@david_ten - thanks for checking out my system. It’s the place I go to decompress.
I went with the Impact Monitors after reading the various threads and reviews on the Double Impacts. There seemed to be universal praise of the tweeter array but some conflicting opinions on the bass. Some people thought it was perfect, others thought it was a little weak, some thought it was almost overwhelming, etc. People were using one watt up to hundreds of watts with the Double Impact so it made sense, to me, there were varying opinions on the bass. My overall conclusion was the tweeter array truly is something special and if I could control the quality and output of the bass I’d be in hog-heaven.
I’ve owned Salk/Philharmonic speakers and Jim Salk designed a very, very nice high sensitivity monitor around the Seas Exotica drivers. When he decided to go full range with the Exotica he chose something very close to the Rythmik F8s direct servo subs that I’m using. Here is a link: http://www.salksound.com/model.php?model=Exotica+3 I’ve heard these subs in a number of systems, including open baffle, and have always been impressed. Also, aesthetically, the F8s look very nice with the Impact Monitors. So, that’s why I went with those subs.
My only concern with this set-up is vibration control since the monitors are sitting on top of the subs. I’m currently using spiked maple platforms with IsoAcoustic pucks between the sub/platform and sub/monitor. They sound very nice but that may be an area I keep messing with.
I went with the Impact Monitors after reading the various threads and reviews on the Double Impacts. There seemed to be universal praise of the tweeter array but some conflicting opinions on the bass. Some people thought it was perfect, others thought it was a little weak, some thought it was almost overwhelming, etc. People were using one watt up to hundreds of watts with the Double Impact so it made sense, to me, there were varying opinions on the bass. My overall conclusion was the tweeter array truly is something special and if I could control the quality and output of the bass I’d be in hog-heaven.
I’ve owned Salk/Philharmonic speakers and Jim Salk designed a very, very nice high sensitivity monitor around the Seas Exotica drivers. When he decided to go full range with the Exotica he chose something very close to the Rythmik F8s direct servo subs that I’m using. Here is a link: http://www.salksound.com/model.php?model=Exotica+3 I’ve heard these subs in a number of systems, including open baffle, and have always been impressed. Also, aesthetically, the F8s look very nice with the Impact Monitors. So, that’s why I went with those subs.
My only concern with this set-up is vibration control since the monitors are sitting on top of the subs. I’m currently using spiked maple platforms with IsoAcoustic pucks between the sub/platform and sub/monitor. They sound very nice but that may be an area I keep messing with.