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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
sekollera
2 posts
 
Hi guys,

Long-time Tekton Lore user looking to upgrade to the DI.

I use a 300B amp I built based on the WE 91 circuit using Sophia Electric 300B meshplates tubes and Sophia 91-01 OPT's. The output secondary windings are 4 or 8 ohm.

I also have a EL34 PP amp with 4 and 8 ohm secondaries.

My question is: what speaker should I order? 4 or 8 ohm?

Also, are there any DI's in the upper midwest I can demo? I am located in Minneapolis.

Thanks,
Adam
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
david_ten,

"Does Ferrari Red speed up the sound waves?"

I don't know how the red will do but my Ferrari black metallic finish without question forces the sound waves out of the speakers in a way that's much better sounding unlike some speakers do with the sound stuck in the box.
Meaning the DI's are highly resolving and transparent but they also just disappear and just let the music ebb and flow in such a natural way.

But you probably already know this since you have had your pair longer than me.

Kenny.
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
sekollera,

I see no issue using either amp you have with the 4ohm taps with a pair of 4ohm Di speakers.
The 8ohm version of DI's may take much longer to get and are harder for Eric to build and they will be about 3db less efficient,
if that matters to you and it would make a difference with a 8watt 300b set amp.

I'm using a LTA Zotl 40 and also a couple different first watt amps with my DI's and I have a Yamamoto A09s amp which is a 300b set amp that has 4 and 8 ohm taps but I haven't tried it yet,waiting on some new tubes to show up.

I tried a consonance pp el34 Intergrated and used the 4 ohm taps with no issue.

One thing to keep in mind about the DI's is they don't dip any lwr than 4ohm Impedance load and they are very easy to drive with about any amp you would want to use.

I'm a long way from Minnesota or you would be welcome to listen to mine.

Kenny.
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mac48025
672 posts
 
You hit the nail on the head Kenny. What the DI's do best is totally disappear and let the music flow. While they do all the "audiophile" sound effects very well, what I appreciate most about them is how natural......real.....right.....they sound. The PMD line sounds like they take that a step further and that's very impressive. As much as I love my DI's it looks like I need to start saving up for the mini Ulfberhts or DI SE's. Thanks to everyone for sharing their experiences with these amazing and fun speakers. 
sekollera
2 posts
 
Thanks Kenney!

That is likely the same PP amp I have - a modified kit-built Consonance Ella from diyCable. I built it in 2001.

In any case the 300B is so much sweeter overall and will be my amp for the DI's.

/Adam
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