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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
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charles1dad
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Hi LP,
Keep in mind that Al’s litmus test is minimally compressed large scale symphonic music capable of peaks of   105 db at his sitting position 10 feet away. He knows the sensitivity of his speakers and then calculates the power needed to achieve this without strain or clipping.

My listening requirements are less demanding than Al’s and I can get by very happily with less power than would satisfy him. We’re both quite content with our respective audio systems. The key to success is truly determining what you ultimate objective is. Power requirements   (and Listening volume levels) obviously vary amongst different individuals.
Charles
kdude66
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LP,
Yes I'm referring to the horn shoppe "Truth" preamp,
It looks like from what I read on their forums that some guys are modifying their Truth preamps and adding Active gain and or transformer based Impedance buffers,possibly like a autoformer.

I read through all these posts again and analyzed all the specs again and I still come to the conclusion that this pairing in gear might work ok for you in a smaller room and being close to your speakers.

Now if you listen to symphonic classical and like it loud then I also would agree with Al and say that this pairing in gear wouldn't work without more amplifier pwr,probably at least 25 watts or more.

Even though I really like the 1 watt from the MZ2S with my DI's playing easier music,more pwr is needed to play more complex and dynamic music.

I hope this helps you,
Kenny.
david_ten
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@kdude66 

Kenny, thanks for the detailed post on the driver array and how it works. From an earlier post of yours:

"So, acoustically you have a six inch mid-range driver with a coaxial mounted tweeter which means it functions as a single point source."

I understand the single point source concept, however I don't see how that would work when doubled up as it is with the Ulfberths. Can you explain?

Thanks.
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charles1dad
10,250 posts
 
My post beat Kenny's by 1 minute 😊 but we've made the same essential point to LP. 90% of my music listening is acoustic jazz with groups of varying numbers of musicians.  The vast majority of these type of recordings are well executed and have very little  (sometimes none) compression.  Dynamic swings usually is 25 to 30 db and some are even 40 db.  That's very good but large scale complex symphonic can certainly be more demanding. 

I do quite well with an 8 watt SET amplifier driving 94 dB the sensitivity speakers with a 14 ohm load  (not a trivial factor).
Charles 
david_ten
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@lpretiring  There was so much back and forth today, that I overlooked saying: Congratulations on ordering the Electrons.

If you are having second thoughts about how they might work for you vs the Double Impacts, perhaps Eric can swap out your order?

I cannot see how you can go wrong with the Triode 2A3 amp. Triode is well regarded, not only in this thread, but to reaches far far beyond. 

And you may be surprised at how well your current preamp functions in the chain.

Many of us have been moving new equipment in to optimize our listening experiences and preferences since purchasing the Double Impacts. If a component isn't a good fit, it is far from the end of the world. In fact, I'd say that the beautiful part of the journey is just beginning for you!

I'd wait until you've had some time with the Electrons and then make a much more informed choice.
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