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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
 
@333jeffery:  That's awesome! Congratulations! You may be the first in an amazing speaker launch as @mac4805 was for the Double Impacts.

Really looking forward to your impressions of the Ulfberths and hopefully also comparative points with respect to the Double Impacts.

Have to say that these are fun times. First the Double Impacts, then the Linear Tube Audio pairing, and now the Ulfberths and Brilliance. Good times, indeed.
333jeffery
122 posts
 
I would say that my DI's get about 80% of the way to the Ulfberhts' sound, but the Ulfs are still burning in. Only 10 hours on them so far.  However, the Ulfs are unique in the way they present instruments. Totally natural sound, nothing added, no coloration. Piano recordings sound like an honest-to-goodness piano right in my listening room. Vocals are particularly nice, luscious even.
For fun, I played Art Blakey's version of A Night in Tunisia, and nearly jumped out of my seat when the drums kicked in. Never experienced that before. Percussion is quite a treat on these speakers.
vitop
221 posts
 
Jeffrey:

Thanks. This is super interesting to me. How is the clarity and detail comparison? The human voice.
I would suspect that the bass would be better because of the size of the bass drivers so that does not surprise me. You have 2 12" vs 2 10" bass drivers. There are double the number of mid-bass drivers (4 vs 2).
The reason I ask about clarity is because I have heard others say that the Brilliance has more clarity than the DI. The brilliance has a 3 cluster tweeter array whereas the Di has the 7 cluster array.
If adding more drivers muddies the clarity, then the Ulf would in theory be even less clear than the DI.
The mini Ulfs I have on order have the double 7 speaker array like you do and so that was concerning me. I'd love to hear what you have to say on that.
Have you ever heard the Legacy Audio Aeris?
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@333jeffery:  If you are amenable to it, can you post some pics over on your system page? I'm also curious of the scale with respect to the rest of the system. I wish Agon made it possible and easy to post photos within the forums.
klh007
621 posts
 
Jeffery, Do the Ulfs give up much sensitivity compared to the DIs? I'm happy the dynamically alive parameter seems to be a feature on all the new Tekton designs. Once the Ulfs break in, please continue to post your impressions.
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