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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.
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cliffkhz
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Just a little update on my DIs, I have about 40hrs listening now and I think I'm done on placement and ended up with 9' apart 41/2' from the side wall, 3 1/2' from the wall behind and 10' from listening position. I get a soundstage about 4'-5' past each speaker and about 4' above. Perfect!

So my 30yo daughter stops by and sees them and says boy those are big, I say yeah and she says what speakers are you buying next? I tell her this is it for mains, I'm 61yo and told her the quest over. I'm extremely happy with these and ask her ya wanna listen to them she says ah yea so I told her to sit in the sweet spot and threw on some Alan Parsons for her. Now my daughter knows about as much about listening to music as I dont know what to tell you. So I stood behind her and watched her head look to the left and right past each speaker and she says WOW those are crystal clear and they sound like 3D she says SWEET! Dad, and went back to looking at her cell phone. Any ways I'll be back after more hours go through them. So far I have to figure out the adjectives to describe these when I' done.

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charles1dad
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Hi David,
My thoughts regarding nitrobob’s listening impressions mirror yours. Incapatible electronics (for this speaker)  in the signal path not gelling with the Double Impacts, this more So than distance between speaker and listener.

When I heard Tom’s DIs the sitting distance seemed to be about 8 or 9 feet away and there were no issues. In his system set up midrange was clearly a strength. But to be fair the preamp and power amplifier were very different from what nitrobob used. So not surprising that the outcome is different.

Nitrobob will undoubtedly find speakers more suitable to his components and his particular taste and needs. Nothing new, once agai demonstrating the importance of audio system synergy IMO.
Charles


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mapman
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The tektons are efficient and fairly easy to drive. I heard them on a 10 watt tube amp and that did quite well. Low power amps would seem to be their best match. Speakers that do well with few watts often easily get overdriven with many. Especially if built to a lower price point.
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charles1dad
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I will point out that quite a few DI owners have posted here of excellent results using high power solid state/class D amplifiers. 
Charles 
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charles1dad
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In fact I'd say if anything has been made clear regarding the Double Impacts over the course of this thread is their compatibility with a "wide" variety of amplifiers. 
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