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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
teajay
1,691 posts
 
Hey Guys,

Today, Eric fine tuned the first pair of DI SE's that are going to Mike's (Audio Archon) customer/friend Ezra!  The pair will be shipped out this Monday, so Ezra will have them towards the end of next week.  I'm a lucky individual that I'll be able to hear the SI's because Ezra lives a couple of minutes away.  I surly will let you all know what they sound like and can give you a good take where they fit in the Tekton stable of speakers because of my direct experience with the DI's and the Ulf's. I  submitted my review on the Ulf's last week to hometheatereview.com and it should be published in about two weeks.

Ezra also has ordered from Aric (AricAudio) a pair of SET KT-88 mono-blocks with "cost no object" upgrades in all internal parts.  The combination of the two Eric/Aric creations will be one "smoking system" that I strongly predict will produce beautiful music, indeed!

  
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mac48025
672 posts
 
Looking forward to your impressions of both the DI SE's and mono-blocks, teajay. Sounds like Ezra is going to have one sweet system. Are his amps a mono-block version of the Transcend SET KT-120 that you have? Or are they upgraded even more? I'm VERY much looking forward to adding SET KT-120 amp to my system to have my own, albeit budget version, of an Eric/Aric combination. 

For all of you MZ2 users out there you may want to look into getting the Vinnie Rossi MINI PURE-DC-4EVR power supply. Recieved mine today and am pleasantly surprised with the sonic improvements it brings to the table. Even blacker background, which I didn't think was possible, revealing even more musical details. More air surrounding notes, especially the highs. It's not a night and day difference, but a very nice and welcomed improvement. Mike at Audio Archon was a joy to deal with and to my mind undersold the benefits of this unit. 
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@teajay   Terrific news. Will Ezra have the Aric Audio monos in his system at the time the DIs are set up? If not, what will he be using for his amp?

I'm curious about your take on speaker sensitivity and drive-ability with different amps with respect to the SEs. Will you be taking your current and favorite amps to his place for your listening sessions?

Thanks.
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
OMG,
You guys with the coffee stuff,I'm still laughing.

Kenny.
dpsdennis
1 posts
 
I'm thinking about putting in a dedicated line straight to my coffee maker. I've noticed that the coffee I brew at night is much smoother, with less jitter & wow and a more cohesive brew altogether. Matter of fact, I find the difference between coffee brewed at 10 PM versus 10 AM is like night and day.
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