Tekton Double Impacts

James,
Yep, that’s the hallmark of a good quality speaker.  The sound quality of the Double Impact is dependent on what's placed up steam in the signal pathway.  This is why I find the negative and  dismissive comments regarding this speaker unwarranted ànd misinformed. 
Charles 

The Pass Labs XA 30.8 and the LM 508ia would be a compelling comparison.  Both are considered to be excellent yet presumably with distinctly different presentations.

 
@charles1dad   "Distinctively different presentations" How so?

Thanks.

porscheracer,

You have some very good choices given to you and the decision may take some time for you to sort out.

Owning the DI's which are 95 db efficient the best choice for me is always going to be a preamp that doesn't have anymore voltage gain then 10db.

Best of luck to you in your search,
Kenny.

Sorry if I'm going off topic.  
 
I have been following this thread for quite awhile now and see that the Mtz2s gets high praise here used as a preamp.

When I read Teajay's highly regarded review I purchased one. I compared it to my highly modded Supratek Sauvignon. 

I let it break in for a couple hundred hours before I did any critical listening and used NOS tubes that Teajay recommended.

I'm probably going to piss off a few people but in IMS it wasn't the giant killer that a lot of people are saying it is.

It is a nice preamp for the money. With all the hype that it's getting I was expecting it to blow away my preamp, which wasn't the case not even close.

It is very fast and has nice transparency, but doesn't come close in tone, texture, and realism that my preamp has. 
It lacks the emotional involvement that I crave when listening to music.

Sorry, if I went against the grain here, but want people to know you should really compare it to other highly regarded preamps before making a purchase.

Joe

I suppose it's all about synergy. The MZ2 paired with my ZOTL40 and electrostats is truly a giant killer!

Lance