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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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jcarcopo
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@waltersalas The Encores use Giant Threaded Stud Gliders (Choose stud thread:: 1/4"-20 x 1/2" stud)

Unless you want the Iso-Acoustics Gaia I, but personally I think $1300 is ridiculous for those Gaia I because they look similar to the Gaia II or III which are much cheaper, but won't supposedly support the Encore's 175lb weight.  I don't like how they raise the speaker's height either which would raise my tweeter higher by 2". They are very classy looking compared to the Herbie Gliders, but at least you can easily slide the speakers with the herbies, something you will not be able to do with the Gaia I.  I chose utility over looks. Im happy with my Herbie giant threaded sliders. 
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jcarcopo
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@evolvist Congratulations on deciding on the Encores, you won't be sorry!  I've been loving mine to death! Come over to the Encore owner thread I started and post you're impressions of them once you get them! There's a couple of other owner's there already too.  

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/considering-the-new-tekton-design-encores-and-owners-group-ex...
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waltersalas
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@jcarcopo I will stick with the gliders. Thanks for the reminder on the specs.

Looks as if several pairs of Encores will be landing soon!
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mac48025
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I'm looking forward to hearing all the new impressions of the Encores. Intriguing to say the least. 

Regarding the Herbies Giant Gliders and the Isoacoustic Gaia I's. I was using the Herbies Giant Gliders with my DI's and then the SE's and was very happy with them. Switching to the Gaia I's was a dramatic improvement for me.......and I was planning to return the Gaia I's without a clear improvement in sound. At their price they had better sound quite a bit better......and do for me. My flooring is carpet and pad over concrete, I imagine different flooring will produce different results. 
lpretiring
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Slightly different experience here with my D.I.'s with the Herbie Giant Gliders.
I felt the Threaded Giant Gliders weren't controlling the lower energy properly in my environment leaving the lower registers ill defined. 

Being a big Herbie's fan I had plenty of spare accessories laying around. To the Giant Threaded Gliders I added a giant Glider near the middle along with some stacked large square dots centered front. It worked to define and eliminate the hollow affect and slight boominess.

I have not heard what the Gaia's are capable of however.

   LP
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