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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
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
Lance,

Thank's for your assessment of the 2 different amps with your DI's,

I have close results myself between the Zotl 40 and my Diy sit 2,both paired with the MZ2S.I prefer the 40 the best overall between the 2 different flavors.I'm also using Mullard xf2's from 1966.

I haven't tried the gold lion kt's yet,have you used that tube very much,love to hear your thoughts.

I did finally get to try the vt-99's in the MZ2S and I like them,quite a interesting engaging sound.

Kenny.
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bullitt5094
266 posts
 
evolvist, I am really looking forward to hearing it too. You and I seem to have similar music tastes and is probably why we both seem to lean toward the SS sound. I also have my hand-truck ready and the crane in place to lift it to the second floor. LOL
vitop
221 posts
 
Bullitt:

You have a crane? My wife would not let me buy a crane.
lancelock
1,093 posts
 
@evolovist , with the AHB2 you won't be dissapointed.

@kdude66  , the stock KT77's that come with the ZOTL40 are good tubes. They have excellent bass and make the ZOTL40 sound almost solid state, but the best SS ever.

Mark Schneider came over one weekend and we spent many hours doing a tube shoot-out to see what was best in the ZOTL40, listening through my Janszen's. We decided that day that the Gold Lion KT77 sounded better than any of the new stock EL34's we tried. He has since sold the amp with KT77's as stock tubes and even though they cost more he didn't raise the price.
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charles1dad
10,250 posts
 
Hi Lance,
I’d also like to thank you for your listening impressions of 2 very different amplifiers. You must be happy knowing that you can enjoy excellent sound with either choice. This tells me that both amplifiers are high quality designs and well implemented. The sonic character differences you describe are what I had imagined they’d be given their respective topologies. What a special speaker to sort out the nuances so effectively. 
Charles
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