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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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grannyring
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@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! 
evolvist
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@bullitt5094
Evolvist heard the DIs in my room, but later posted he hadn’t hear the DIs in a treated room. All I can assume is he wasn’t impressed with my sound absorption efforts and didn’t feel it was a good sample.
Nah, nothing like that. You're system sounded pretty stellar with your Schitt DAC and my AHB2 running in there. I know you had the bass traps in the corners, but I didn't know about reflection points, or the ceiling. I guess those are the art panels?

Hell, don't you know that you're the reason that I got the DIs, because I had an inkling of what they could do? :-)

So, when do I get to listen to your new rig? :-)
david_ten
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@bullitt5094  
On the Lyngdorf questions...
In my room, the 2170 sounds better corrected than uncorrected.

Thanks for the excellent post and additional details. It was very helpful and what I was looking for when I asked for more information. Thank you!

Just to clarify, even though you found the 2170 to sound better corrected you are still running it uncorrected? Is that correct?
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grannyring
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Room correction sounds much better on the 2170 in every single room and set up I have knowledge of with the 2170.  Both Kdude and I have had numerous system and speakers reflect this reality.  
I suppose it’s possible to have a different experience as I have learned nothing is ever 100%.  Never.  

I had light bass bass with the original woofers and XO parts, post upgrade all is great in the bass area with room correction. At least this happened in my room. 
david_ten
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This is an open question to all....

From the history in this thread I see a strong group that prefers tubed components ahead of the Double Impacts.

'Thought leaders' have driven specific choices, for example LTA, among others. 

It appears that there is another group emerging that has walked away from tubes once they found the Lyngdorf (specifically, the TDAI 2170) to be an 'ideal' pairing for them -in- driving the Double Impacts. It is my guess that someone like Bill or Kenny would not have done so lightly or without a thorough evaluation (and now Bob as well; though I think Bill was driving the AZs prior to).

I'm curious as to what the reasons for this are?

Aside from the stated synergy and preferences, what else might be going on?  Thoughts.....
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