 'studio quality' rather than 'high end furniture quality'.; it is a very industrial, utilitarian look.  Not a huge deal, since these go into my dedicated home theater room.  My RS1000s had a beautifully finished rosewood wrap and black gloss end caps.  Also, not sure if this means much, but the DI cabinets have some areas that could use more 'deadening' or bracing, at least when compared to the Rockets (via my informal 'rap test' on the speaker cabs).

Has anyone w/ the DIs received their grills yet?  I have already paid for them, but no grills were included in my shipment.  I have an email to them, but haven't heard anything back.
jetter
3,106 posts
 
Mac, I don't need to recount.
craigl59
307 posts
 

doctorsubie:

I have gotten grills and was under the impression from Eric that he made them in bunches and was so occupied now. Give him a call and see. Much prefer the look of the large DI cabinets with the grills installed and don't notice any appreciable sound difference.

A number of posts have suggested they are using subs with the DIs and I, apparently, am in the minority in not feeling any need for them at all. In particular, I like the finely detailed bass response and soundstage advantage of having the bass follow the stereo feed. Noted elsewhere that the REW checks in my large room are solid down to 20hz -- although my ears start checking out at around 25...

kdude66
1,200 posts
 
doctorsubie,

Congrats on your DI's that you just got,I hope you enjoy them.
They do take a little time on them to sound their best,especially the bass.

My pair are black metallic paint which I like just fine,but I do agree with you they are a little industrial for some.The wonderful sound they produce makes up for the looks for me.I know they do offer wood veneers but takes a while.

I thought I would give my opinion of the cabinet deadness that you spoke about.
The mids and the tweeters are in their own sealed chamber which is pretty shallow about 8inches deep and the woofers use the rest of the cabinet for their volume which is key point to the bass quality that they are capable of.There is a crossbrace on each woofer to stiffen in that area.

Now I said all of that to say this basically one of the qualities I look for in a speaker is how much cabinet talk or resonance coloration there is to the sound.If there is too much then piano music and or acoustic instruments don't sound real to my ears and just the same if there is to little the music loses that this sounds real kinda sound.

The DI's in my room and with my equipment sound astonishingly real,with the right amount of resonance sound you hear certain spatial clues in the music that to me get me closer and more involved and lost into the music.

I haven't read anybody else talking about this subject so I thought I might give my opinion,I hope I made sense.


Best,

Kenny.
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