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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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It is hard to believe the sensitivity of such large speakers can be driven with low tube watts

@2psyop   I drove my SEs with a 2A3 amp and my music choices range far wider than yours. Your LM amp will cruise. : )
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charles1dad
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2psyop,

I have a friend who had the double Impacts and then got the SEs (Same sensitivity and speaker load impedance). I drove his speakers with my 8 watt 300b SET Coincident Frankenstein mono blocks with ease. He has a moderate size room and the music filled the space with beautiful sound.


You 30 (Roughly) watt KT 88 will be as David says a very fine match. These speakers are not difficult to drive at all. What’s far more relevant is the ’quality’ of the amplifier driving these speakers. You have a good quality amplifier. I don’t anticipate any problems for you given my experience with the DIs.

Charles

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jcarcopo
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@david_ten I agree, I had been driving my Encores with 60wpc Allnic A6000 Quad Parallel 300bxls SET Monoblocks, but I found out I am also able run my amps with just one 300bxls tube each which produces just 15wpc per monoblock. This is plenty of power for high sound pressure levels in my new larger listening room even though the Encores are only 96db into 4ohms. Originally, I did this to cut down on the heat generation and the AC running so often during the summer months which is a bit noisier upstairs, but I love the sound so much I'm going to run it like this all year round.  I did purchase some zeroimpedance.com Autoformers to quadruple the Encore's 4ohm load to match the 16ohm output impedance of my Allnics when running with one only output tube and I must say this was a match made in heaven.  I get no compression or softclipping whatsoever on even the deepest bass or biggest of musical pieces at any volume level.  The whole room is now fully treated with ATS absorbers and diffusors now and it sounds so incredible now.  Sorry for rambling. I don't post much anymore on here and usually post more on the Tekton Worldwide Owner's Group on Facebook now.  Great place to hang out with fellow Tektonians! 
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charles1dad
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Hi jcarcopo,

Wow! That's interesting the  Allnic allows you the ability to use only 1 tube per channel. Given your listening impressions it seems you are not losing much at all (If I'm reading you correctly).


I have been using the EML XLS in my amps for several years and I find it superb (8 watts, my amp doesn't have the circuit design to extract the addition power this tube can provide). I'm curious as to what you hear when you drive the 16 ohm impedance. It will be an even  easiler load for your single output tubed Allnic. My speakers are 14 ohm impedance and my SET just seems to cruise effortlessly.

Charles

corelli OP
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Good to hear from old friends on this thread.  I would agree with all that has been said. @2spyop, you won't go wrong with the DI, DI SE.  The Moabs will exceed budget by $500.  Wish I had the ability to tell you I have heard them side by side.  I prefer, in theory, the simplified crossover of the Moab over the DI SE.  I suspect the purity of the Moab is very special.  Only wonder if there is any loss of mid-bass impact vs the SE's?    

As you may know, I owned the Magnepan 1.7's and loved that speaker.  It is a special transducer.  But it took little time for me to find the DI to be an overall superior transducer.  I found the DI to have more accurate imaging and sound staging.  Detail was better.  Obviously the DI had superior low end extension, dynamics, and surprisingly, was just as coherent to my ears.  

I think you will love the flexibility the Tektons offer regarding amplifiers.  And I really do not think you will have any desire to return them--so I really would not factor that much into the equation.  Eric offers tremendous value directly marketing and something has to give to maintain his margin.  So the inability to audition and return to a local dealer is a small price to pay for a huge value.  I'll take that any day.  

Keep us posted.  
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