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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
corelli OP
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mac, I know you have probably posted this but what are your room dimensions and how did you place your speakers, seated position, and what toe in did you settle on?
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mac48025
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Funny you ask corelli as I've been using Jim Smiths room techniques this weekend to really dial in my listening position and speaker placement. My room is 13.5'x17.5' with a 6' opening between and behind the speakers opening into a 13.5'x7' room that houses the components. Ceilings are low at 7.5'. I have 2'x2' floor to ceiling bass traps in each corner with quite a bit of room treatments throughout. Right now my speakers are 64" on center with my listening position 77" from tweeter to ear. Toe in has back of speaker 3.75" further from center line than front of speaker. Both speakers are perfectly level to one another. Without trying to the speakers are nearly one third into the room with the listening position nearly one third from the back wall. I guess the one third rule does work! I could continue with some further adjustments in the 1/4-1/2" range but I'm happy with where everything is now. Sidewall to sidewall soundstage that is deep, a warm and thick center with gorgeous tone, beautiful bass, airy highs and the speakers simply disappear. My work is done! 

Having gone through hours of "working the room" it was worth it but the sound is not greatly improved from what it was as I had things laid out pretty well before and Tekton speakers aren't fussy about placement. They will sound very good in just about any situation, I just like getting that last last bit more out of them. 

Should you wish you can check out pics of the room in my virtual system page. The speakers are no longer toe'd in as much as in the pics though. 

Time me to listen to some Holly Cole and then watch March Madness.....GO BLUE! GO STATE! 
corelli OP
950 posts
 
Thanks mac.  Eventually once everything is dialed in I will work on side wall treatments .  Acoustimac makes some nice stuff at a fair price.  Will post some pics some time when I'm done.

I'm with you.  Hope the Wolverines stay hot.  They've been lightin' it up.
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kalali
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"I think I now get what that patent is about."

Could you please elaborate?

Just as an aside, I also put priority on getting huge soundstage from speakers and while this could depend on many variables or be purely coincidental, I have found applying the Golden Ratio rule to the distance of the speakers vs. height of the tweeters - tweeter height x 1.6 = distance, and an equilateral triangle listening position, and no toe in, has given me the widest and deepest soundstage in several settings in different size rooms and different speakers. Like I said, this could be completely coincidental but might be worth experimenting.

teajay
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Hey Guys,

This morning I'm listening to Keith Jarrett's, "The Cure" Album that was recorded live at Town Hall, New York.  With the DI it seems I'm in the hall with the rest of the audience.  I still find the experience with the DI a remarkable one, not just because of the price to performance ratio, which is off the charts, but because of the beauty of the music that it creates in my listening room.  

I just hope the rest of the Audiogon members will just use their ears and not get caught up in how much these speakers cost compared to high-end reference marque speaker brands so they too will have the pleasure of having maybe the best illusion of live music in their rooms that they ever heard.

Because of my reviews here on Audiogon I was offered the job of becoming a staff reviewer for hometheaterreview.com.  So, this site is still my "home" so to speak.  All you guys on this thread are great at sharing important information and helping other members learn about new great products that come out on the market.  

I still would suggest that you hear the DI with the Tube Linear Audio gear combo, or at least the Micro-ZOTL preamp, this combination will compete with any system regardless of price, I will stake my reputation, for what it's worth, on this assertion.  Just like the Tekton's policy, you have a 30 day return policy with TLA and Mark and his son Will are great guys, just like Eric.

Hope, you all enjoy my review tomorrow, it just tries to articulate what the owner's of the DI know already, its a GREAT speaker! 
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