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
muzikmann
61 posts
 
Charles,
I don't disagree with you.  I know implementation is they key.  Personally, I have a preference for R2R DAC's.  One DAC I am dying to hear is the DENAFRIPS Terminator DAC. It is R2R architecture and looks like it's very well made. So far, I have read nothing but positive on DENAFRIPS DAC's.
mac48025's avatar
mac48025
672 posts
 
I owned the Yggy before getting the Perfectwave and I will echo what many have stated.....they are both excellent DAC's. I can only imagine that the DS DAC takes things to another level. I would have been very happy sticking with my Perfectwave DAC but after listening to the Concert Fidelity there's no going back for me. Only after experiencing the Concert Fidelity would I consider the Perfectwave to have a slight harsh edge. I didn't even know it was there until I heard music without it. If there's one thing my audio journey has taught me is to follow my ears and only through acually listening to my music through different gear will I obtain the musical bliss I desire. Thankfully there are many here that have the same listening preferences as I that have been very helpful in steering me towards products that have worked wonders for me. 
cal3713's avatar
cal3713
1,421 posts
 
When I tried the Directstream, it sounded brighter and less natural than the Perfectwave.  More detail to be sure, but I wasn't sure I liked it.  Perhaps I was just hearing more of the problems in my upstream (computer) source, but regardless, it was an easy decision to go back to the Perfectwave. 

It's interesting to read about people having a different experience, especially since this thread is relatively biased towards Charles' "natural, organic" perspective. I kind of thought the "pro" Directstream crowd would be detail focused.  Anyway, as said above, different systems (mine is Coincident speakers & Franks driven directly by the DAC with music served over ethernet) and different ears...

I wish it were easier to sample others' gear.    
cal3713's avatar
cal3713
1,421 posts
 
[And that mine wasn't all locked up in a storage shed in Colorado]
sbayne's avatar
sbayne
493 posts
 
Hi all - I hate to always be the contrarian but we are talking like either you have "natural, organic" sound or you have "detailed" sound. Personally, I don't want one without the other and I don't think I have to. If you are not hearing all the "details" of the music then by definition it's not "natural or organic". This discussion on NOS DACs (especially the CF DAC) has really got me re-thinking my digital. But if we are saying "natural and organic" is rolled-off highs or a lack of transparency then we've opened the wrong playbook.
More to discover