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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
snopro
390 posts
 
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
lancelock
1,093 posts
 
I suppose it's all about synergy. The MZ2 paired with my ZOTL40 and electrostats is truly a giant killer!

Lance
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
snopro,

No worries at all and other opinions are always valued.

I haven't had the opportunity to hear any of the Supratek's,they are generally hard to come by.

Your comparison of the 2 completely different preamp topology's are spot on and it comes down to system synergy and user sonic presentation preferences.IMO.

I directly replaced a Valvet soul shine and a modwright ls-100 with the MZ2S in my system.

My preferences are to have the speed and transparency from the MZ2S as you mentioned and I prefer to get texture,tone,liquidity and realism from the pwr amp that I'm using.

Your post is greatly valuable and these comparisons will give porscheracer more info in his search.

Kenny.
snopro
390 posts
 
Yes, it's all about synergy and personal preferences!
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mac48025
672 posts
 
You have nothing to be sorry for snopro. Your experience and impression of the MZ2 while different than many of us here, is just as valid. What amp and speakers were you using with the MZ2? Like you I find the MZ2 to be very transperant and fast and with the Marconi BL63's or TungSol 12SN7's to have good tone and texture when used as an amp but when I heard it with the Frankenstein 300B SET Monoblocks I heard some truly amazing tone texture. My experience  is that the MZ2 will impart its speed and detail to the sound but otherwise is totally transperant allowing the tubes and amp to dictate the sound. I personally like that in a pre amp but can see where it wouldn't appeal to those looking to alter the sound presentation with their pre amp. 
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