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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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Mac and Jeffery:
My natural Cavalier Spaniels like nothing so much as to raise a leg on a speaker; BUT, what they really prefer are subs. Have got a 15" Hsu Research sub at the other place that has a multi-decorated, round grill that would not, I suspect, pass a health test.
SO, I need the grills and, in any case, prefer that look over a large number of speakers -- no matter how impressive they might appear. Keep us apprised, Jeffery of the ULFs development as a number of us are interested.
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mac48025
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Yikes Craig! Thankfully my pit doesn't even notice my speakers or ever raise a leg in the house....but I can certainly see your need for grills now. Maybe a properly timed canon shot from the 1812 overture when your four legged friends raised their legs would scare the p*$$ out of them and save your subs from such humiliation :) In all seriousness, while I personally prefer speakers sans grills, I can appreciate the cleaner look with them. 

Yes Jeffery, keep us posted on the Ulfberhts development. Now that they've broken in more how do the DI's and Ulfberhts compare?
craigl59
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Mac:

If you're looking for scary recorded "shots" check out the Telarc Wellington's Victory album (Beethoven) with 1) digital firework sounds so loud that 2) there is a warning on the label. Normal volume levels will cause immediate ear fatigue and destroy most tweeters.

The Telarc engineers got carried away, you see...

But my canine family knows about the big boxes and sleep behind them when the music is active. Their 'decoration' occurs when I am not looking. On those rare occasions when they have been caught, they were spanked.

But Cavaliers are not a dogsmart breed and do not remember this kind of correction for any length. They are about interpersonal relationships and lap dog love. And they are professionals in these two areas...

david_ten
5,480 posts
 
The grills for the DIs were finally delivered yesterday.

I'm with you @mac48025 The grills look very nice and streamlined, but I've become accustomed to the non-grill look...it is also much softer since my DIs are gray. The pure black looks strong in the room.

Wish I didn't have to mount the grills because of the budding and growing 3 and a half year old audio dude. He's been telling me what he likes and doesn't like. Beth Orton, not so much. London Grammar, Yes, though he asked if it was a guy singing (Hannah Reid has a deeper voice). Trilok Gurtu a Lot! Calls it spooky music. Caught him bopping to Bass Drum Bone! Fantastic. :)

I'm going to miss the array.
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mac48025
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I'll check it out Craig. Btw, I recieved the Bernstein 80 cd collection you recommended......man, what a sweetly packaged set it is. It will take me months to go through the collection and I look forward to it. 

My 75 lb pit is a diva and thinks he's a lap dog too. How can one not love a loving dog in their lap? 
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