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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
10,250 posts
 
Evolvist,
You are most certainly right, all amplifiers regardless of topology present some degree of tradeoffs, this is unavoidable. Super low distortion as a result of utilizing NFB then introduces the unwanted higher odd order distortion (5th,7th and 9th) that Ralph (Atmasphere) has described often on this forum. It’s always going to be some form of compromise/tradeoff to content with. Best solution is to choose what sounds right/better to your ears and accept the fact that it is not perfect in every sonic parameter,  nothing is. 
Charles
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@evolvist and @bullitt5094  Great to hear Bullitt's system is coming together. Looking forward to hearing more about the SEs once they are fully run-in.

@vitop  I'm pleased with the NAD M27. And it is frustrating that it is sitting idle while I wait for my HT system to take shape. Like you, I've been impressed with it's reviews and performance in my system. And like you, I will probably have the Anthem AVM 60 in front of it. But I wouldn't choose it as my go to amp for 2ch, as long as I had choices. For that, I have a very clear lean towards Class A/B and now finally a Class A amp in the Pass XA30.8.  Your response to 333Jeffery made me think it would be good to get it back in system and see how it does, now that my system is more 'mature' and better dialed in than it was when I had just received the Double Impacts.
evolvist
167 posts
 
Just for the record, I have nothing against Class D amps. In fact, I have nothing against anything in the audio world unless the sound turns me off. 
333jeffery
122 posts
 
Evolvist, the Ulfs now have over 100 hours on them, and they are still breaking-in. If I had to call it right now, I would say the DI's get you 75% of the way to the Ulfberhts. But this can change as I put more hours on them. I am using the Yggy dac, and it seems to pair well with the Tektons. One thing I can say for sure about the Ulfs is that they respond very enthusiastically to power, much more so than the DIs. My dad put this to the test by playing some of his classical piano cds through them, and cranking up the volume to thunderous levels. I'm talking heavy metal concert levels!  The Ulfs didn't once strain/distort/compromise the sound quality. The piano sounded amazing, almost like having a concert grand in the room with us.
vitop
221 posts
 
David: What is the difference that you can hear between the M27 and the class A/B or even class A? Quieter background, more sound spectrum, dynamics or exactly what? Clean sound should be clean sound no matter what it is playing. If the M27 does not sound as well on music as the class A/B or class A, then I can't believe that it would sound as good on HT either. I plan on running music through mine also.



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