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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
corelli OP
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Listening to Copeland's Rodeo/Telarc.
The DI's are really doing justice to the big Telarc bass drum.  The  drum is so tight with really nice impact--closest to live I've heard.  Strings are silky smooth but not without the magic that occurs when the rosined bow grips  and releases the string.  Brass is with nice bite. Gotta love it.
lancelock
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Corelli,  my room is 17' x 18' x 8.5' high and the DI's on the shorter wall but the room is almost square. I have a few diffusers and lots of bass traps.
corelli OP
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And how far from the front wall are the DI's/seat position?
lancelock
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The DI's are 2' from the front wall, about 8' to my seat and 8' apart. I have yet to experiment much with speaker placement. They do go through an interesting break-in period and change quite a bit.
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mac48025
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Hey Lance,

glad to hear you are enjoying the DI's, especially with the MZ2......together they make a killer budget friendly combination.

deep, musical bass is something the DI's excell at, maybe some tweaking of speaker and/or listening position will get you all the way there. Herbies Giant Threaded Gliders improved the bass on mine but I think you already have them. The same goes for the TungSol round plates. How far apart are your speakers? Moving mine from 7' to 6' O.C. filled in the bass more......as does pulling the speakers 4-5' out from the back wall. Easier said than done more often than not. 

Once your DI's are fully dialed in I'll be very interested as to how they compare to your Janszens. Both great speakers and each will probably do things better than the other. It never ceases to amaze me how the DI's are constantly being compared to speakers costing many times more. That alone must put a smile upon Eric's face :)

happy 4th and happy listening everyone!
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