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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
vitop
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Kenny,

Orange flames.....

hmmmm.

I'll call Eric in the morning. I wonder how long that will add to my lead time? :-)

david_ten
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Full dress Harley? :)
iamasif
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@kdude66 @lmswjm Will there be a noticeable difference between 4/8 ohm version of DI? which version perform best under what situation? I learned it differs in power required to drive either version, in addition to this will there be a difference how it sounds/sonic quality?
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almarg
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@milpai Sounds good re your volume control!  As you realize, in contrast to many resistive-based controls a TVC will do well at low volume settings.  The main concern, and I suspect the only concern, would be running out of range when you may want to listen at particularly low levels, and it sounds like that wouldn't happen with your system even with the very high sensitivity of the DI.

Regarding your other question, no, I'm sufficiently happy with my Daedalus Ulysses that I don't envision trying any other speakers in the foreseeable future.  See my post in this thread dated 6-10-2017.  But I find it interesting to follow and occasionally contribute to the thread.  And of course the comparison Chris (Waltersalas) is performing and reporting on between the DI and the Ulysses is especially interesting, as he uses or has used the same speakers, amplifier, phono stage, and phono cartridge as I do.

Best regards,
-- Al
 
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Chris/Charles :  I totally agree on the Emission Labs 300BXLS . It's the best sounding tube up until now that I've tried in my Art Audio Diavolo Copper Ref SET.  It's equally outstanding in sound quality in both 300b/8wpc output mode and also in the higher wattage output mode (15w-16w approx) .  This possibly affords me some extra headroom at louder volume levels during difficult/complex musical passages without any soft-clipping or transformer saturation, but regardless the DIs play plenty loud at the lower wattage setting anyway.

(Tom Willis at Art Audio put the beefier USA version Jota PSU so I can switch back and forth between low voltage and higher voltage transformer windings with a 4PDT switch that I added and a quick 30sec auto-bias adjustment from 80ma-110ma)

They best my KR300BXLS and KR842VHD tubes and there's no going back to any of the 6 pairs of Chinese 300B tubes for me.

I just got a new pair of Elrod 300B to try out a couple of days ago and I'm breaking them in, but I have to say they are glorious sounding as well.  I'll be evaluating them more critically after 100hrs.  My only concern is reliability with their issues a year ago, which hopefully have been resolved.


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