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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
mazikrav
52 posts
 
Thank you, Kenny, for your most helpful response:

I'm listening to my Brilliance speaker at the mid-point of a ten foot equilateral triangle. The listening room is open at the back and runs the full length of the house with a dining area and a kitchen behind my wife and my listening chairs.  As I hear them now, these speakers must not be toe in directly at my listening area, but somewhere behind where I hear them for best results.  I love the clarity of this arrangement  and hear a great improvement with the F-3's over the J-2's The only limitation is when I listen to very high volume material at levels over a typical concert hall experience.  I expect that the only way to get greater clarity at high volume would be to go to amps that are much higher power than the 10 watts  class A per channel that my F-3's crank out. I don't anticipate that the added increase in quality at high volume would be worth the added price, but I keep watching Audiogon, Reno Hi-Fi, or other sites offer in used, reconditioned  Pass Lab amps. I'm open to all of you for suggestions or reflections. 
 

mazikrav
52 posts
 
Thank you, Al, Kenny and everyone: I noticed the same  dynamics problem a couple of years ago.  As a result, (I I neglected to mention )my Placette is now supplemented with Guy Hammel's preamp stage, which I think is a buffer with a tiny bit of gain. This greatly improved my dynamics.  I anticipate that it corrected the impedence mismatch. Can you confirm if this is truly so? I'm a 77 year old non-techi.
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grannyring
6,539 posts
 
Kenny, I meant o say the SIT 2 is my main interest......
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
Bill,
I sent you a pm about your question.
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
mazikrav,

Al does bring up some solid concerns with your pairings but I remember you mentioning before the add on to your preamp.

I personally never have liked any of the different passive preamps that I have tried and much prefer a lwr gain active preamp.

I found the J2 to have more clarity than the F3 in my system and my ears.

If you are wanting to stay in the pass family of amps you might look at the X30.8.It's big,heavy and runs hot but also sounds very good.
I sold mine locally and I never heard it with my DI's though,I'ts a very good sounding amp I just went in a Diff. direction at the time.

What phono preamp do you use from Sound smith?

Best,
Kenny.
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