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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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mac48025
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Hey Lance,

glad to hear you are enjoying the DI's, especially with the MZ2......together they make a killer budget friendly combination.

deep, musical bass is something the DI's excell at, maybe some tweaking of speaker and/or listening position will get you all the way there. Herbies Giant Threaded Gliders improved the bass on mine but I think you already have them. The same goes for the TungSol round plates. How far apart are your speakers? Moving mine from 7' to 6' O.C. filled in the bass more......as does pulling the speakers 4-5' out from the back wall. Easier said than done more often than not. 

Once your DI's are fully dialed in I'll be very interested as to how they compare to your Janszens. Both great speakers and each will probably do things better than the other. It never ceases to amaze me how the DI's are constantly being compared to speakers costing many times more. That alone must put a smile upon Eric's face :)

happy 4th and happy listening everyone!
craigl59
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Corelli: You are right about Copland and the holiday. Share your enthusiasm for Telarc releases and enjoyed your description of the Rodeo orchestra -- very good.
Like the bass instruments and low drums in the Teldec release Shostakovich: Symphony #5 by Rostropovich and the National Symphony Orchestra (who will be playing today in DC on tv). Use this to show off the DIs bass handling and it is too good -- makes you listen too loudly! Am going to have to take some listening time off to let the ears recover...
corelli OP
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I'd be curious to know where they eventually end up.  I think the DI's are fairly flexible on room placement but clearly respond to small changes and tweaking their position.  In my 14.5x21x9 foot room mine ended up almost pulled out 1/3 from the front wall with my listening spot 2/3 from the front wall.  Speakers 8.5 ft apart, equilateral triangle with seat.  Very smooth and open sound.  Give up a small amount of low end extension  but gains in bass quality and sound stage.

Once yours break in let us know where they sound best.
mr_m
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This thread is way to long to sift thru. Have any of you guys directly compared the DI's to any of the latest Vandersteens???
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mac48025
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Mr M,

While I've not owned any of the latest Vandersteen models I enjoyed the model 1A's, 2 CE's and 3A's for many years......along with a pair of 2w's. I've been a Vandersteen fan for many years but the DI's provide a level of musical realism that no other speaker I've owned has duplicated. There are many great speaker manufacturers, and IMO Richard Vandersteen is one of them, yet for me Eric Alexander of Tekton Design has made the music more real than any other. I look forward to hearing what his PMD line has to offer. Just my 2 cents.
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