So, has anybody heard when my mini-Ulfs will ship?
I've been meaning to ask.
I've been meaning to ask.
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.
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.
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others on this lively thread are welcome to chime in.....But please don't try to convert me to tubes. I tried a modified Dyna-kit st-70 years ago and ...don't get me going. A real pain in the tochos for mushy sound. Excuse this ramble. It's late in UtahMazikrav, I have a set of the Double Impacts with the capacitor, coill & binding posts upgrade in Ferrari Red BTW. I am using a Rogue Audio St-100 , that i just got a couple of weeks ago to drive them . It uses four Kt-120s on the output and a pair of 12AX7s on the first stage , or input stage, and a pair of 12AU7s on the 2nd stage ,or driver stage . I replaced the stock 12AX7s with some NOS Telefunken ribbed plates from the 60s and WOW......It is Absolutely Glorious sounding . I have the Bass slam , speed ,and articulation of a solid state amp , but with the Tube magic everywhere.. If you did not know any better you would say that it is the sweetest solid state amp that you ever heard. In fact it is the best amp that i have heard . read the reviews Scroll to the middle of the page on the link for the reviews |
Mapman, My purely biased answer is that Single Ended Triode tube amplification is the best sounding for any emotional meaningful reasoning in sound presentation. Generally speaking, solid-state is a compromise IMHO, but more specifically, Push-Pull amps are a compromise regardless of whether it's tube or solid-state. Even the best class A Solid-State doesn't compare to Single Ended Tube Amplifier sound quality-wise. I prefer 8-10w 300b variants. This is purely subjective of course, but I'm not alone in this camp. |
http//www.rogueaudio.com/Products_100.htm lets try again on the link , sorry |
I have been listening to the DI's that teajay reviewed and will be writing a follow up to Clement Perry's review for The Stereo Times whenever it's posted. I have been listening to the DI's with the tube based VAC Signature 200 iQ as a stereo amp (100 watts per channel) and two of them in mono (200 watts per channel). I have also recently been listening to the DI's with the Class A solid state Bully Sound Company m100 mono-amps. I will have a few very interesting items to share with readers. Should shake the tree a little but will be fun. More to come. |
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