Some people say that digital source makes no sonic difference: Its all 1s and 0s. My current 5.1 system is no slouch with my fronts (more expensive than the DIs), my rears are Report Comment. Got my Double Impacts up and running and so far they are incredible! In a small room like mine with the right equipment these beat anything in their price range in terms of sound. The music comes through at any volume level, from low to high. Music is a big picture experience, and your speakers get it right. Bi-amplification adds support for dual amplifiers. They are seemless from top to bottom with a liquid midrange and beautiful highs that seem to float in mid air. The Cardas inputs are a nice touch. Or are they really this good? With all of the pressures to remaster the world's catalog in MQA, to end downloads in favor of streaming, and to install listening ("music") devices in every home, you might want to think about what exactly is your high-end zone preference. So I hit the mute button to investigate. But I would say your description sounds like that of $300 speakers being sold as High end. The Moabs in my room replaced Talon Khorus that were I think about $16k when new back about 20 years ago. These impact monitors sound awesome! Dunlavy SC-VI speakers, monoblock tube amps that looked like jewelry, speaker cables as thick as my wrist, and a fully-treated, dedicated, audio-retailer listening room that had walls filled with sand. I realized [that] simply using a transducer built from lightweight materialsberyllium, for example[wasn't] going to change much of anything. In Apple's case for example, large-scale Chinese manufacturing and the legendary iron-fisted dominance of Steve Jobs turned what could have been tons and tons of schlock into a wealth of useful and durable products. They really do seem to be endgame speakers, for HT anyway - I`m 100% movies for my use. One example is our patented polycell array, used in the Impact Monitor. Listening to recorded live music is like being in front of the performance. I work in audio and am a musician and long time audioholic. Wish I had known, Id have come perpared to be comfortable and pick all the songs I love not just the well recorded ones. The cabinets are rock solid and clean, though with the flat dark grey paint are fairly plain looking. Kinda looks like "Cyclops" :-) . there ain't no dam chinesium in any of this outfit's products. This is my Tekton Double Impact review. I was their head designer for 5 years and we were a dealer for Thiel, James, Totem, Velodyne, and many many others. The user seems to have gone back to Klipsch. Everything sounds large whereas Moab scales down for intimate music and up for large ensembles.". If it's at all possible , I HIGHLY suggest that you find someone near you with a set and audition their pair to see if it's really an issue with the speaker as designed or something with your particular setup. . Haven't heard them - no first hand experience. Before ordering, I did my homework and studied numerous reviews. Back to the Tekton. and the sound is great at any level. Dont blame me for being smitten. I love these Double Impacts!! (store manager) March 4, 2020. I hired a couple of guys to help me get them up the stairs of our place and set them up and boy, was I disappointed. I am hearing the music again for the first time- with background instrumentation and minute sounds effects that eluded me for over 1/3 of a century. Speakers: Tekton Perfect SET 15, Tekton Lore, Magneplaner .7 Interconnects: Morrow Audio MA1, Vermouth Audio Black Pearl, Audioquest Evergreen Rated 4.80 out of 5 based on 5 customer ratings. The Double Impact SE are bit bigger, but may be the last pair I need to buy. That gives me more pause than anything else about Eric's speakers. I shifted my search to the Internet and after pouring over many reviews decided to try Aperion. An HP computer could run in a tent in 110 degree F temps when the IBM PC would shut down before temps reached 90. Albums such as Daft Punks Random Access Memories are unlistenable at volume. Facebook. After all my $30k TinEar XX6095's are so superior in every way blah, blah, blah. Textons are giant killers. I am a mathematician by education and certainly not an engineer by any stretch so although I took the time to go to the US Patent Office website and read your patent I dont understand much of what is written there but I do understand the basic concept of what you have accomplished. I think it would be a real shame to miss out on everything these can do if there's a chance something is not right with yours. If I cant tell what mouthwash the performers use than the speaker isnt transparent. So, I wrote several comments on YouTube and Eric commented back saying that something was wrong and to call him which I did and I found him very, very defensive as if I personally insulted him. They had no presence and above all were not at all exciting and I played everything on them from Bachs Goldberg Variations, Scarlatti piano sonatas, BB King with a full horn selection, Bill Evans, Mozarts symphony #41 in C major, even some rap, my whole playlist plus a bunch of CDs. I cannot fathom how you have done it. A final note, the Double Impact are so transparent/neutral you will hear the signature of what ever you drive them with. So it would be interesting to see the Impact \ measured with Amir's monster to see if its greater