I would love to hear about the comparison between the coincident pre and the M-ZOTL... especially on Charles' side since I have Coincident speakers and Franks myself (copycat). I currently run my DAC directly into the amps but think regularly about adding an active pre. Unfortunately I absolutely need a remote (it seems odd to buy a pre and then continue to use the DAC's volume control) and am scared a bit by Concident discontinuing the remote version. So many options once I leave the Coincident universe though. It's intimidating. Please keep us updated.
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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@almarg & @charles1dad Regarding the Coincident Frankenstein & DI pairing, thanks for all the great comments, as usual. I actually bought a pair of Coincident PREs, but Isreal isn't quite honest in saying that all of the company's speakers can be driven by any of his amps. It was very quickly evident that they did not have the power to drive the speakers, an opinion that was verified by Isreal when I e-mailed him (and two other PRE owners I've talked to while working on the system). I couldn't quite figure out whether I wanted to invest in changing the system to make the PREs sing (new amp vs. bi-amp), just go back to my old Coincident Super Eclipse IIIs (lovely with the Franks, but small for my room), or try something new (like the DIs). Unfortunately I had to move temporarily and put my entire system into storage for a year, so I'm without the toys for a bit... just reading for fun and storing up some opinions for the future. |
@almarg Ha, no, thank you Al. As always, great information. The Franks just provided very little bass output on the PREs. My Super Eclipses (2 8" woofers going down to 28Hz) provided way more bass than the PREs (2 12" woofers going down to 20Hz). Unfortunately I never got to make a real decision about how much I liked the PREs since they always sounded unbalanced without any real bass output. I was considering passive bi-amping because it just felt like limitation was just with the Franks driving the subwoofer units. Anyway, sorry for moving the conversation outside the DI topic. I appreciate all the useful commentary... great thread. |
@charles1dad & @grey9hound Let me third the desire to hear a shoot-out between the: Rogue Audio ST 100. Line Magnetic 508ia. Aric Audio KT 88. & Coincident Frankenstein MK II At some point I'll probably try to put two of these amps (I already have the Franks) up with the Coincident PREs and the DIs and try to find the best pairing. Unfortunately won't be for a year or so, so it might lose relevancy... but the thread's legs certainly are strong. - Chris |
When I tried the Directstream, it sounded brighter and less natural than the Perfectwave. More detail to be sure, but I wasn't sure I liked it. Perhaps I was just hearing more of the problems in my upstream (computer) source, but regardless, it was an easy decision to go back to the Perfectwave. It's interesting to read about people having a different experience, especially since this thread is relatively biased towards Charles' "natural, organic" perspective. I kind of thought the "pro" Directstream crowd would be detail focused. Anyway, as said above, different systems (mine is Coincident speakers & Franks driven directly by the DAC with music served over ethernet) and different ears... I wish it were easier to sample others' gear. |
@greg22lz Thanks for posting the cable update. Much appreciated. |