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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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Crazy.......I just realized I had Eva’s Songbird and put it in. What an incredible voice! How this cd missed my attention is beyond me but better late than never. Ordered 4 more of her CD’s.

If you like sultry voices with a rock/blues/jazz vibe you’ll like May and Waits, Lance.

David and mazikrav, please keep us posted about your visit, would love to hear your impressions of the Ulfberhts.
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jcarcopo
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I’m listening to Eva singing "Fever" on a 24/96khz remaster very loudly at the moment. I couldn’t imagine listening to this except a SET tube amp and the DIs at such a high volume and not being forced to turn it down on most speakers with metal tweeters or horns; a close shave indeed! Boy, she has a really big voice!

My new Elrog 300B tubes are glorious sounding and may supplant my Emission labs bxls.

I’m definitely thinking hard about DI SE or mini Ulfberhts, but I can’t see how this gets any better with the emotionally satisfying sonic holography I’ve currently got!

Anyone evee listen to Lila Down’s "Semilla de Piedra"? That woman’s explosive voice will test your tweeters. She tests the upper limits of her voice on that track and momentarily breaks the microphone diaphragm!

Edit:  The Arc Choir on Mapleshade records has some of the best explosive vocals I've ever heard too. 
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@lancelock: I played "Blues in the Night’ as a test, and I see what you mean!!!

@kdude66: As I mentioned earlier, Eva has been a test vocalist for me for a long time ---- she certainly lets me know when my system is or isn’t ’bright.’ Right now I have a preamp and a power supply with Furutech NCF Rhodium breaking in...so bright it is...and is the reason I’m not spinning Ms. Eva. : )

@mac48025: I added Hope Waits to my Roon Library sometime ago based on a previous recommendation from you. She is tooooo sexy sounding for good behavior! I will look up Imelda - hopefully less troublesome. : ) Glad you are enjoying Eva.

@jcarpo: I will also look up Lila Downs. Eva sounds great on good ribbon implementations also.

@mazikrav: We are on!
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
Hello all,

Finally a MZ2 has arrived in my system,I'm using the tubes that were shipped with it for now,RCA 12sn7 and Ge 6201's.

This is most definitely going to be a game changer for me,I really don't want to turn it off and change tubes,maybe tomorrow.

I'm using the speaker outputs to pwr my 95db Tekton DI's.

Jccarcopo,

I have heard Lila Down’s "Semilla de Piedra" she has such a huge vocal range almost operatic.

I contemplated the SE version myself but after upgrading my crossovers and wiring I'm very happy for now.

I will be pairing the MZ2 with my push pull sit amp and my Yamamoto A09s,should be quite interesting.

Best,

Kenny.
mazikrav
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Me too, David
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