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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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charles1dad
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for the initial report.  Increased refinement? Just what I had suspected would be the case,  improving an already fine speaker. I'm curious to read Teajay’s comments on these speakers. 
Charles 
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Hi Evolvist,
Thanks much for the additional insightful comments. I’m not disputing your comparison results at all, you’ve heard both and I’ve heard neither. What caught my attention/curiosity was the miles ahead analogy used.

It simply made me wonder what the Linn must sound like to create such a performance gulf between it and the highly regarded Lyngdorf. Your follow up post leads me to understand your perspective more clearly.  The Linn/Lyngdorf may be analogous to the Double Impact/Wilson Sasha comparison done earlier in this thread.  Vastly different price strata yet sonically competitive to some listeners.  You just never know until you actually listen. 
Charles

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Hi Charles - I talked with Teajay after the audition...he will have some interesting and insightful things to report shortly!

Mike
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Thanks Mike,

i realize its it's too soon to fully evaluate the SE's but the initial reports are encouraging. Taking the already fine DI's to another level is no small feat and it's sounding like the SE's are going to fulfill our most wanton expectations. I foresee I good number of SE orders on the horizon and I just might be part of that purchasing flurry.......which means I'll be calling you soon Mike!

Tom
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almarg
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Evolvist, my thanks also for a most interesting post. It certainly sounds like you have an uncommon amount of experience comparing well regarded DACs.

In the case of the units you mentioned which provide DSP-based corrections (Linn, Lyngdorf, DEQX), that you found superior to much higher priced DACs, was that superiority contributed to by the corrections, or was it true even with the corrections disabled?

Also, which DEQX model were you using?

My questions are prompted pretty much just out of curiosity, as a (very happy) user of DEQX's current flagship model, the HDP-5.

Thanks again. Regards,
-- Al
 
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