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Former Tekton owners: What have you moved on to?
I still own them, but have upgraded to the Special Edition Double Impacts. 
Former Tekton owners: What have you moved on to?
@clarinetmonster2  Good thread topic. Speaking for myself, it is always great to learn and grow my knowledge base. Very helpful with downstream decisions and choices. @mikirob   I auditioned and demoed the SHL5+ and both of Devore's: the O/93s and... 
Amp upgrade advice
Understand. Thanks. 
Tekton Double Impacts
@brotw  Congratulations!!! That's a great pairing. Happy to hear you are loving your system with the LM and DIs in it. 
Amp upgrade advice
Have you considered and are you open to an all in one solution?  
Acrolink Cables, anyone heard them?
@stereo5  I'm also interested in the Acrolink cables, mainly because I don't know anything about them. Hope you get your question answered more directly. 
Acrolink Cables, anyone heard them?
@jond  Don't they all...fall. : ) Cable Elevators and Cable Nets as a tangential cure?  
Acrolink Cables, anyone heard them?
Good one @jond I predict many tangential responses. : )Do consider Acrobat Cables. They literally fly through the air. Amazing stuff!!!Vegas is a good place to demo them. 
Tekton Double Impacts
Hi Tom. I received mine two Fridays ago. I thought I had posted that.I've been running them continuously since and will likely post something regarding early impressions by tomorrow evening. 
REL Vs SVS for 2 channel music listening
I'm with @contuzzi @ricred1 @crwindy on the JL Audio. More musical.But likely out of the OP's stated budget unless he/she can score a great deal used.+1 regarding @crwindy 's post. Less is more. Since you seem to be leaning SVS, I second @yogiboy ... 
Tekton Double Impacts
With the spikes inserted into the speaker base, your ears (at 40 inches) will be level (approximately) with the lowest tweeter in the array. You will be fine. 
REL Vs SVS for 2 channel music listening
Good to see Hsu Research mentioned. SVS is terrific. One not mentioned is Outlaw Audio. If you haven't already, you may want to check their subs out, especially if price point is a driving force.I've had mixed results with subs. When done well, yo... 
Tekton Double Impacts
@kristofa  In my more 'distant' seating position, my ears are aligned with the top most tweeter in the array. In my 'closer' seating postion my ears are aligned with the top of the midrange woofer (just below the lowest tweeter in the array). I'm ... 
Schiit Yggdrasil
The first paragraph of your Opening Post makes no sense to me. Can you re-explain what you are trying to do.For example, of course the Yggy has analog outputs. It is a digital to analog convertor, after all.The Grace would need to have a standalon... 
Tekton Double Impacts
@theachean  Great to hear and thanks for sharing about your Brilliance speakers.@stfoth  Great combination of gear. Looking forward to your continued reports on your system. Many lightened wallets due to this thread.