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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.
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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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mac48025
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No Craig, I haven't......or at least I don't think I have. I have the first pair of DI's made, so whatever tweeters Eric started with is what I have. I don't imagine changing tweeters will affect his patent too much as the concept stays the same......usIng low mass transducers to replicate real sound. I imagine Eric changed drivers due to availability or to improve upon the sound. 
craigl59
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mac48025:

That's exactly why I asked. Was under the impression that ring tweeters were much lower in mass than dome ones and, therefore, how this change might alter his balance ideal.

Congrats on your SNs; mine are much later, 229 & 230, but still have the original SB tweeters that sound fine to me.

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teajay
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Gentlemen,

There's a new review on the website DAGOGO by Richard Austen regarding a new company's (KingKo Audio) KA-101 integrated amplifier that right now sells for whopping $830.00!  It's a P/P 12 watt El-84 based design.  It also has a built in PREAMP IN feature so you can run it directly with your preamplifier.  Austen's review is very informative regarding SET designs comparing them to P/P and different kinds of power tubes.  He raves that this little inexpensive amp is extremely well built, very easy to roll the tubes to get a higher performance, is cool looking  (twin meters) and competes with much more expensive amps.  He believes that it comes somewhat close to some of the special qualities of an SET.  I know nothing about this author, but he writes well and has some very good gear in his system and has tried amps from Audio Space/Line Magnetic, so he seems legit.  Hell, I have wasted more money on a few bad meals then this amp costs, so this might be worth checking out if you want to play with tubes driving the DI's.
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