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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
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@kdude66 @porscheracer @craigl59 @lmswjm @sbayne @bullitt5094

Thanks to all of you who responded to my query (regarding minimal discussion of our source / front end components) with your thoughts and perspectives. Very helpful in expanding my understanding.

Some additional thoughts regarding that post (page 27 closer to the bottom of the page).

Bill: I suggest the speaker expresses rather than "determine[s] the appropriate quality of the other upstream components in a system." Would you agree?

Kenny, You said: "I look at that as most users of the DI’s already have a quality front end either digital or analog and are kinda set using what sounds good to them,..."

This was my implied concern with the original post/question:

’What if we don’t?’

It is difficult for me to imagine that we do, given that we are spending a lot of time, energy, and budgets on amps and preamps. If we believe two parts of the chain need massaging (which is pretty much happening across all DI owners, myself included), why not all parts?

We certainly haven’t spent much time on that end of the equation, so how would we really know?

This falls under that ’philosophical question’ moniker. Additional thoughts?
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
David,

You are asking some valid questions here and I will answer with my opinion for me.

I currently don't listen to much analog at all and see no reason to change anything with it.

I have used a fair amount of different Dac's over a 5 to 7 yr period and feel like I have upgraded in sound overall with what I use now.

Direct stream
Direct stream Jr
Yggy

The Yggdrasil is the newest and was mainly bought to compare with the Jr and be used in my 2nd system.I use the direct stream in my main system and I haven't tried the Yggy there.Maybe I need to and maybe different cabling as well needs to be tried.

The direct stream with the latest Huron software is the best Dac that I have ever heard or owned,do you have any suggestions.

Best,

Kenny.
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
Kenny, my post wasn't and isn't about suggestions for DACs. Your PS Audio Direct Stream with the Huron update is widely praised and recognized; and I think there are others on this thread that are also very happy with theirs, as you are.

I'm in no way suggesting that we should be unhappy with what we currently have.

I'm just surprised that the front ends appear to be static or status quo for most of us. This strikes me as odd when we (MYSELF included) are working on replacing preamps and amps. 

And this is in spite of a truly remarkable whole lot of 'whole lot of' going on in the digital arena.
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
David,

I see this same thing as front end being static or status quo for a few years now.Certainly not just this thread but many other ones,on other websites other than audiogon and also at audio dealers to.

Your observation has merit and is directed to the overall systems synergy which is the bottom line.

I can't really answer your question directly but maybe someone else here will have a different enlightening answer.

Kenny.

craigl59
307 posts
 

David_Ten:

It occurs to me that there is a major revolution taking place with the Lyngdorf 2170. This approach removes the necessity of a DAC and a Preamp and maintains the digital stream intact until the final amplified signal is converted to analogue right before the speaker terminals.

Lyngdorf solved the volume control issue by having it control the power supply and that control the power output.

So, as a continuation of the computer-centric approach I suggested above, this means that all signal control and processing takes place in the virtual realm.

At my other place I have a 5-channel system with a computer right next to an Emotiva XMC-1 -- which is also a Linux computer. Why all the computers?

One is enough. It can hold the music files, control all of the signal processing, then convert the digital signal by class D to speaker terminals . Only one box is needed and a completely open-ended design exists as regards apps and future file formats/changes.

Would have gotten the Lyngdorf rather than a Nord amplifier but needed more power and was not convinced the file formats currently supported by the 2170 will be sufficient in the future.

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