Tekton Impact Monitors


Hi All,
I'm relatively new to Audiogon but have trolled the discussions for a few months. I have been listening to Spendor LS3/5As driven by a Quad 34/306 combination since the late 1980's and decided that it was finally time to upgrade my speakers. I love the Spendors but they are very limited in dynamics and scale. I auditioned the SVS Ultra Bookshelf speakers and while they brought some additional scale they simply didn't have the sweet midrange that I can't live without. I listened to some open baffle speakers (Emerald Physics) and loved them, but their size and need for space worried me, and I found them less satisfying at moderate and low volumes, where I do a fair bit of listening. I was fascinated by all the discussion regarding Tekton speakers and was considering getting a pair of Enzo 2.7s, but after a short discussion with Eric I followed his recommendation of the Impact Monitor with upgrade. They have the 7 tweeter array and a pair of 6.5" woofers and are rear-ported. I use a pair of SVS subs (the sealed variety). The Impact Monitors are simply amazing. The midrange is oh-so-sweet (very similar to my Spendors, but with more air) and the detail, even at low and moderate listening levels, is superb. The imaging is even better than my Spendors managed and the scale is huge and is much more music-appropriate. My system is really quite modest but now when I walk into my listening room (doubles as our living room - thankfully my wife appreciates Hi-Fi) I get the audio-show feeling of "being there". I have a Denon DP59L turntable with a DL110 HO moving coil cartridge running through an Emotiva XPS-1 phono preamp and the Tektons are absolutely incredible with classic rock on vinyl. I'm not sure how Eric managed it, but these speakers are superb, even with my 30 year old Quad electronics. I believe they are basically the top 24" of the Double Impacts, but are rear-ported rather than front ported. I can heartily recommend them and Eric and his team are great to work with. I'm not sure how many other Impact Monitors are out there since the pair I have are S/N 0005 and 0006!  
ky1mag

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Its a very unorthodox way of doing things and hopefully it will work out for him in the end. Marketing wise I would agree the name logic is a bit messy. If I didn’t dig further in his site, I would have never known a mini DI (Electron) existed. I would rename it personally. He desperately needs a good web/graphic designer (me) to get his presence in order.
IME Roller Blocks under speakers will eliminate all or most cabinet vibrations, which will give you better bass.
@travbrow

Thanks for your review. I would hope a $7000 (EP 4.7) speaker with a deeper freq range would beat a $2000 stand mount in dynamics and higher levels.

Curious, how many hours did you have on the IM's?
@travbrow

I understand some believe in breakin and some don’t...thats another thread debate. However in my experience those speakers needed at least 150 hours. Your speakers list at $7000 and the IM’s list at $2000. Just sayin

I am also not saying that if you waited another 75 hours you would have kept the IM's, but I have a strong belief you would have appreciated them even more so. Anyway enjoy your system.