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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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mikirob
955 posts
 
Craigl59,
First, let me say what I value most in music reproduction is tone, timbral accuracy, texture, density, weight of the orchestra, and less the musical artifacts of a recording. 

Second, while listening I turned my volume up from 10 to 12 o'clock. Too loud for my wife, she left the room, 18x20x9.

No matter the volume I had a well defined stage, wall to wall, with good depth. I could clearly/easily place the various instruments within that stage. I believe to my ears I heard the total orchestral texture, correct timbre, tone, weight of that orchestra. I think my Cary 280, 50 triode PP watts would slightly put a little more meat on the bones, my Primaluna Dialogue One less (sold both of those units).  I must say I enjoyed this piece by Hindemith immensely. I want to let you know top to bottom my combo got it all, very satisfied. Best, mikirob

p.s. I did not hook up my LTA preamp, just used the built-in volume control on the Dynamo. The Preamp would improve everything slightly from my experience. Also, as good as the DeVore's are I have a real burn to obtain the Double Impacts. I have too much good stuff right now including Harbeth HL5s, plus the older Tektons.
mikirob
955 posts
 
Craig,
By-the-way, Danzon Cubano, CD72 sounds even better than the Hindemith, more dynamic, piano, near perfect, this is a Wow! Nice deep bass/drums/percussion. Best, mikirob
craigl59
307 posts
 

mikirob:
Thanks so much; your response is why these threads work. Am thinking of giving a tube amp a try and have been looking at the primaluna dialogue premium -- because it has substantially better specs than other units. Could not find out from them the class of their amp although it is push-pull. Would not consider anything other than class A.

Have been listening to the Bernstein set for over 2 weeks now and revisiting the favorites I heard when they were released in the 60s and 70s. All of these performances are "good," a surprisingly-high number are "great," and another number are the best of all time (e.g., the Hindemith). It was a confluence of fortunate events: a great conductor, a great orchestra in the preeminent city of its day, AND Columbia records. Columbia was being supported by its Dylan recordings and took the opportunity with the NYP and Bernstein to invent close miking techniques for the orchestra with mixing principles closely tied to the musical content and major themes. The result was spectacular in its day and presaged all later recording techniques.

WHEN YOU REMOVE the tape hiss, these recordings sound better to my ears than any 21st century recording.

SO, don't miss the "Intermezzo" from the Bizet suite. The flutist should have been knighted after that performance...

craigl59
307 posts
 

Whacky:

Got 1 and 1/2 inch lengths for my threaded gliders and am glad for the extra length.
When you put them on, you have to tilt the box a little to remove one set of the older feet and add the new ones. The Herbie feet will not accept too much tension on the outer portion of the circle; so its best to screw them all the way in, then tilt the box for the other set. Once that second set is installed at its final height, you can retilt the box yet one more time and raise the first set a second time to match. Doing it this way removes the chance of breaking the outer edge of the rim.

333jeffery
122 posts
 
Question for the amp experts: would a Pass Labs 100.8 be sonically superior to the BHK 300's that I am using now? I like the BHK's very much, but am open to other amps. Thanks.
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