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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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bullitt5094
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Terry, thanks for the pre-review, review. Lots of us are jealous out here. Would you tell us the overall size of your room and what you would think would be the minimal size for the Ulfs to work well. I've actually had this conversation with Eric and he doesn't think my 12 high, 14 wide, 20 deep dedicated media room would be a problem. We even discussed the necessity of having them a foot from the side/rear walls with bass traps behind them. This is necessary to keep them from being in the way of the HT screen. I'm sure there are better positions, but again, he doesn't think my set-up would be problematic. 
teajay
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Hey bullitt5094,

I'm very lucky to live in a post and beam open design house.  Besides the amount of wood running through the whole house the totally open space is Height 30 feet / Width 30 / Length 50 where the system is located.  

I would think you would want at least 5 feet off the front wall, 3 to 4 feet off the side walls.  I do not have to use room treatments, however if someone knows what there doing I'm sure you could get the speaker to work well in a somewhat smaller environment. 
david_ten
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@teajay   Terry: Thank you once again for your ongoing contributions to this thread and now the overview of your findings about the Ulfberths at the beginning of your evaluation.

I purchased the Double Impacts immediately after reading your review the day it was published...and have not regretted that 'oh so quick' leap of faith that I'm generally much more careful with. So thank you again, personally, for all of the joy these speakers have brought me and to my home.

Are you able to provide us with more detail about your current entire system, beyond the preamp and amp, so we can get a feel for it?  This would be very helpful...like the note about using the Sistrum Platforms.

- David.


teajay
1,691 posts
 
Hey David,

Thank you for your kind words.  The rest of this system is a Krolo Tomo rack, either a reference MBL transport or CEC TL-3N transport, Concert Fidelity hybrid-040 DAC, MG ribbon speaker wire and IC's, Harmonix studio master power cords, and a Running Springs Dimitri power conditioner.  
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charles1dad
10,250 posts
 
Hello Teajay, 
Thanks for the initial cursory listening impression of the Tekton Ulfberths. I find it so interesting that this speaker and the Double Impacts are so easy to drive.  Your room has considerable cubic volume to say the least.  It's near fascinating that the 3.5 watt Triode Labs 2A3 SET  can fill your hugh volume of space in such a satisfying manner. 

Again we have something else in common, the Star Sound Sistrum Apprentice platefms.  I use them beneath  my speakers and every component in my system.  This is an effective and excellent product. 
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