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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
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grannyring
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For a 6sn7 preamp the deHavilland UltraVerve 3 Preamplifier will be hard to beat. Call her for best pricing and you will find it reasonable. 

The unit can be upgraded easily with a couple of part upgrades for even better sound. It is a wonderful 6sn7 based preamp. 
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lmswjm
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@teajay 

Ulf? Will it find itself in your system?

Bill M
kdude66
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porscheracer,

I can relate to your situation and your not being in any hurry is a good thing and that is a wise decision.

I gave you my impression of the freya many pages back and I won't repeat it here.
You need to understand that most of us on this thread are experienced,picky and fussy audiophiles for many yrs.

If it was me I would also stay with a preamp that uses the 6sn7 octal tube,I'm very biased though.

Kenny.


teajay
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Hey Bill,

You will just have to wait for my review to find out if I purchased the demo pair!
david_ten
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@charles1dad  and @kdude66 

Thank you for your detailed and thoughtful responses. I need to push myself with educational research on the topic.

My gut response is that these issues are much bigger than just what our ears hear.  I believe there is much higher end processing going on (beyond the physics of the sound wave as it enters the ear canal) and when the emotional connection aspect is introduced I would say things become oh so complicated. I believe it becomes about sensory pleasure, again beyond and certainly not limited to just one sense, in this case hearing. 

For me, it is easier to accept that SETs are perceived as, or believed to be, more pleasurable to an individual (they certainly have been for me) vs being 'better' or having 'the edge' with tone / timbre.  For me, the tone / timbre 'thing' remains highly elusive. 
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