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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
2,509 posts
 
Hi Mike,
Please post!
I just want to be sure I know what you are evaluating.
Thanks,
- David.
david_ten
2,509 posts
 
@mac48025 @audioarchon @teajay and other Double Impact Owners:

Need your guidance with setup positioning of the DIs.

I can realistically only place the DIs about 2 feet away from the wall behind them (wall to back side of the speaker).

I might be able to use something like the Herbie sliders to bring them out to 3 feet for listening sessions...but I’d rather they stay in a fixed position.

I have between 3 and 4 feet from the side walls (side wall to closest speaker side).

There is 10 feet between the speakers (center point to center point) at present.

Currently the speakers are not spiked. They are standing on Taoc shelves (18 X 20 inch) which are laying flat on a wood floor.

They are toed in slightly.

Seating position is approximately 9 feet from the midpoint between the speakers.

Any advice?

Thanks.

lula
175 posts
 
Has anyone heard the smaller $1900. Impact?
mofojo
517 posts
 
I was outside grilling a bit ago and noticed how loud the music was outside and how I could feel the bass and it was slightly rattling the cedar shingles. Could hear every vocal. Crazy ... my last speakers I would get ear fatigue way before I could hear them. These don't sound overbearing at all when I am sitting in front of them. Better watch it so I don't go deaf! Or wake up the creep. (The creep is my kid😀)
teajay
1,333 posts
 
Just spent about six hours at Mike's listening room and had a amazing experience listening to the DI"s being driven by the Micro-ZOTL which delivers a "Whopping" 1 watt!  However, that one watt was created by using the 6SN7 TungSol Black Glass Oval Plate NOS 1940 in a SET format.

Without any difficulties either in volume levels or Macro-dynamics on many types of music the DI's delivered stunning beauty in timbres, 3D meat on the bone imaging, a floating sound-stage in which the speakers completely vanished and finally a purity that I don't know if I had every experienced before.  All on ONE WATT!

For david_ten

1) Well, if 2 feet off the front wall is the best you can do, so be it.  However, if you can get closer to 3 or 4 feet you will reap many more benefits from your DI's.

2) Put the spikes on your speaker, it will make a BIG difference, regardless of the platform/board you have them on.

3) You got it pretty right regarding the space between them, with a slight toe-in and where you sit.
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