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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
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Corelli: You are right about Copland and the holiday. Share your enthusiasm for Telarc releases and enjoyed your description of the Rodeo orchestra -- very good.
Like the bass instruments and low drums in the Teldec release Shostakovich: Symphony #5 by Rostropovich and the National Symphony Orchestra (who will be playing today in DC on tv). Use this to show off the DIs bass handling and it is too good -- makes you listen too loudly! Am going to have to take some listening time off to let the ears recover...
corelli OP
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I'd be curious to know where they eventually end up.  I think the DI's are fairly flexible on room placement but clearly respond to small changes and tweaking their position.  In my 14.5x21x9 foot room mine ended up almost pulled out 1/3 from the front wall with my listening spot 2/3 from the front wall.  Speakers 8.5 ft apart, equilateral triangle with seat.  Very smooth and open sound.  Give up a small amount of low end extension  but gains in bass quality and sound stage.

Once yours break in let us know where they sound best.
mr_m
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This thread is way to long to sift thru. Have any of you guys directly compared the DI's to any of the latest Vandersteens???
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mac48025
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Mr M,

While I've not owned any of the latest Vandersteen models I enjoyed the model 1A's, 2 CE's and 3A's for many years......along with a pair of 2w's. I've been a Vandersteen fan for many years but the DI's provide a level of musical realism that no other speaker I've owned has duplicated. There are many great speaker manufacturers, and IMO Richard Vandersteen is one of them, yet for me Eric Alexander of Tekton Design has made the music more real than any other. I look forward to hearing what his PMD line has to offer. Just my 2 cents.
craigl59
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mac48025:

Have you heard what make/model of dome tweeter Eric is now using in place of the original SB Acoustics ring ones? Wonder what affect this will have on his patent concept of low mass drivers.

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