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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
david_ten
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Jon, I will let you know regarding findings with the Lyric Audio integrated. It's primarily in service to give me guidance on a 'best case' tube pairing for the SEs, as an alternative to my Pass separates.

I can see a tubed pre & amp or integrated covering my needs for about 50% of my music listening time and music genres. Both Tom's and Charles' (90-95% and 99% respectively) percentages are much different than mine, and I've accepted that a single amp isn't going to cover it, for me. Anyone on a single solution??? One amp to do it all?

Thanks for the information on Audimute. Let me know how their products work out for you? I need to treat my room, but am waiting (it appears in perpetuity for the 2nd phase of our home renovation to be completed). 

I'm also curious about your Hsu subs and how they perform for you?
david_ten
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@lancelock   I'm interested in your new LTA ultralinear also and hope I can hear it in person when I get to Chicago and visit Audio Archon.
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charles1dad
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Tom,
Honestly in regard to the line stages I just believe that it's a combination of listener taste and system /component synergy. You're describing in your system the same result as we heard in my system. When you brought the MZ  to my home we felt that compared to the Coincident Statement Line Stage.

The MZ in my system was leaner, thinner, smaller sounding or as you put it anemic. Yet in contrast teajay finds it to be superb in his system. I have absolutely no reason to question his results although they're quite different from my experience.  Different audio systems and rooms, just how it goes with audio matters.

It seems that based on your comments and listening impressions Aric's Line Stage seems more similar to mine. I would imagine that in some systems the MZ is an ideal fit. 
Charles 
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charles1dad
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Man, I'm disappointed with the Vikings, they just didn't show up tonight, holy cow! Okay back to the regular program 😊😊.
Charles 
lancelock
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@david_ten , I enjoyed a visit to LTA yesterday. Mark said he would have his amps in 3 different rooms at Axpona. I think the plan is to introduce the UltraLinear there. The new cases from Fern and Robey will arrive in about two weeks and then they will be building and selling the production model. Unlike the ZOTL40 and similar to Berning’s ZH230, it uses TV sweep tubes instead of EL34. The UL makes my DI sing like no other amp I’ve tried thus far.
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