Tekton Double Impacts

Hello Goners! I have been here for a bit, but never posted. I’d like to thank all of you for the last 4 days tossing an turning trying to figure out wtf I should use to drive my "High End furniture" with. It’s has been an, interesting trip, I finally gave up on page 50 something. A special thanks to all those that put in their hart and soul here. Chaz and Grinny? I have been looking at all the TJ dictum’s :), but could never get my mind around 1 or 20W when I was driving my DI with SS many times that and still not getting what "I" needed from them in terms balls to bone, forget the meat. lol :)

As the FNG, I have, very much appreciated all the ears here, but at as a lay person, at times I felt like I was watching a tennis match of the ultimate have to have... wait, this is better, or is it "Butter" answer.

In the end, or beginning, I’m going to try the Lyngdorf 2170 full boat. I have many tube amps and headphones HD 800, Utopia, HD 650 (my fav) ICAN KTE, WA7, LD stuff, but was driving my DI with a Cambridge CXA 80 mixing in the aforementioned as preamps here and there. The bottom line is that the CXA, is a bright amp, "to my ears" this via Tonnoy’s, Fluance and my upgraded DI’s.

I finally got to the point where it wasn’t about $$ or what was the best, I just wanted something great and something simple. "Clear the mechanism!" (Anyone?)

Anyway, the Lyngdorf 2170 is on the way and I shall go from there. No extra cables, no tube rolling, no 1940’s round special edition coffee pots, just music.

I think, at some point, we lose sight of what this is all about in the quest for something you can never attain.... perfection.

Glad to meet ya’ll

JT

@sbayne 
I could not agree more... every piece of audio gear has some form of coloration/corruption. ;)

@stfoth Yup. :)

Hello guys, just wanted to drop you a line. I got my TDAI 2170 in and have been playing with it a bit. The DI and it are magic, I sat there last night grinning like a fool. The chain was good, I pulled 10k worth of DACs decraps and amps out of the chain and this thing sound better in every way. I have some major room treatment, but with the Focus on my LP, the sound is something special. I’m hearing singing from right between my ears from the right and left and even stuff behind me. I alternated between grinning and laughing. I’m hearing new voices and nuance in recordings I’ve listened to 100s of times.

The 2170 is awesome because you can just get to listening a lot sooner. We are tweakers by nature, but it can be frustrating especially when you have WAF issues. I would highly recommend this RC for anyone with room issues and it will even shine in a very acoustically good room.

A huge thanks to you guys who recommended it, you know who ya are. :)

If you are on the fence about this unit, just get it!

JT

Ya mean it gets better???  ~Giggles~

You were on of those I was referring too. ;)

@grannyring

Yup, I leave it on, same with DACs or anything that time to stabilize... cept tube, that’s hell on heaters. :)

I have no PC it that room yet, and it’s got the stock cord on it. Anyone have a conditioner and a decent cord lying around? I don’t think the CC or the wife will do well with anymore spending at the moment.

For now, I just have sorbothane pads on it.

I do notice a bit of brightness, like there may be a slight boost between 1-3k. Right now I’m just going from PC Tidal Master to the 2170. The USB cable is generic POS. Speaker cables are Belden 5T00UP 10 AWG

Any and all help IS appreciated. :)

JT

@granny

1) work on the DI toe in. Try no toe in at all and then a very slight toe in. I mean the slightest wee bit of toe in. This should help.

I have them facing straight into the room at present, the are brighter hen toed in, so I went with the with no toe.

2) I have no idea what computer you are using as a source. If a laptop, then run off the battery not using the wall wart cord. Still a tad bright? Did this remedy it?

I have a computer I built some time back it’s a tower and hand picked parts, at the time, meant for gaming. I also have older ONEAC power conditioner, and dedicated 20amp circuit for the PC. Also, the entire house has surge suppression at the box. I have only stock AC cords everywhere.

3) More burn in time for the speakers and 2170.

It’s playing right now and probably has about 80hrs on it, so far.

For little money ......

Get a better usb cable and power cord. I would be willing to make you a killer cord for the cost of parts. A three foot cable for around $100-$130 that will compete with anything retailing for up to $2500. It will do wonders.

There’s a bit of issue here, as the computer is in the next room and the USB is going through the wall. I use the PC for general use too and it is in my office, and the speakers are in the dedicated listening room next store. This means I need a longer USB cable of 10ft. (Too long?) As for making me the cables, do you mean USB or AC or both? I am definitely interested in this. :)

Core Power Technology makes great power cables with the balanced conditioner built right in! You would only need the small model 50 or 150. Mark may have demo units for a great price. These have surge protection which is important. Your wife will understand protecting your investment with surge protection 😁

I saw a BPT 1 on sale for $550 on Audio Mart. This is a great balanced power conditioner that will indeed help with your desire. I think $425 - $500 shipped is a fair price. These work great on digital gear. You will still want a decent power cord on the 2170. However, with the BPT 1 you can also plug your computer into it.

Usb cables are important. I made my own and it is as good or even better than the Curious usb cable which is my favorite. Usb filter devices from Ifi are the real deal and sound very analog and natural. From the $99 usb purifier to the Micro USB 3. DH Labs makes a decent usb cable for $60. The Silver Sonic.
I would need to know know more about your front end to help.

I do have an Singxer SU-1 sitting here, but it’s not in that chain at the moment. I have found it good at the decrap role. YMMV. I also have an IFI Ican Pro for headphones as well.

I guess I should start by putting the Singxer in the chain, but I do not believe it will cure the issue. I think I would like to start with the USB and power cords and also, try a different source as well.

Lemme know about the cables and I will order the speaker cable you linked too.

JT

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@grannyring

It also looks like https://www.hdplex.com/ has some interesting stuff that would work nicely.

I found a way to shoot you a PM and have done so... it sure is not intuitive....