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Thanks @david_ten .  Just thought I'd add, when going through this process I use a track from Holly Cole that I'm VERY familiar, I make sure not to change the volume level and I certainly don't change any equipment. That way I can hear the results... 
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"Speaker placement can indeed make a BIG difference-"Oh yeah. I spend hours listening to where a new pair of speakers sound best in my room. I've owned a lot of speakers over the years and I can tell you even if a speaker designer tells you a cert... 
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porscheracer - "Do the Rothwell attenuators alter the sound signal. I suspect they must. Any experienced there?"No negative impact on the sound that I could detect. Rothwell's website is quite good explaining how they work.  I bought mine awhile a... 
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You got it Kenny. Clint Eastwood style review with no sugar! 
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david_ten - Thanks. Totally agree. I've got various tube based and solid state equipment I'm going to check them out with. I'll report back.  
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porscheracer - "Anyway, I am pretty sure the hum is gain related. My preamp has 14dB of gain in tube mode and the amp has 27dB. That's a lot of gain for speakers as efficient as the Double Impact. If I put the preamp into passive or JFET mode with... 
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After talking to Eric and reading through the various Tekton boards again I finally ordered a pair of Impact Monitors. As whyOwhy said, thanks everyone for the continued dialogue.   
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Thanks for the feedback James. Much appreciated.   
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James - truly impressive line-up of speakers and amps you own/owned. I'm with Charles - you would really take the DIs over the ML ESL15A is that what you are saying? If so, that's a very impressive endorsement. I realize your comments may be comin... 
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ky1mag - Thanks! Helps a lot.  
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ky1mag - what size of room are you using the Impact Monitors in and how far away do you sit from them? Also what height of stands do you use? Thanks 
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Charles, yep agreed.  
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Well, thats some spirited, but relevant, debate regarding amps! I congratulate everyone for maintaining their cool!! Can’t wait for porscheracer’s report once he has had a chance to fully integrate the DIs into his system..... 
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"DI thread post total--1390Biking Mileage--1335I'm not sure if I'm winning or losing."Ha,ha. Looks like a win/win to me! 
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Just to add to the discussion of where audio technology is going and what some consider to be SOTA.  There is a great thread over on AudioCircle regarding the JBL M2 and 7 Series speakers. JBL has done a lot of work interfacing these well-made spe...