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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
corelli OP
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oops, correction--"their"'

  coffee has not kicked in yet
mack71
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Corelli,
I am afraid of this :(
I am currently using Jamo 909, and I think these speakers are very natural and spacious, but it pulls me to try something new ;)
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charles1dad
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Mack71, 
I agree with Corelli,  the Double Impacts are going to pretty much reproduce the character of the front end source,  amplifier and cables used in the audio signal chain.  Based on my listening experience with them there's relatively little editorializing taking place. 

If for example you choose to utilize a 500 watt class D or a 5 watt tube amplifier you're going to hear the intrinsic sonic character of that specific amplifier. If you likee the sound of your Emotiva solid state amplifier the Double Impact won't alter their signature much at all . This is why you'll find on this thread Double Impact owners happy with transistors and others happy with tubes.  
Charles 
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charles1dad
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Mac71,
Tom has heard his Double Impacts driven by 5 different amplifiers. Odyssey (solid state), Decware Torii, Raven Audio, LTA M2Z-S and Coincident Frankenstein , the latter 4 are tube amplifiers . He could "easily" hear the differences of sonic character amongst all of them.
Charles
mack71
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Charles ,
I agree.
Because of the previous speakers I had to use amplifiers with great control basów- xpr1 are outstanding.
However, I added a pre McInosh C2500 to add tube character. It seems to me (including my friends who listened to my system), the effect is great.
I think I will venture,
I'm starting over again chasing the bunny :)
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