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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
333jeffery
122 posts
 
Some mysterious stranger has posted a video of their Ulfberhts on Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-nG55_gf_U
vitop
221 posts
 
Jeffrey: I thought they'd sound better than they did. It sounded a lot like the sound coming out those little speakers on the back of a cheap monitor.   oh... wait... never mind. I'm sure they'll sound better when I hook a pair of Ulfs to my computer.



evolvist
167 posts
 
Does anybody know when the Mini's may start shipping.


Kenny.

Kenny, "may" is the keyword here, being the 5th month of the year, as in May 2018.
vitop
221 posts
 
Jeffrey: I see why you went with the full size Ulfs. Next to your cabinet, they do not overwhelm the room. They don't look like the large speakers that they are in that setting. It works out well, IMO


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almarg
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Cal3713, I agree with Charles that it seems evident that the 4 ohm DI impedance is a particularly benign one, with relatively little variation over the frequency range compared to most 4 ohm speakers, and little if any in the way of challenging phase angles.

However two things can be said with a fair amount of certainty: Running the 8 ohm taps of your Franks into the 4 ohm impedance of that version of the speaker will significantly reduce the power capability of the amp, and will result in some degree of degradation of its distortion performance. And there certainly could be other sonic consequences as well.

Personally, I don’t like the idea of introducing a known and likely significant compromise into the configuration of a system, on top of all of the unknown and unpredictable tradeoffs, compromises, and effects that are inevitably present in a system. And in a hobby where many concern themselves with things that are likely to be far less significant, even things like which way a fuse is oriented.

Without a strong endorsement of the idea from Mr. Blume I would not even consider it. At least without the opportunity for an **extended** audition, and I would be hesitant to invest the time that would require given my suspicion that the result would stand a good chance of being negative.

Best of luck, however you decide to proceed.

Best regards,
-- Al

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