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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
evolvist
167 posts
 
What are those speaker stands that @teajay uses? I forgot. I should have bookmarked the site. 
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mac48025
672 posts
 
Thanks Charles. I'm hoping to make a number of system upgrades in the next couple of months so there will be plenty of reasons for you to stop by to listen. No need to invite yourself as you have an open invitation!

evolvist, I believe teajay is using the Sistrum speaker stands. Charles uses them also. They are sweet looking. 
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@brotw   The shelf is a synthetic composite. Was a one-off isolation rack made by a Japanese company. The only reason I'm using them is because I have them and I may as well put them to use. I also have another one-off carbon-fiber with honeycombed-center shelves, but I don't believe they would support the weight.

I'm sure any isolation shelf / material that you find has been helpful in the past would work. 

I've been in touch with Star Sound Technologies (they make the Sistrum and other platforms) to come up with a stable solution for my needs. Their platforms and isolation for speakers are well regarded and they have been a real pleasure to work with. The holdup has been getting a blue-print of the speaker base from Tekton which I hope to have soon.

Another option I'm considering, as a direct comparison to what the Herbie footers have delivered, is IsoAcoustics, specifically their Gaia speaker isolation devices/footers. They are slightly more expensive than my Herbie's solution (16 Gliders) vs 8 IsoAcoustics footers. I'll likely continue using the base shelf + Herbie Gliders with the IsoAcoustics threaded into the speaker base standing on the platform/footers. This will give me another inch of elevation over the current setup.

Other DI owners are happy with Soundocity outriggers, in case you want to explore this option.
vitop
221 posts
 
brotw:
speaking of open and airy ribbons, have you heard the Legacy Aeris? If you haven't, you should.
brotw
103 posts
 
@david_ten Those are all excellent suggestions. Now I remember writing off the Sistrum platforms due to potential instability near kids. I'm giving the Gaia feet a serious look, thanks for the lead. Just like mountain bike frames, a carbon fiber platform would provide significant high frequency absorption.

Funny how this topic has many similarities to plane wave antenna mode scattering with impedance matching (spiked feet) and ringing currents (cabinet vibrations). Unfortunately loss is rarely an antenna designers friend, but i digress.
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