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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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jayctoy
4,027 posts
 
When I spoke to Teajay, trust me He is a straight shooter guy, I ask him 3 or four questions, To my surprise, He answered them without hesitation, my kind a audio reviewer ,we need more like him in this hobby, thanks Teajay
muzikmann
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Hey Teajay,
Something I have noticed about you on this thread is that you seem to have issues with what some people are feeding their DIs with, especially those that say something negative about the DI sound. While I agree that you may be right in some situations, I think questioning what Grannyring is feeding his DIs is not right. This man has owned very nice/expensive gear and sold them for the Lyngdorf that he likes so much. With his experience and ears, wouldn’t he know the sound he is after, and know if the Lyngdorf is not playing well with he DIs?
evolvist
167 posts
 
I will take mine to a level beyond the SEs and see what that does. Should be fun, informative, and a labor of love.

This was kind of what I was thinking. Should I ever care to upgrade, why spend all of that extra bread when I can upgrade to something greater than the DI SEs just with wires, caps and do-dads, never mind a change in woofers.

I'm a long way from anything like that, but I hope you stick around, or perhaps be available to bounce ideas off of. 

I would be interested in hearing about your labor of love. :-)
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aolprodj
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In the history of audio audiophiles have always found ways to modify great low price gear
to fit there personal taste. Magnepan ,Hafler to name a few.I am very happy with my standard
Di's optioning to upgrade gear upstream,but the beat goes on.
teajay
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Hey muzikmann,

If you go back and read some of the exchanges regarding personal taste, synergy, placement of speakers and matching up different upstream gear to tune the DI's, you will see that this so-called "issue", is a non-issue, has been addressed already. 

Yes, I have opinions, based on wide spread actual experience with SS or tube gear driving the DI's.  Someone called me a McIntosh hater because I never liked the house sound of this companies gear.  I never attacked on a personal basis anyone on this thread.  I have clearly disagreed with others, but respectfully so.

To answer your question of course I can ask anybody respectfully regrading what they drive their DI's with because what they might think is a shortcoming of the speaker is really a possible flaw in their upstream gear. 

By the way, what's your direct experience with the DI's?  You seem to come across strongly regrading my opinions, what's your take on the DI's? 


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