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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
jetter
3,033 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.
vitop
221 posts
 
Hey Kenny:

The color I chose was also metallic black. Do you think that the metallic black looks better than the standard piano black?
I think that the speakers are a super buy and part of it has to do with the savings in finish. I really think the gloss finish is needed to help dress them up, but that’s just my opinion.

I was going for the Legacy Audio look -- they have a metallic that has larger flakes and more spread out -- it looks like black granite which is a nice look IMO.
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@craigl59:  I'm sans subs also. Cannot see any reason to add, given my music choices, but would if I migrate the DIs to HT duties.
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