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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
vitop
211 posts
 
Jeffrey, I don't have my Tektons yet, but my plan is to use the NAD M27 which I think is a class D amp ( don't have that either, unfortunately). I will be using a class A/B SS amp in the meantime. After listening to many amps, I honestly believe that you can have enough latitude with any amp design to where you can make it "lean" towards other types of amps. My personal belief is that almost any amp technology can be made to sound great. That great has to line up to each individuals "great" however. I think it is in the engineering and the components for any amp. You can have several amps all with super low distortion figures that all line up in that regard, but they will all sound different. I don't think it is a class D issue as much as the amp you choose, IMO.



mofojo
517 posts
 
333Jeffrey
i have been using a Calyx CTI for over a week now. Class d integrated 200 watts per channel into 4 ohms. Used and pre broken in. Sounds very good I must say. Awesome bass control and clean clean clean. Great dynamics and just a shade of warmth. Like it way better than the class d Rougue Sphinx I had for a while. Volume control goes from 0-92 and about 25 is about as high as I go and it's very loud. 
david_ten
2,509 posts
 
@333jeffery I did drive the Tekton Double Impacts with the NAD M27 for a short time. This was a few months ago, and I was evaluating the Oppo UDP 205 (rather than the M27s or the DIs). Driven by the 205 - M27s pairing the DIs sounded very clean with tons of detail.

I’m breaking in a Pass XA30.8 now. If you need to make a decision quickly, I can swap in the M27; otherwise, I can put it in system a week from now. Let me know.

+1 on what @vitop says in his above post. If you like the sound of good
Class D, you should be ok with it. As you know, and as has been mentioned many times in the thread -- The DIs are honest and will reflect what you have in the chain ahead of them.

FYI, The M27s are Hypex N-Core.
david_ten
2,509 posts
 
@roxy1927   As you know, so much of our hobby is about personal preferences and personal choices based on any number of varying factors. The only way for you to truly know is to hear the Kef Blades and the upper level Tektons for yourself and decide. 

I don't believe there is a perfect speaker out there, but at the individual level there are probably some; and for you it might be the Kefs or Tekton or something else. 

The Tekton owners as well as some other active members on this thread are very helpful and if you are looking for specific guidance, do reach out.
333jeffery
121 posts
 
It will be a few weeks before I make any changes, so no rush. I'm looking at some of Merrill's offerings. They seem to get universal praise.
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