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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
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@corelli:

I'm still quite curious about open baffle speakers. They are one speaker type I have not had in system.

Surprisingly, my wife really liked the Spatials when I showed her the images. The Pure Audio Project Trio 15 Voxativ even more so! 

Let's see what the reviewers / owners say about the X1.


teajay
1,656 posts
 
Hey david_ten,

If you have not read my review on HTR on Tekton's very innovative Sigma OB speaker, which is an absolutely wonderful sounding speaker, and I gave a PRODUCT OF A YEAR AWARD, to get the details how Eric figured out how to avoid any electrical EQ  to get the bass frequencies right.  I love planar speakers sound-staging except for how they sometimes enlarge individual images and lack focus in location on the sound-stage and how OB designs can create a planar like sound-stage without these difficulties.

However, I believe the DI's do everything an OB design can do plus many more virtues that are talked about on this thread.
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
Hi teajay,

I have read it. And Eric had terrific pricing on them as part of his "royally ticked off" campaign! : )

After discussing it over the phone with him, he steered me right towards the Double Impacts.

I still see them as an option for surround duty, if I ever get to my HT needs. Right now,  I'm considering other component upgrades to squeeze the most out of the DIs..... 
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mac48025
672 posts
 
I was considering either the OB Sigma or the Pendragons but when I called Eric to place an order he asked if I'd be interested in a new speaker that was still just a twinkle in his eye at that time......the Double Impacts. While I knew nothing about them, being the first to get them, I didn't have any apprehension at all as I totally trusted Eric's ability. I never expected anything as good as the DI's though! I can't imagine how much one would have to spend to do better. Now, if the LTA MZ2-S is equally as good ( and I'm sure it is) I'll be in audio heaven.
corelli OP
952 posts
 
As I said earlier, while I loved my Magnepan 1.7's,  I would not go back to them after owning the DI's.  The DI's just have too many strengths, too much balance.  I feel that I actually lost detail (perhaps from rear wave interference) with the 1.7's.  Things were less precise with the soundstage.  As teajay said you do get a larger than life image which is fun but not always accurate.  When you look at voicing, sounstaging , dynamics, frequency response, quality of bass, this is a terribly hard speaker to beat.  So while I enjoy open baffle/planar approaches, I have no urge to back in that direction.
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