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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.
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david_ten
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Conducting a 4 cable (USB) shoot-out / comparison.

Advice on how to go about this?

Thanks.
greg22lz
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Next upgrade will be cerious speaker cable to see if they beat out the Speltz level 3 reference speaker cables on the DI's.
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mac48025
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Thanks David, now begins the long wait begins. Luckily I have new stuff on he way to keep me busy while I wait. I look forward to comparing notes. What color did you go with? I went with the BMW metallic grey.

Good luck with your comparison David. I imagine you're listening to tracks you're very familiar with when doing the comparison. I don't use any USB cables so I'm not of much help in your comparison. 

Greg, I really like the Cerious speaker cable. I tried many others before settling on the Cerious GE's. Well worth trying in my opinion. 
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jcarcopo
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I saw a mention of a picture of the Double Impact SE had been captured, but I couldn't find any link anywhere. Can anyone confirm that the drivers are or aren't scanspeak for the array? Do I have to move to the mini ulfberts to get the better quality drivers? 
david_ten
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@mac48025  Tom, I went with Mercedes Diamond Silver Metallic (the silver has a subtle light blue hue). More importantly, my wife approved the selection.

Yes, I do have testing tracks. If anyone has any additional suggestions, please share.

The USB cables are:

- Wireworld 7 Platinum Starlight
- Purist Audio Design Ultimate
- Audience Au24 SE
- Cardas High Speed Clear

I've done two days with the Wireworld, and wrapping up the second day with the Purist. 

Synergy with components is so important and since I have a new DAC on order and a possible server/renderer option...deciding on which one will be the best fit is obviously tricky (perhaps a crapshoot at this time).

This is the first round of comparisons. I'll choose my top choice and then bring in another 4. 
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