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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
mofojo
2,314 posts
 
Not sure where u are getting a +-6db frequency response? Stereophile measurements of the impact monitor was flat as a pancake. You must be thinking of your Totems because that is in fact about what they measure. 
213runnin
914 posts
 
Thanks for your kind wishes, MC, hopefully you will one day take your own advice on maturity.  

Mofo,  Sterophile measured the Enzo, and found a 6 db peak at 60-70 hz, and a 6 db dip at 2000 hz.  Since many of the Tekton models do not give the frequency range with the + or - db range, it stands to reason that many models have dips and peaks as the Enzo does.

All I'm saying is that Tekton does not make perfect speakers, and neither does anyone else.

Anyway, I'll bow out, back to regular Tekton posters.
mofojo
2,314 posts
 
Correct, 

I didnt read anyone saying that Tekton or anyone else made a perfect speaker ?? 
Why not go on every speaker thread and inform everyone the speakers being discussed are not perfect? I think everyone realizes that. 
corelli OP
1,067 posts
 
Gee whiz, pretty sad to see haters coming out on Easter Sunday no less.  Never in the 5500 plus posts on this thread did I hear a pleased Tekton owner say their speaker was perfect.  To the naysayers, please read the entire thread and get back to me.  What you will find is one of the most cordial threads on this site.  Many pleased Tekton owners sharing their experiences.  Friendships created.  Uplifting. 

Some posters remind me of a kid at the beach that just can't wait to destroy that beautiful sand castle someone else created.
klh007
621 posts
 
Direct quote from JA about the Impact Monitors;  

When I first saw the Impact Monitor's array of seven 1" dome tweeters, I wondered how it could possibly work. But its measured performance shows that this unusual design is not compromised—I keep coming back to that superbly even on-axis response—and that the array works well to control the speaker's treble dispersion.—John Atkinson

My Moab review for AV Showrooms mentions why I believe they are a great bargain and check many of my must have boxes, but I also talk about the large size, no veneers only colors, upper octaves resolution can be bettered( by adding a Be tweeter as an option on the Tekton build sheet), and they need a big room to completely disappear, so not perfect but close to the best for far less, and their price point makes them affordable for most of us.
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