Tekton Double Impacts

Let’s say no one knows what’s inside the DI? Will the impression will still be the same? When I first read Terry’s review I did not pay attention on parts, wiring, so I was excited to have them, then I read many post here describing the wire, caps,cabinet quality,drivers, some did say they are cheap, I have to ask myself Iam paying too much for the speakers, but maybe for the music is a bargain, yesterday posting is truly a very interesting day for the DI thread, it shows how many audiophile has knowledge , speaker sound preference , It’s fun n stressful to read at times, but there is a deeper sense to learn , it made me realize how special are this DI, 20k modified speakers vs 3k, the 3k keeps fighting back, at the end I notice the conclusion after all this 3k still a very good speaker for the price, this is the first time to see this speaker match 20 k vs 3k. At Agon....The 3k might not have won over 20k if Iam the 3k owner , I be more than happy on that match...my desire to get the DI is more after yesterday.....

@audioman58 - So, you’re just specing things out in theory. That’s cool. I understand now.

I’m a purist. I don’t want distortion. I’ve spend X amount of dollars on a front end with almost nil measurable distortion. Moreover, I grapple with the "distortion" inherent in tube amps, and whether I want that, even knowing that SS amp manufacturers don’t ever talk about the high order harmonics intrinsic in their gear. Of course, any recording ever committed to magnetic tape has loads of 3rd order harmonics, not failing to mention the distortions inherent in microphones.

Anyway, some of that is a different story. However, did you know that blind tests in humans have deduced that even the introduction of 19% distortion below 500Hz is inaudible? This also plays into the masking effect that all speakers have. So, we’re talking about bass in the DI and whether 2%-3% distortion in the low end is going to have a great effect, as opposed to these cats who use NASA grade dampening material.

What’s more, there are some theories that state that most speaker manufacturers have it all wrong, in that they are using too much dampening, when fundamentally music relies - nay, NEEDS - vibration to happen, and that dampening has become just audiophile speak that says something has to perform X way to react Y way. In other words, you don’t throw out dampening, but you also consider what is a proper amount of vibration and whether that adds to the sound or not.

I posted yesterday about speaker manufacturers goosing the bass, and this much is a fact. Therefore, I ask if a $50k speaker, or even a $200 Bose system, knowingly skews the original audio signal by 4db in the bass, yet with only 1% distortion, and this other speaker has more of a natural bass response with 3% distortion (that you cannot hear anyway), which is the lesser of the two evils?

You having maggi  speakers their speed is 2 nd to only Electrostaics. And the panel is for sure far less mass ,faster less distortion , but will not have the dynamic output from midbsss down . Put 2 powered subwoofers in the mix and now potentially 
you will have optimum extension and control.
my earlier comment on conventional driver distortion was from the midrange on up ,not lower midbsss on down. Maggi can be greatly improved just be putting in Quality crossover parts ,fuses 
and get rid of the cheap frame ,Myers stands much more ridged
all depends on your room ,what’s lacking what you are trying to accomplish.  Myself have one of the New pup Martin Logan 
powered DSP powered bass. I completely upgraded the crossover 
far better then even their best speaker , it now sounds excellent 
wires many people overlook .i have tried many  cables finally settled on the Verastarr line , these get out f the way far better then 
most commercial brands by a wide margin. Penny wise and pound foolish .myself included in the past .everything starts and stops with wire .many times it  is your wire masking the capabilities of 
your electronics .that is another story . Don’t be cheap ,your system is only as strong as its weakest link !!

Well, there’s no doubt that better wire, parts, etc., would help out the DIs.

@audioman  But where are you getting the distortion figures @3% for the DIs, from the mids up?