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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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mac48025
672 posts
 
At least our addiction to audio is healthier than crack. At least that's my rationalization......and I'm sticking to it! Besides, I could stop buying audio gear any time I wanted. Really. I could. Well, after my new DAC, cd transport and amp get here I'll quit......until my next purchase ;)

I'm quite confident that the CEC TL 2N transport and Concert Fidelity DAC  040-BD will be my last source components I'll need to purchase and I'm hoping the Aric Audio Transcend SET KT 120 amp will be my end all amp, but the Frankensteins have set a high mark to match. I love the DI's but something tells me the DI SE's are in my future. Then I can hopefully stop buying components.....I know, highly unlikely!
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klh007
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@jcarcopo, perhaps try an Exogal Comet Plus DAC, FPGA and designed to be used as a direct drive to amps eliminating a preamp? Like James I found the DAC3 a little sterile. Maybe try a W4S STP-SE unity gain pre?Ifi makes a tube buffer as well.
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jcarcopo
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@james_w514 & @klh007 - There's nothing notably harsh about my presentation with the Benchmark, but I could easily see you running it source direct to solid-state and having that experience considering my own experience with my tube amplifier.  Running through my Diavolo SET tube amp I think there's a reasonably good balancing act going on where my amplifier's euphonics are taming the Benchmark's sterility. The Diavolo SET is supposed to be pretty warm and rich sounding, but instead I hear a fairly neutral sound that's not clinical or harsh sounding, but it could use a tad more warmth and richness and I don't think that would be a bad thing either. Thanks for the suggestions and I will research them.

@mac48025 - May you find audio nirvana before you run out of money.  I'm curious how you like the Transcend SET and I want the DI SE as well pretty badly. 
porscheracer
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I ordered a Don Sachs preamp today....
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