2. speakers
  3. 128578-80822

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
mazikrav
52 posts
 
Like good coffee, Tekton speakers can produce a product that is warm  and liquid with just a touch of subtle zing.  But I would never want to endanger its connection wiith the LDS community.  lol.
mazikrav
52 posts
 
I meant to say...coffee maker. So much for frivolity.  Sorry, Eric.
brotw
103 posts
 
Mac,

So true about having a room all to yourself. I can already imagine my wife's response to the room treatments. 

Once the DI's arrive and treatments are placed, I'll check in with the results.
sbayne's avatar
sbayne
493 posts
 
@jcarcopo - Very cool and thanks!  Any reason you went with bi-wires on your DIs? 

@david_ten - I just upload my pictures to Audiogon. It seems to work well. Yeah, even just listing your system components would be helpful. We've got so many people contributing to this thread it's hard to keep everyone's systems straight. 
jcarcopo's avatar
jcarcopo
504 posts
 
@mac48025 - Thanks for the kind words.  Eric picked the color and finish because I asked him to after being an indecisive pain in his ass for 2 weeks, LOL! I forget the Pantone number for the color.  I tried to find it on Pantone's website to see if I could jog my memory, but they have so many colors so it's very hard.  I think it's Pantone 180c, but that's a guess.  Regarding the Diavolo, I know right! An absolute gorgeous amplifier just to stare at while listening to.  It's actually my 2nd Diavolo amplifier from Art Audio.   I couldn't find one used when I was in the market a year ago so I bought a discounted demo Diavolo unit from Tom Willis directly at Art Audio for about what I could get for a kidney. They can be found for around $4k-$5k used if you see one on Audiogon/Audiomart/HifiShark.  They are totally worth the money.  They are reliable workhorses that check all the boxes for me sonically and it ended my search for "something better".

@sbayne  -  Thanks, I already had the Big Silver Oval cables from a previous system and figured 10awg of overkill speaker cables dedicated for the highs and 10awg dedicated for the lows would lower the resistance just enough to make me sleep better knowing that I'm getting every ounce of wattage out of the SET amp as humanly possible. LOL Seriously, it's for peace of mind.  I don't worry about cables anymore. I just think they are pretty cables, add some bling, and unlike many expensive cables that act as a tone control, they are very neutral sounding.  Bigger is better, right? LOL, I don't belief in bi-wire cables for audible reasons based on anything I've perceived in listening tests, but doubling the amount of cable going to the speaker can't hurt and only reduces resistance, even if it's just a rounding error. LOL, I realize a SET amplifier doesn't need 2x 10awg cables to carry 8w-13w of power so your question is not lost on me. LOL
More to discover