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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
aniwolfe
761 posts
 
Quote From Eric’s Blog -https://tektondesign.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/full-range-driver-break-in%E2%80%A6/

Full-range break-in – what you need to know: All pistonic-type transducers have a very clear and predictable rate of change that occurs within the first few hours and within the extended hours of initial break-in. In the realm of credible transducer engineering, we see major changes (10-15%) occuring within the first 1-15 hours of break-in. This is the period where the major shifts normally occur. Beyond 15 hours, in a properly functioning and typical device, the process really slows down and small, incremental changes are typically observed over time.

The Key: When a new transducer’s soft parts (cone, surround, spider, etc.) are crisp and tight, there is a specific level of transverse friction within a number of parts in the transducer. Once we get the driver working through its effective range of motion (far from linear), the transverse friction levels immediately begin to predictably drop, and the piston moves more and more smoothly with less and less resistance.

The full-range mystery: The break-in process (with all of its negative attributes) simply happens to be most intrinsically connected to, and is most audibly discerned through a full-range transducer. This is because a full range simply has the ability to augment the very subtle higher frequency centered distortions, squeaks, and squawks that a crisp new speaker is capable of producing. Once again, if it is a full-range speaker and if it sounds bad out of the box, don’t wait for a miracle to happen; send it straight back to whomever you got it from because the speaker has serious problems. If it sounds quite good but has a very subtle graininess, or a few mild distortions, or the sound is crisp but still pleasant, then you’ve got a keeper! Sit back and be patient, and you will be pleasantly rewarded within 15-20 hours of moderate playback levels – this amount of break-in time will get you to about 80%-complete break-in. Beyond that, a functionally full and nearly complete break-in period of 200+ hours is quite reasonable and is to be expected.

Much more on this subject to follow…

Eric Alexander


david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@spkroket75   

A direct comparison would be ideal. I imagine we will get some of those in time, once there are a few SEs out in the wild and if a reviewer decides to do the direct comparison.

As you know, in this hobby, the comparison is generally by memory. The more recent the better. So it comes down to whether you trust that particular poster's memory and consistency.

My expectation is for a slight evolution across the parameters we tend to focus on. I'll be very satisfied if Eric's SEs deliver that.
corelli OP
1,008 posts
 
I would agree break in is rather fast with the DI's.  I felt after 75-100 hrs I was there.

Interesting comments on driver break in by Eric.  I suspect that the prolonged break in by some speakers may relate to woofers with particularly stiff rubber surrounds or maybe even more so the passive crossover components, caps in particular.
evolvist
167 posts
 
The eagle has landed. I got my DIs this morning, but I had to bail, and didn't get a chance to open them. I will when I get home.

At first glance, though, I'm wondering how you get these speakers out of the boxes without tearing up the packaging.

How did you guys do it? I imagine opening them up from a side seam in the box, that way, when returning them, you can tape the box up while making sure the speakers remain upright.
greg22lz
182 posts
 
@evolvist.  I opened the top only. I Laine them down and gently pulled the styrofoam out far enough to get my hand on the pocket on one side. I grabbed the cardboard flap with my teeth to keep the box from sliding toward me while pulling the speaker in the styrofoam toward me. Obviously, if you have help, your partner can pull the box toward them from the bottom while you pull the speaker out from the top. An easier way would be to cutter bottom and push the entire contents out with your foot while holding the box flap . The feet are taped into the styrofoam at the top by the way! 
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