Tekton Double Impacts

Yes, baranyi (Bob) is correct regarding my personal favorites, here's a few more details:


1)  AS I have stated before on this thread the combination of the LTA Micro-ZOTL and the Triode Labs SET 2A3 is my reference for either the DI's or the SE's.  When I ran the experiment of driving the 2A3 with other preamps it became to "slow" and lost the speed/kick/dynamics that the Micro-ZOTL provides.  But, the combo/synergy between the two is heavenly on the DI's/SE's.

2)  However, on the Ulfberht's this combo still provided the beautiful tonality/timbres and "meat on the bone" 3D imaging, but the speakers themselves did not quite disappear in the sound-stage as the DI's did with this combo.  However, with the Micro-ZOTL and Aric's SET KT-88 on the Ulf's these big monsters completely vanish like there smaller siblings.

3)  Yes, I give up a very slight "romance/intimacy" in the mid-range, however, it's still very beautiful and then you get more precise imaging and as I mentioned the Ulf's do the disappearing act.  My hunch is that its not the wattage between the two amps or the type of tubes, but that Aric's amp drops more current then the 2A3 amp which controls the Ulf's better.  Remember the Ulf's are slightly more efficient then the DI's, so there not more power hungry,but there a lot more transducers to drive (total of 21). 

  

I was hoping the tweeters, midrange, and mid bass woofers were in a separate enclosure.

Clement Perry, publisher of The Stereo Times, provided a dose of reality for the many high priced speaker manufacturers in his show report on the Tekton DIs.  See http://v2.stereotimes.com/post/rmaf-2017-page-4.

@mikeg

Yup. I drive a Golf R and regardless of price the reality is that it is so much better than a McLaren P1 NOT!

@shadorne 

Have you heard any of the Tekton speakers, or are you just a fan of non sequiturs?

He Shadome,
Clement Perry has the Double Impacts in his listening room and with components he’s intimately familiar with. I’ve read numerous reviews by him over the years and if anything he tends to gravitate to and favor the higher cost upper end products.
He has been exposed to the very upper echelon of the audio high end.

So it seems his high regard for Tekton Double Impacts is sincere and certainly has context. You may not agree with his conclusions (which is fair) but he is a legitimate and very respected reviewer and listener (as is Teajay). Shadome what is your listening impressions of the Double Impacts and where do they fall short based upon your experience with them compared to the speakers you find preferable? What inspires the automobile analogy?
Thanks,
Charles