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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.
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.
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Teajay, Thank you for your reply regarding the listening impressions of these three fine amplifiers. The Pass Labs XA series of amplifiers are upper tier solid state amplifiers and thus are a very creditable reference point. As you rightly observe, it's a matter of individual taste. Wow, you have or had the First Watt S.I.T. 2 ? You've certainly owned some excellent power amplifiers which fortifies one's perspective. Charles |
Generally speaking tubes are a compromise IMHO .My point here is that the Rogue Audio ST-100 comes closer to giving you the best of both worlds,compared to other tube amps.Not many amps can do this .It has some nice solid state attributes,such as , Speed , Dynamics, Articulation and Bass Slam., but it also has the qualities that you look for in tubes, such as Presence, realness ,smoothness, imaging ..etc There is LESS of a trade off in either direction. I agree that Sound Quality is also quite subjective . |
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Statements such as SET are the best for emotion and solid state are best for bass slam/dynamics are WAY too general and are simply not correct. Sorry. I've owned or heard so many amps I know that's not true. The best amps I've owned were Shindo Sinhonia which are 40 watt push-pull amps. The key is to match them with the correct speakers and get the room/set-up right. |
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