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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
zenfishbike
3 posts
 
Hello all,

I'm reading with great interest about the differences between the DI and DI SE. Lots of good information about the mids and lows here but I'm still searching for detailed descriptions on the highs. (Forgive me if it exists here already but this in one heck of a long thread!) I need to be able to savor the nuance of cymbal strikes, shimmy, and decay. And to tell the differences between the different types of cymbals. How do the DI and DI SE perform there? With the DI SE currently on sale at $4k in basic black I'm tempted to pull the trigger.

Note I've tried to reach Erik by phone on several occasions to no avail and his helpers don't know. Thanks!
klh007
621 posts
 
zenfishbike, Consider the Be tweeter option on either the DI or DI SEs if you want a more extended and revealing treble range. The single Be tweeter will handle from 2500 Hz up and deliver a more open defined upper few octaves. If you can take the larger enclosure, consider the Moabs with a Be tweeter, much more powerful bass with true low end extension to 20 Hz (at least in my room) than either the DI or DI SE, as well as the 15 tweeter midrange starts working at a lower frequency and ups the midrange/vocal transparency and realism.
zenfishbike
3 posts
 
Thank you klh007,  totally agree that Be tweets do what I'm asking for. Trouble is I'm maxed out at $4k. I have Hiquphon OW1 soft domes in my Linn speakers that are quite nice and quite pricey.  Trouble with those speakers is in the mid and bass. I'm concerned the lower quality tweets in the DI and DI SE may not get me there. And if one or the other does, which one?
zenfishbike
3 posts
 
Update to my comment about not having been able to reach Erik: He did ring me back and says either one would meet my needs. And while that's encouraging I'd still like to hear from users with varying rooms and upstream componentry. Thanks!
corelli OP
976 posts
 
@zenbikefish   If you are maxed out at 4k,  you would be limited to the DI's with Be tweeter--right?  At least if buying new.  I find the Tektons to be neutral speakers that emphasize no part of the spectrum.  As another option you could do the SE's and focus on your upstream gear to offer what you are looking for.  All the Tektons are very good at responding to what is placed upstream.  You are at an interesting price point.  If you were able to accommodate the Moabs, the extra $500 would be trivial in the long haul
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