Tekton Speakers,Who owns them and what did you replace and why.

I replaced a pair of Daedalus Ulysses speakers with the Double Impacts. I spent three weeks pulling what's left of my hair out trying to choose between them, as I thought each had very particular strengths. If I had been forced to choose in two weeks, I probably would have kept the Ulysses. But after 150-200 hours or so, I knew I would not be able to give up the utterly beguiling sound of the Double Impacts. For anyone considering an audition, be sure to give them some time, although they should also sound good right out of the box. They will get better, believe me.

I still consider the Daedalus speakers to be fantastic, and of course they are gorgeous. But these Double Impact speakers keep me up way too late night after night pulling me into the music and keeping me pinned in my listening chair. At that point, I don't give a rat's patoot about parsing the differences in that quality or this quality in obsessive comparison and contrast between speakers. The Double Impacts have reminded me of a basic truth, that turns out not to be so basic and maybe not so true among audiophiles: it's all about the music. Everything else is just a means to that end.

Kenny,

Yes, that is a pretty fair summary of what I am trying to say. When I try new things in my system--whether it is a DAC, a pair of interconnects, an amp, speakers, or anything else--it all comes down to how engaged I am in listening to the music. If I am more focused on the performances and the emotion of the music than I am on determining and quantifying the specific and relative sonic characteristics of the gear, then I know I have a winner. That is why I think the Double Impacts are winners. When I listen through them, I am more focused on the music than the speakers, if that makes sense. I'd rather appreciate Bill Evans than tweeters.