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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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@corelli:

I did a three hour store audition of the Devore O 93/96s driven by Line Magnetic components in NYC. The pairing was excellent and I was very impressed with the Line Magnetics performance and price points. I unfortunately don't remember the component numbers, but the integrated as well as separates were in the chain.

@mikirob :

Interesting! I thought I was going to move ahead with the Devore O/96s or the Harbeth HL5+ or M 40.2.  Was holding off until the house was completed and I knew for sure which room was going to serve as our audio/media room, specifically which Harbeth would be best in it.

And then, along came the Double Impacts.

The third option / route was going with a Spatial Audio Open Baffle.




corelli OP
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Funny you mention the Spatial Audio Speakers david_ten.  Considered those also.  Glad I went with the DI's instead.  I become more and more convinced of that over time!
corelli OP
386 posts
 
P.S.  Thanks for the thoughts on the Line Magnetic gear guys.
david_ten
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@corelli:

I'm still quite curious about open baffle speakers. They are one speaker type I have not had in system.

Surprisingly, my wife really liked the Spatials when I showed her the images. The Pure Audio Project Trio 15 Voxativ even more so! 

Let's see what the reviewers / owners say about the X1.


teajay
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Hey david_ten,

If you have not read my review on HTR on Tekton's very innovative Sigma OB speaker, which is an absolutely wonderful sounding speaker, and I gave a PRODUCT OF A YEAR AWARD, to get the details how Eric figured out how to avoid any electrical EQ  to get the bass frequencies right.  I love planar speakers sound-staging except for how they sometimes enlarge individual images and lack focus in location on the sound-stage and how OB designs can create a planar like sound-stage without these difficulties.

However, I believe the DI's do everything an OB design can do plus many more virtues that are talked about on this thread.
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