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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
lpretiring
473 posts
 
Well after realizing that I have not bought a pair of speakers since 1990, I bought Tekton yesterday. I went against this current and chose the Electrons, because of size and weight even with some assurances that the D.I.'s would work in my 11X15X8 dedicated. 

And now some breaking news!  Eric told me when ordering that the Electrons now come with 8" bass drivers, no longer the 6.5". O.K. not earth shaking but it is fairly new information.

I went into this purchase with the understanding that I wanted to match an amp purchase with the Tektons too, and with opinions of people on this forum who I respect with way, way more knowledge than myself had helped me to decide on a 2A3 SET amp. The general consensus of this type of amps presentation coincided with my musical taste extremely well.

So now I should live happily ever after (at least in my audio world) right?
Wrong, now I have a problem that I learned today (isn't it the way things so often seem to go?) that my line stage which I am completely satisfied with which is a Truth with no gain at all will-might compromise the performance of this set up. 

Thoughts and possible directions from this group will be greatly appreciated.

       LP




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milpai
2,420 posts
 
@lpretiring,
Have you listened to the Electrons in your system? Tektons are highly sensitive loudspeakers (at least from the specs on the site). You should have no problem driving these with your Truth. What is your "source"? I say this because even I have a passive and can easily drive my average sensitivity loudspeakers with the preamp.
What is your rest of the system?
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bullitt5094
266 posts
 
Called Tekton today. Eric was tied-up painting, but Karma tells me it looks good for my DI SE units to be built next week. That's the good news. The bad news is, the non-SE DIs I have now are broken-in and are really sounding great. I almost hate to send them back! But I'm sure the SEs will be worth the temporary step backward.
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
Welcome milpai

Is this thread not suspicious anymore?

Yesterday you posted: " I have not heard the Tektons, but that huge thread and the same people recommending the speakers over and over again is making me suspicious."
lpretiring
473 posts
 
Milpai,

I ordered the Electrons yesterday, so I feel it will be about 3 weeks before they arrive. In talking to Eric about my desire to use a 3.5 watt 2A3 SET he said it would be no problem, but I forgot to mention the no gain Truth I use. He is very busy and it was hard for me to remember everything I wanted to tell him when pressed for time.
Today I will talking to Triode Labs about possibly building an amp for me, and he mentioned a really good pre-amp with gain would be a better match for my set up.
I only listen to redbook c.d. with a Musical Fidelity A-5

     LP
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