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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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fidobite
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Somewhere back last year when this thread began it was asked that anyone with any model of Tekton speaker chime in. I believe I may be the first to mention Erics OB Sigmas, his open baffle design he has touted on his site for over a year and offered at a ridiculously reasonable $1700. 
In Sept of '16, after reading extensively of the Pendragon, Lore, Enzo and what was to be the coming Double Impact I took him up & bought the OB Sigmas as an intro to his products. I was coming from a pair of Apogee Duetta Signatures I'd had for over a decade and thoughly enjoyed. I am particularly fond of the dipole "sound" and have been fortunate to have had a dedicated listening room where the setup for this type of speaker well off the back wall has been possible.
A year and a half in I am extremely pleased with the sound I've gotten from these cleverly designed speakers! They are more coherent than my Duettas ever were, much easier to drive and easier to set up. I'm now looking to add the DI's to collection as the reviews speak for themselves.
fidobite
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Very interesting thread! I too am a Tekton owner having bought Eric's Sigma OB's 9 mos. ago based almost entirely on Steve Guttenberg's review. I have consistently found his reviews to coincide closely with my experiences but buying any speakers without listening to them was out of character for me. I was pleasantly reassured when I received them and they performed just as Steve had described. 

I had spent most of the last 15 yrs with Apogee Duetta Signatures (bipolar panel speakers for those not familiar).- dbx BX1 amp - CX1 preamp - Hsu Research subs and 2 different but similar dedicated listening rooms. Base panels on the Apogees required replacement about 10 yrs in and tensioning was a bit of a pain but I thoroughly enjoyed this system with very little alteration and loved the openess of the bipolars. 

Before I moved from CA to CO in '13 I sold the Apogees, took the Hsu subs and have made do with B&W monitors and the subs for a couple of years, but I missed the bipolar sound! My search led to great reviews of Eric's Pendragons et al...then the Guttenberg review of Eric's Sigmas and his killer sale price of $1700 for the pair! That did it and I have to say I have the best sound I have ever enjoyed! Eric Alexander, thank you! ....but now the DI and these new ULF's! I can sense you're going to be into me for quite a stack before you're done with me! ;-)  I'm looking forward to hearing more!
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