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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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charles1dad
10,250 posts
 
Hi Corelli,
Tom wasn’t putting words in my mouth. He graciously invited me to his home to hear his completely revamped audio system. Simply put his system sounds absolutely wonderful and is very musically engaging. We have very similar taste in music (jazz) and his system does it genuine justice. Musical flow, fluidity, tonality, dynamic contrast are all there.

His Auric audio amplification and Concert Fidelity DAC delivered a high quality audio signal that the Double Impact SE handled beautifully. It was indeed a very enjoyable visit and music listening experience. Tom has put together a really fine "natural " sounding system.
Charles
corelli OP
977 posts
 
Hello Charles,

I'm sure that Tom appreciated your input as he put this together and have no doubt it delivers in all the ways you described. It's nice to have another set of ears to validate ones efforts. No doubt you had some serious 300b discussion going on. Can't recall what tubes Tom went with or if he specified particular tubes at the time of his order with Aric.
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mac48025
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Thanks Charles, your impressions are quite valuable to me as it was your systems sound that I was trying to emulate. While none of our components are the same the overall sound signature is very similar......which makes me very happy.

I'm using the Sophia Royal Princess 300B tubes Corelli and while I'm quite happy with them I'll be ordering a pair of EML XLS 300B's that Charles is using and possibly the 80th anniversary Western Electric re-issues when they come out in September. I'll also be updating the caps in my pre and amp to Duelunds ........then I should be set for a while. Maybe. Probably not :)
corelli OP
977 posts
 
Hah!  A smile came to my face when I read that Tom!........... I'm still chuckling.  Anyway, glad you are so happy with your new equipment.  If I owned your stuff I'd be tempted, too, to open things up and start sorting out what could be upgraded.  Everyone seems to agree that the Duelunds are the cats meow.  So how are your soldering skills?  Need me to bring the solder station over?
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mac48025
672 posts
 
I’m not daring enough to upgrade the caps myself Corelli, I’ll leave that to Aric. He put the same caps in the Motherlode preamp he made for Brian. You’re more than welcome to stop by should you ever be on this side of the state......just bring some Founders with you 🍻....or I’ll have some Oberons to enjoy out by the koi pond for you!


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