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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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grannyring
4,637 posts
 
For clarity my gliders are on hard wood, not carpet. They are also the threaded type that screw into your speakers....important!

Hope this helps.
craigl59
306 posts
 
Whacky: Am using the standard size on a very hard wood tile surface. If it was carpet, would probably have gone with the pointed feet -- but they come loose with vibration and would not provide the kind of stable security the the gliders do. Share your assessment of the cost of the larger gliders -- this seems high to me as well.
porscheracer
101 posts
 
First post here....

I ordered a pair of the Double Impacts (4 Ω) last week. I went with the standard black soft gloss finish and the $300 internal upgrade.

My plan is to drive them with either one Schiit Audio Vidar amp in stereo mode or two Vidar amps in monoblock mode. These amps are rated at 100 watts per channel at 8 Ω and 200 watts per channel at 4 Ω. In monoblock mode, it is 400 watts at 8 Ω. Vidar will not be rated at 4 Ω in monoblock mode.

I am using a Schiit Audio Freya preamp using the tube mode. My DAC is the Schiit Audio Yggdrasil.
kdude66
1,198 posts
 
Pr,

I hope you enjoy your DI's when you get them,I really like mine.
Very good sounding speaker especially for the money.

I haven't heard anything about the Vidar amps,I quess they are finally available to buy.

I do have a Yggdrasil with more than 500 hrs on it and It's a nice dac almost as good overall as my direct stream jr.

Wiil the vidars be safe to use as a bridged mono block into 4 ohms if you choose that configuration.

Best of luck to you,
Kenny.
david_ten
2,509 posts
 
@porscheracer :

Have to ask, which Porsche? Or is it Porsches :)

I've had the Schiit Yggdrasil for nearly two years now, serving as the front end of three different systems. It has performed brilliantly and this holds true with the DIs as well.

Congratulations on your purchase of the DIs. Looking forward to hearing how they work out for you.

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