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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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mac48025
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Thanks premnath and jayctoy, I'm listening to the SE's slightly toe'd out right now. My initial impressions are quite favorable. I figured the center would collapse, but not the case. The speakers disappear even more. I'll experiment with differant listening positions but about 8' away sounds damned good right now. Thanks again for that easy and for once no cost tweak!
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grannyring
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You guys can’t mean turned outwards toward the outside side wall?
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mac48025
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Yes Bill, crazy as it sounds! I've been listening to it this way for almost an hour now and am really liking it. Now, I have a symmetric dedicated room with quadratic diffusers to the sides, behind and above me so that might help but believe it or not the center imaging not only didn't collapse but it's deeper and more open now.... with a wider, more embracing soundstage. Goes against convention but it's working great for me so far. Who'd have thunk it?
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charles1dad
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Tom,
I ’don’t find your results unusual. The build/designer himself made this recommendation, he would know😊. The beauty of speaker repositioning is it’s cost free and just requires some time and effort. You trust your ears to determine which position is best for your room. Tom you have good ears so you’ll get it figured out right.
Charles
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mac48025
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Hey Charles,

Thanks and I agree, let ones ears determine what is best for oneself. You’re also correct that it’s a no brainer to at least try it, it’s the cheapest change I’ve made to my system yet 🤑 I’m glad it was Eric that originally suggested it or I probably wouldn’t have tried it. I’ll experiment further with listening position tonight. Moving about two feet further from the speakers than I was before has improved things a bit further yet. When you come over to hear the new system, no making fun of my speakers pointing the wrong way....lol.

Tom
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