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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
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Understand vitop.

@charles1dad

I have watched you build your system over the years. You have been very careful and deliberate in building exactly want you want and desire in a system. Your system is first rate and there is little chance throwing out all your wire and electronics for the Lyndorf in one instant will yield the same results for you. Little chance. Ok - infinitesimal.

I greatly respect your approach, experience, and passion for good music. I wish I could hear your system as I am sure I would connect with it deeply. Well done for sure.
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charles1dad
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Hi Bill,
I really appreciate your very kind comments (I know you only write/say what you truly mean). I do believe that the Lyngdorf is as good as you describe. Although it may not seem like it given my admiration /affection for DHT tube based electronics, I am open minded to the new and different.

Being the pragmatist that I can be at certain times, I just like to hear an audio product prior to forming any conclusions. Bill I strongly suspect that we’d enjoy each other’s audio systems very much.
Charles
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lmswjm
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Just another friendly reminder to tighten up your drivers. The bigger the driver, the more turns I was able to achieve. I finally got around to doing it today. 
david_ten
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@vitop  Before getting the Double Impacts I was focused on building a home theatre system. I was actively looking at Pre/Pros and the Lyngdorf MP-50 was a possibility, though a stretch for me at it's asking price and the fact that it was a brand new product. It had just been released and there were bugs that were being worked out.

I'm guessing you are following it over at AVSForums. If not, take a look at the dedicated thread with active dealer updates and support.

You are right in pointing out that the TDAI 2170 and the MP-50 are very different products.

The target audience / buyer of the MP-50 is very different than the 2170. And the applications are vastly different. 

If your concerns are around adding external power amps and cabling, I wouldn't be. 
evolvist
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I just read a really good review on the Electrons. It’s not posted yet, so I can’t cite the text yet; nevertheless, yeah, we’re talking the same sentiments that the Electrons fight well above their class against speakers that are 3 to 4xs as much.

One of the main themes of his review is to let them break in, as he wasn’t a fan right out of the box.

I have mixed feelings about speaker break in. I know there is a small physical element to speaker break in, perhaps 25-50 hours, but perhaps the rest is the ear/brain connection. But, I mean, I really don’t know. I had some full range single drivers once that I let play for 200hrs and I couldn’t tell the difference from before and after.

Still, in this case with the Electrons the guy is pretty happy!
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