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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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charles1dad
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Tom,
Honestly in regard to the line stages I just believe that it's a combination of listener taste and system /component synergy. You're describing in your system the same result as we heard in my system. When you brought the MZ  to my home we felt that compared to the Coincident Statement Line Stage.

The MZ in my system was leaner, thinner, smaller sounding or as you put it anemic. Yet in contrast teajay finds it to be superb in his system. I have absolutely no reason to question his results although they're quite different from my experience.  Different audio systems and rooms, just how it goes with audio matters.

It seems that based on your comments and listening impressions Aric's Line Stage seems more similar to mine. I would imagine that in some systems the MZ is an ideal fit. 
Charles 
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Man, I'm disappointed with the Vikings, they just didn't show up tonight, holy cow! Okay back to the regular program 😊😊.
Charles 
lancelock
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@david_ten , I enjoyed a visit to LTA yesterday. Mark said he would have his amps in 3 different rooms at Axpona. I think the plan is to introduce the UltraLinear there. The new cases from Fern and Robey will arrive in about two weeks and then they will be building and selling the production model. Unlike the ZOTL40 and similar to Berning’s ZH230, it uses TV sweep tubes instead of EL34. The UL makes my DI sing like no other amp I’ve tried thus far.
david_ten
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Charles, it's difficult for me to understand your and Tom's findings to be mainly "listener taste" and "room" dependant. I can, however, accept system compatibility or optimization (or lack of) within a system playing a role, but to a degree. 

For example, 'anemic' is well, anemic. : )  To me, that's (fairly) unequivocal. 

This would be good to figure out. Perhaps those who have different and positive results with the MZ2 as a linestage can offer their thoughts as well?
david_ten
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@lancelock   April isn't that far off. Thanks for the heads-up. Chicago in mid April sounds more appealing, than Chicago in February. 
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