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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
evolvist
167 posts
 

@teajay  - Another good review!

I've never understood why anyone would want tubes in a DAC, though. That's what tube pre-amps and amps are for, as having tubes in a DAC hamstrings the DAC to one sub-set. If one wanted to go all SS at a time in the future, their DAC is now worthless. But, if like most DACs, that don't employ tubes, if you want to go tubeless, then just change your pre-amp/amp.

In my mind, at least, it limits the DAC. I used to own a Lampizator Golden Gate at one time, and I couldn't get rid of it fast enough.

teajay
1,658 posts
 
Hey evolvist,

Thanks for the positive comment about my review.  Regarding your opinion about having tubes in the analog stage of a DAC has been somewhat of a negative, that has not been my experience.  I have had three DACS (Concert Fidelity, Line Magnetic,Canary) that were all terrific performers in my systems.  I also always have a tube based preamplifier in my systems with either SS or tube based amplifiers and find no downside with having a tube based DAC as source. 

To be quite frank, the Lampizator DACs, I have heard many of their different models, have never floated my sonic boat.  I don't believe this  has anything because they use tubes, just that the overall house sound is not something I found to be as good as I'm used to listening to. 
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xenophon
22 posts
 
@teajay thanks for the review. I appreciate your efforts to find the affordable gems that bring great sound to those of us who can’t or do not want to spend huge amounts of money.
lpretiring
434 posts
 
Wondering if anyone else here is using a Hornshoppe Truth line stage with their Tektons. I would be most interested in your amplifier experience with this combo.
  
  LP
64voxac30
11 posts
 

LP, I use the Truth line stage with my Coincident Dynamo 34SE MKII and upgraded Tekton Pendragons.  It's hard to describe a line stage that seems nonexistent - it's so transparent that I can't differentiate it between a direct connection.  I have zero complaints and nothing but praise for the Truth, which is woefully underpriced. 

My hope for the future is upgrading to an Aric Audio 300B SET amp and Tekton Double Impact SE's, and the Truth will remain in the chain - I don't know what else could possibly be an improvement, especially at that price. 

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