Tekton Double Impacts
@bullitt5094 Consistantly over many types of music the LTA was always third, the room corrected 2170 was generally second and the uncorrected 2170 was most often first. Thanks for posting your findings between the three amplifier choices you made. I'm curious about the above. Why do you feel the uncorrected TDAI performance came out ahead of the room corrected one? |
This is an open question to all.... From the history in this thread I see a strong group that prefers tubed components ahead of the Double Impacts. 'Thought leaders' have driven specific choices, for example LTA, among others. It appears that there is another group emerging that has walked away from tubes once they found the Lyngdorf (specifically, the TDAI 2170) to be an 'ideal' pairing for them -in- driving the Double Impacts. It is my guess that someone like Bill or Kenny would not have done so lightly or without a thorough evaluation (and now Bob as well; though I think Bill was driving the AZs prior to). I'm curious as to what the reasons for this are? Aside from the stated synergy and preferences, what else might be going on? Thoughts..... |
@bullitt5094 On the Lyngdorf questions... Thanks for the excellent post and additional details. It was very helpful and what I was looking for when I asked for more information. Thank you! Just to clarify, even though you found the 2170 to sound better corrected you are still running it uncorrected? Is that correct? |
@bullitt5094 Bob, thanks for the clarification. When I read your first major post on the Lyngdorf it read, at least to me, that you preferred the 2170 with the room correction off...which is what prompted my confusion and therefore my questions. To my eyes, the TDAI 2170 looks very nice. I appreciate the Danish understatement and minimalism and functionality all well displayed in one box. |
Double Impact SE details / specs posted at Tekton Design http://www.tektondesign.com/double-impact-se.html |
@cliffkhz and @stfoth Congratulations to both of you on taking that ’leap’ and ordering. Let us know how it works out in your rooms and with your gear and preferences. Adding to what @mac48025 and @corelli have shared, the better the upstream gear, including cabling, isolation, etc. the better the results..... |
@kristofa In my more 'distant' seating position, my ears are aligned with the top most tweeter in the array. In my 'closer' seating postion my ears are aligned with the top of the midrange woofer (just below the lowest tweeter in the array). I'm quite happy with both positions, though I favor the higher / distant postion. The Double Impacts have a very broad sweet spot (read volume or space due to the three dimensions), on all three axes. |
Gorgeous! The one I'm considering is an ugly duckling : ) http://salsacycles.com/bikes/blackborow/2018_blackborow_gx_eagle |
@corelli I was clocking over 3K miles living in Upstate NY, but life changes and a move to steamy NOLA has limited me to around 1K mainly city bike errand runs. In some ways, the bike hobby is as crazy as the audio hobby. I'm getting ready to order a bike I have to drive 5 hours to pick up in Houston. If I can get someone to drive my pickup there, I might just make it a two-day ride.... : ) |
@corelli One last post before the derailleur really gets off track...for this thread. : ) I've been figuring out the best bike for my son (behind me on the rack)...as well as being future proof and something that doesn't feel like the bike equivalent of a 'daddy van' and adding something different to the stable. I'm close to finalizing on a mid-tail old school style mt bike (but stretched geometry). It's a Salsa Blackborow fat bike. I'll need to tweak it so he can ride safely on the back (stoker bar, foot pegs, skirt, pad, seatbelt, etc.)....it will be interesting and fun to do. The rack is long enough that I can have panniers behind him. |
James, this will be my first (fat bike). I did a last hour pivot to another Salsa model...could not resist carbon, upgraded components and a more conventional frame/bike. Full circle back to the 80's rigid mt bikes I grew up with; albeit carbon over steel. I'll be dropping the 5" floaters for Fours. And moving up from 26 to 27.5 wheels once my son is on his own bike. I need a low stand-over height when he's behind me (likely another year). They have become wider in their focus, so it depends on your planned usage. |
Jon, Wonderful plan. Count me in, pending Terry's acceptance. Orem, UT sounds like a good spot also. We can get some riding in! : ) The Blue is sharp! You should see what my 4 yr old picked out for the bike option: https://www.madsencycles.com/collections/2017-madsen-bikes/products/copy-of-madsen-2017-candy-apple-... He loved how he could be dry while I got wet (he's quite familiar with all the rain we get here). @brotw I might miss that 'lead sled,' especially on longer, easier terrain rides... I ordered a close cousin today, the Carbon X1 version, shown here: http://dirtragmag.com/salsa-debuts-all-new-mukluk-fat-bike/ Saved a bit by going with a 2017 vs a 2018...the florescent green is actually functional for me, since I do a lot of urban riding...a safety thing from my motorcycling days. |
That’s great! I’ll definitely give it a listen especially since it isn’t something I would normally spin and have been exposed to, other than live. Wrapping up the evening in a similar vein to how I started, though with a 50 year gap...the classic, John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman. Just added the Tidal album. |
Tom, I’ve been listening to Steve Coleman’s ’Invisible Paths: First Scattering’ (2007) a lot. As well as Tony Allen ’The Source’ (2017). Give them a listen if you haven’t already. The Bad Plus is quite a departure from Coltrane/Hartman : ) They have a number of albums, so you’ll have to sort that out (they vary in apporach)...’Made Possible’ leans more mainstream. Or try ’Never Stop.’ @brotw may have some up to date recommendations since he recently heard them live. |
