Tekton Double Impacts

@charles1dad   

Charles,

As always, you are informative and enlightening!  Thanks for the additional clarification.

The 3 dimensional presentation, I believe, is much easier to get agreement on. Having come from tubed systems in the past, I easily get this aspect of tubed amps like the Line Magnetic. However, the same concerns apply with respect to tone and timbre. Any guidance or thoughts in this regard?

Hi David,
I freely acknowledge that tone and timbre are subjective evaluations. There’s no way to measure this parameter. I personally rely on my pretty frequent exposure to live acoustic music heard in venues that don’t use microphones on the performers.

The audio equipment that comes closest to this sound is what I choose.  Non scientific yet very effective for me over the years. Naturally what sounds like correct tone and timbre reproduction to me may not to you or another listener.  No argument there but when all is said and done I trust what I hear.  

No doubt that some would argue that solid state sounds equal or better in regard to tone, I get that,  it's a very individual judgement call. So I can understand Snopro's Frankenstein versus Pass Labs when comparing tonality. You could hear both and give the tonality edge to the Pass Labs.  Simply a matter of perspective.
Charles 

I currently have a borrowed First Watt S.I.T push pull version by Mr. Pass himself for the D,I,Y, community which he loves. Pure class A and 40 watts, this is quite a good sounding amplifier with exceptional tone/timbre. Yet in direct comparison with the Frankenstein the SET has more purity and tonal authenticity in my opinion. The presentation is also more emotionally engaging with the SET. Snopro noted the same in his 2 amplifier  comparison. I guess we both hear in a similar fashion.
Charles

So, I spoke with Eric at Tekton, and he says that the mini-Ulfs are about 7 days out, 10 days at the max. 

This is a good things being that my loaner speakers sold, and I also sold some radials that I had. 

I'm speakerless! 

David,

You have inquired about a very personal and subjective aspect of reproduction of music for the playback in our home.

It's going to be difficult for me to add anymore than what Charles has already said but I will try.

When I judge a system for my personal interpretation of what sounds the best,most natural with reference to real instruments and voices,and also Important to me is correct Image size,I listen for the following criteria in this order.

Tone 
Timbre
Texture
Overall soundstage presentation which would include Liquidity or holographics.

If my system pleases my ears in these aspects,especially the first 3 then I concentrate all my attention to the stage and judge critically to what I interpret to be believeable for a recording.

Basically If I listen to any system and the tone is to bright or to dark for me I stop right there and make changes to my system.

I'm not so critical with Timbre and Texture and generally speaking of the high level of gear represented on this thread It ends up being a hair splitting contest.If these aspects of the overall sonics sound correct and pleasing to the individual listener then I say go with what you like.

Now with all that being said,
I will bring up the absolute most important aspect for me and that would be the engagement or emotional connection with the music that I'm getting and feeling.When this connection is high I forget all about the rest of these aspects and get lost in the music and I probably couldn't even tell you if the Di speaker has 7 tweeters or 40.😃

Always remember every form of music is all about Emotion,I'm sure you know this.

I probably will always have some different gear around that at a moments notice I can change and get a slightly different flavor,fun stuff.

Here is a couple links that may help,

https://www.stereophile.com/reference/50/

https://www.musical-u.com/learn/music-timbre-texture-tone/

I hope any of this has helped,

Kenny.