Though the Vandys were most definitely on my list of "if I ever see a deal on some" I can say by the time I did it was to late. I had already bought my first set of Tektons.
First, Eric Alexander and his team are fantastic to work with. The very first time I spoke with him he not only didn’t push me in one direction or another, he gave me a couple tips on how to make my existing 5.1 set up better (4 PSB towers, center and SVS sub).
After multiple phone calls, of which Eric answered the phone himself each time, I chose the Impacts. Not the Double Impacts. The newly designed Impacts.
Here was my goal. Build a great sounding low to mid budget system without spending a ton of money. Goal achieved!
I chose the Impacts after being advised by Eric that these would be a very detailed sounding speaker, and they are. In two channel stereo I listen to everything from Chopin (big classical piano lover), Clapton live, Norah Jones and Sade to Marilyn Manson. Everything sounds good.
Another reason I chose the Impacts was that the DI’s are way too large for our main living area. I also run a subwoofer so even though they are capable of running lower I have my Impacts crossed over at 60Hz.
Bottom line, even though I’m only 3 weeks in, I’m very glad that I chose the Tekton Design Impacts. Unfortunately I’m so pleased that I already have my eye on the Cinema Sub to replace the SVS and a set of Lores for another area in my home.
My budget system:
Oppo 203 with Signal Power Cable, Marantz 6012, Monolith 5X200, Morrow Audio SP6 cables and interconnects, Tekton Impacts in front, PSB towers in the rear, SVS sub and cruzeFirst Maestro wall outlet.
First, Eric Alexander and his team are fantastic to work with. The very first time I spoke with him he not only didn’t push me in one direction or another, he gave me a couple tips on how to make my existing 5.1 set up better (4 PSB towers, center and SVS sub).
After multiple phone calls, of which Eric answered the phone himself each time, I chose the Impacts. Not the Double Impacts. The newly designed Impacts.
Here was my goal. Build a great sounding low to mid budget system without spending a ton of money. Goal achieved!
I chose the Impacts after being advised by Eric that these would be a very detailed sounding speaker, and they are. In two channel stereo I listen to everything from Chopin (big classical piano lover), Clapton live, Norah Jones and Sade to Marilyn Manson. Everything sounds good.
Another reason I chose the Impacts was that the DI’s are way too large for our main living area. I also run a subwoofer so even though they are capable of running lower I have my Impacts crossed over at 60Hz.
Bottom line, even though I’m only 3 weeks in, I’m very glad that I chose the Tekton Design Impacts. Unfortunately I’m so pleased that I already have my eye on the Cinema Sub to replace the SVS and a set of Lores for another area in my home.
My budget system:
Oppo 203 with Signal Power Cable, Marantz 6012, Monolith 5X200, Morrow Audio SP6 cables and interconnects, Tekton Impacts in front, PSB towers in the rear, SVS sub and cruzeFirst Maestro wall outlet.