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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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Ozzy it seems we all want to “help” you. Lucky you 🙂. To that end here are more considerations. I think you are spot on wanting an external crossover. Did you ever get an answer on that? If I did not buy my set used, then I was going to ask Eric for an external board.

Looking at your systems over the years and your propensity for DIY and upgrades the DI with outboard XO boards would be fantastic for you. Best sandbox you could ever play in regarding speakers. The problem is you won’t be able to return such a “custom” set.

I would caution you on the 4 ohm version with Ralph’s wonderful amps. My experience is that particular impedance combo will cause a frequency Imbalance that is not ideal sounding. This is just speculation, as Eric does not show impedance curves as you know, but I bet the impedance is lower in the highs possibly dropping to 3 ohms or so on some frequencies. This is not an ideal or even good situation for your amps as you well know.

Not even sure you receive the same trial period on the 8 ohm version? He may consider the 8 ohm version custom? Not sure.

I use a 70 watt (into 8 ohms) SS amp in a large room and the DI speakers certainly uses it on some recordings. It is not even close to being overkill.




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ozzy
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grannyring,

Eric never replied to me. The girl that I spoke to on the phone finally emailed me about the external crossover possibility with a simple no.
No response about the 8 ohm version.

jayctoy,

It looks like it will never happen, but thank you.

Lak,

An hour away? We will need to plan a visit regardless.

ozzy



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grannyring
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I see.  Thanks Ozzy. I can understand why he would shy away from that. 
tektondesign
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Ozzy,

I build speakers all day long. Anyone wanting to communicate with me is going to have more success via phone call. I can work and talk with a headset but have found it difficult to work and type. Calling us is always preferred. 

Eric Alexander - audio designer
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david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@mac48025 Tom, any updates on your new Aric Audio amp since your initial posts? Thanks.
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