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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
porscheracer
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@grannyring 

How much better are the Eminence Beta 10a woofers and Eminence Beta 6a 6.5 inch midrange drivers compared to the stock drivers? I guess I asking if replacing them as a first step is worthwhile at all or doing you need all the other mods to hear improvement?

What are the part numbers/name of the stock drivers anyway?
aniwolfe
761 posts
 
I guess it makes sense that the better the speaker, the less correction it needs. And the worse the speaker, the more of a change you’ll notice.
Not sure I agree with that. I think it depends on the design of the speaker. I had Dipoles and they actually were not designed to need a lot of room correction. My Electrons required much more room correction. Was the dipole speaker better than the Tekton? Not to me.
willemj
1,036 posts
 
Room modes are a property of the room and not of the speaker. That said, dipoles like my Quad electrostats excite fewer room modes.
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grannyring
6,506 posts
 
I want to caution folks who want to plow ahead and do an upgrade. Please note I said my crossover may be different than your DI crossover based on others who have looked at their parts and values. You must take apart your set and see what is in there. The builder is indeed changing things with time. Dont just order the values I did as yours may be different.  I had an additional inductor that another owner did not have on the array. His resistor and cap values were also different.  Since we don’t know the coil values you may not be able to order the extra one you need to match my board. 

Understand what you have. Diagram it, plan, and plan some more.  I think the earliest sets were changed to what I have.  Did Eric change it more since August/Sept? Perhaps, I do not know. 

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grannyring
6,506 posts
 
@porscheracer

The builder uses custom Eminence drivers and impossible to know exactly what they are. The woofers in the early DI speakers were very similar, if not exactly the same as the Alpha Eminence woofers. However, my set, made in the end of August, used a different woofer that was deeper in dimension and over a pound heavier. Which woofers do you have? Impossible for me to know.

The midrange drivers do appear appear to be the Eminence Alpha or very, very similar.

The Beta mids have better specs, better power handling etc...

I, like Kdude, just like the bass the Beta drivers deliver in the cabs.

I think replacing the XO parts with better quality ones and perhaps better internal wiring is plenty without bothering to replace any of the good quality drivers. This will save you money and I give you the best bang for the dollar! 
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