Tekton Double Impacts

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.

I was under the same impression aniwolfe, but when I went to order the Gaia II's they suggested the Gaia I's as the footer lose effectiveness the closer you get to their upper weight limits. So even though the Gaia II's would technically work for the 106 lb DI's, the Gaia I's will work much better. I guess the less they are compressed the more unwanted vibrations they can deal with. 

I agree, properly decoupling the DI's brought about a very pleasant sound improvement that I wasn't expecting. I'm think that being on a concrete floor made the decoupling even more effective? 

Those Symposium Rollerblocks seem like a very cost effective alternative. Great point, reducing vibrations within the speaker does improve the crossovers!

Corelli,
I caught a recital at the Cathedral in Rotterdam, which has the largest mechanical pipe organ in Europe, The organ has 7900 pipes,
and I think the organist used every one!  I’m not a true classical fan, but pipe organs are the largest musical instrument in the world, so you have to experience them in all their glory.