Is the frequency a factor in the spl? I'm sure I spent some time in cars that easily hit 135db and higher, but under 80hz, fairly continuous "steady hummin'" in a portion of misspent youth. Loud enough to blur vision, rattle eyeballs, literally peel paint, and sometimes actually make it a little difficult to breathe.
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.
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.
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Is the frequency a factor in the spl?I would think so, Stfoth, to some degree. That would seem likely based on the fact that (as you can see in the figure at the upper right of the Wikipedia page on "Equal Loudness Contour") our hearing mechanisms are most sensitive in the area of 3 to 4 kHz or so, while being considerably less sensitive at deep bass frequencies. So it wouldn’t surprise me if an organization such as OSHA has developed standards for maximum SPL exposure which take frequency into account, but if so I have no specific knowledge of them. Best regards, -- Al |
@stfoth - Remember DB drag racing? Weren’t some of the SPL kings hitting in the 150’s? In a former life I was an installer, and remember half ohm stable competition amps that put out thousands of watts into that load. They were "rated" at 25 watts x 2 into 4 ohms- so they would qualify in a lower power class. Oh, and FWIW I was an installer for the SQ (sound quality) portion, not the SPL. They were two distinct categories. Ahh the 90’s! |
Yes! 150s, 160s, and beyond. Just nutty. The "high-end" ones wouldn't allow people in the car during the tone tests. Rows of giant caps and Optima batteries. Power cables that make the current high-end AC cables feel self-conscious, in size if not tech. Dozens of pounds of Dynamat. But, there were some beautiful installs and some fine-sounding systems, too. The spl levels for hearing loss have to be weighted against bass, or a lot of folks would be deaf. Fortunately, I still have decent hearing, if a touch of tinnitus almost from birth. Do you have any pics of your old installs? I'm still breaking in Impact Monitors. They play loud enough for most of my listening in a small room, but I haven't yet pushed them to hear when they tap out and compress. I'm nowhere near steady 110db+ though. |
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