Tekton Double Impacts

@Mac48025 Good reminder. The narrowband RF transformer explained in the TAS review of the MZ2 makes sense for power bandwidth and high turns. As an RF EE, technical explanations are interesting. I take it no -s configuration needed for the tube and ps upgrade.

Charles, I've been watching Teajay's reviews closely. The magic seems to be with purchasing the MZ2 as a pre. I may have to buy a non-integrated used $1.5-2.5k amp to remain in the $4k budget and the Triode Labs seem rare. A more common used Rogue or Primaluna amp may have to hold me over for a bit and has easy resale. A Tori Jr. might also work.

Thanks for all the help.

@grannyring 

What speaker wire do you like? I am using Mogami 3103 in my setup. I am not noticing any negatives with it but I have not tried other speaker wire.

Thanks,

Scott

When I heard the Raven amp, I did not hear anything but silence either for whatever it's worth.

@porscheracer,

I love the fact you are using very good value wire that sounds very nice indeed. I like two bulk DIY wires that represent wonderful value also.

The Western Electric NOS 10ga stranded and tinned copper wire and the new Duelund 16ga stranded copper, tinned and in oil impregnated cotton.

I ended up using the WE10 as it is warmer and full bodied sounding than the Duelund 16ga. The Duelund is more lively and open. It really depends on your system and what you are looking to accomplish.

Both easily had me selling off $2000 worth of high end cabling. Others are also finding this out. Both Jeff .Day and Jim Smith speak to this on their sites. Good stuff and priced so right. The WE10 gauge wire is only $2 foot!

No termination at all on the speaker cable for best sound. Very easy to make a set of cables for little cost.

I happened to sell off MG Audio speaker cables selling for over $2000 new.

@grannyring  These are the same Gallos. I guess the class d amp, while smoother than my Parasound HCA1200ii in the midrange and definitly stronger in the bass, has some sort of irritation associated with it. I wouldn't be the first to complain.

The Dirac improvement is amazing, so much so I'm suprised more 2 ch people don't use some sort of RC (maybe their room treatments are that good). My unfiltered sound is mud, so panels and trap time maybe.

My cables are 10 gauge blue jeans cable with gold plated bananas. IC are something cheap but not the real thin garbage. I do us an MIT-Z deluxe outlet for filtering (did lower the noise floor) but no special power cords or fuses. Mains are 10ft apart and with listening position 9ft back. I could try getting closer to a rule of thirds 7/7/7 for the 20' room and pull the speakers closer together.

The Parasound should go back in to test for relief. Gallo 3.1's are known to be a bit thin in the midrange (MZ2 the rescue?), I guess that's why I'm after a different sound with the DI's and tubes. Trouble is I've heard PSB T3 ported speakers and while the midrange was glorious, the bass was lacking definition. Would have liked to plug up the ports in back but the covers were missing. Kind of goes along with sealed subs are faster and more musical or am I wrong?