Tekton Double Impacts

Count me in on wishing all my friends here on this thread a Blessed Christmas.  I've said more than once it's given me much pleasure to exchange different ideas on this thread and learn from each others experiences. Also it's been great getting to know each others interests outside of the audio world that we all so enjoy.

Tom, that would make sense with your footers.  Like you, my audio room has a concrete foundation.  Hard to drain energy into concrete!  As long as these footers limit lateral movement of the speaker, I would be interested  at some point.  Regarding subs, I  looked at the Tekton subs.  Very big and heavy, limited info, ? specs makes the Hsu subs an easy pick.  Compact, many great reviews, and very well documented specs make me very confident these would take me down to just under 20Hz flat.  To be very clear, I do not want more bass out of my DI's, I want flat extension into the lowest octave.  As I write this, I am listening to "An English Christmas" recorded in Westminster Cathedral (a great Cd in quality and performance, especially given it was a DDD/1986).  I remember my old Mirage M-5si's, with two little 6.5" woofers, achieved greater "room lock" than any speaker I have owned (the Rotel 990 amp/Audioquest midnight did their part). Having had the great pleasure of touring many of England's great cathedrals and hearing a few of their organs and choirs, it's an experience not easily forgotten.  So when I listen to these great choirs, brass, and organ I want to feel those big pipes that I know are part of the performance. 

Thanx for the response.  I just spent several months in northern Europe and toured lots of cathedrals and heard incredible music also.    My Klipschorns have been in the corners for 21 years now and it’s hard to change.  I’m almost there.    I have a pair of bookshelf Tektons in my bedroom system and I heard Pendragons at RMAF 2015 and was very impressed.  
I’m in Syracuse, NY for the next few days if anyone could host me here.

captmobley,
Suggest  you hold on to your K-horns and  just order up the DI's.  You'll never know if it's for you until heard with your equipment in YOUR room.  Some will disagree, but for me an audition will take you just so far given the variables involved.  If you like the Pendragons, that is encouraging.  The DI's will take you to another level. 

So what performance was most memorable on your recent tour?

Wish you were near me Captmobley as I'd invite you over to hear the DI's and SE's ......but only if you returned the favor and let me hear your system! I love my 300B but also having a 2A3 and 845 is extreme and totally cool in my eyes. 

I agree with corelli that it would be best to hear the DI's in your room with your equipment. I think you'd be very happy with them but after 21 years with the Khorns your ears might having trouble adjusting to something else. The DI's are efficient but not Khorn efficient and that might end up being a deal breaker for you. 

Stop it corelli! All your talk of choirs, cathedrals and pipe organs has me yearning for a pair of subwoofers now! :)

I would imagine the Gaia 2’s would work great with the regular DI’s? They support up to 120lbs.. The DI’s weigh only 106 lbs. Now the SE’s maybe are a different story as they weigh 120lbs.

For cheaper alternative to the Gaia’s at only $200, a set of 3 Symposium Rollerblock Jr’s. The only issue with those is you don’t want to bump into your speakers, they might slide off the Rollerblocks and fall O.O So if you have kids or curious animals...maybe not a good choice. You want 3 bearing devices so you can create an equal triangle underneath the speakers. Once installed your speakers will basically float. Decoupling speakers is in my opinion something that should not be ignored. The results will be very obvious and very positive IMHO.

As Mac mentioned they drain vibrations which would allow the components inside and outside the speaker cabinet to perform at a much higher potential. So in a sense it would improve the crossover.

If your a soundstage and imaging fan, then decoupling devices are a must IMHO. I have them pretty much throughout my system.