resolution and the Spinorama protocol reveal any additional concerns. I had the C52 set at 60% so I was pushing these with 375+ watt peaks. Overall Impression: My Eyes are demanding a Grill ( or at least requesting less impact ). The Impact Monitor is simply an expression of how I believe loudspeakers can be improved upon.". Expect sound like Wilsons, Focals and Magico for 1/10 of the price. After two years of listening to these properly set up in a treated room other speakers (in the $1k $5k price range) just sound thin. I haven't heard the Tekton speakers, but I can certainly vouch for the JTR 212`s. Comb filtering in the array is addressed and mitigated by transitioning higher frequencies to the single center tweeterit acts as a supertweeter. I believe vertical and horizontal symmetry produce a superior overall sound quality.". That said, I can crank the hell out of Credence Clearwater Revival, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, INXS, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, etc. Raven Audio voices their amps using Legacy Audio speakers and they offered me a deal on their show demo models and I thought this would be the last speakers Id ever buy. "The moving mass (the string weight) for the violin note 440Hz is 1/3gm. I showed my wife and she said No fuckin way. After going through the Tekton thread on a certain blog, I went ahead called Eric and ordered the Double Impacts. Tekton Design Impact Monitors ($2,000 per pair) (Read our review) Tekton Design makes some of the most dynamic, easiest-to-drive speakers with a patented midrange driver system that is possibly . to, in terms of detail and soundstage. How could $1,700 speakers sound so good? It reminded me of when I bought two of those My pillows which I wont go into here. A friend convinced me that the Magneplanar 1.7is were a must have. But you will have to do your homework. Ive sold my entire 5.1 system and will be listening to the DIs in stereo only. Proprietary controlled directivity acoustically superior proprietary polygon-oriented, triple-ring radiator high frequency array. I have the older, sealed 212HT-LP models, but the current 212HTR run $3300 each. The speakers are connected to a Willensenton R8 Tube . Manufactured in . We show these methods in the patent, and we show how overtones and harmonics lumped up into a resultant wave are subtly diminished and damped when the transducer has a mass higher than the original source [eg, again, a violin string]. I never thought that I could ever experience this type of satisfaction. Yeah That is the fun part of the whole thing . That is what keeps us all interested :-) . By "the zone", do you mean a polite way of staying on topic? They were the worst speakers I had ever heard. Hey guys, anybody here have any experience with standmount monitors/bookshelf speakers that compare favorably to the Tekton Impact monitors for $2,000 a pair? Their high efficiency and the ability to push more air seems like these could be a good speaker for . I may have stayed so long they had to charge rent. I picked up a 2-10 subwoofer last year, mainly on the rare chance that it would be more musical than other stuff Ive tried. If I had $10k for desktop speakers, those would be it but they didnt fit the bill for main-system speakers. I listened to the wilsons for about 15 mins, but, their sound got stuck in my head ever since. The Ulfberht speaker scales a large musical event as if it has no limit in terms of macro-dynamics, never losing its composure or resolution. My Tekton Double Impact Review 04-24-2018, 06:15 PM. But also, you get what you pay for. That was then. ", "[T]he Tekton monitors [] blew me away. Each speaker stands 24.5" tall by 10.125" wide by 13.1" deep and weighs 40 lb. Due to life circumstances, including moving to a new home, I went without an audio system for about 5 years until the audio bug bit again and I pulled my theater system out of the basement. There's a vocal minority who don't like them, but not for the reasons you describe. Why? However, when I want to crank it up, they respond like a Ferrari! Always with a cautious mind, thinking that the hype may be greater than the reality. The difference in low level detail is not subtle. Hopefully what I have to say will motivate you to stay the coarse that you are on. I told Alexander how I imagined that every loudspeaker cabinet is like a piano's soundboard: Regardless of how thick or thin, heavy or light, braced or unbraced, it will contribute to the overall tone of a loudspeaker. The room was packed most of the times I dropped by as the buzz at CAF was 'have you heard how good those [] speakers sound'. The Good: Tekton's . These are my impressions of the DI: I hooked up the Double Impacts to my plain old Onkyo Tx-NR676 receiver and placed them directly where my old speakers were with my Amazon basics wiring that I attached to generic banana clips. Terry London, 6 moons. var el = document.getElementById( 'cp-no-js-msg' ); I was an audiophile for over 25 years constantly searching for the ultimate system. Twitter. The closer I sat to the speakers, the less focused the aural images were; the farther away, the more whole the sound became. Bank offer5% Cashback on paypal card. Cabinets placed in a warehouse at different stages of completion and a few very busy, but polite individuals, including Eric Alexander. VTI VSP Series 24 in. I have read many reviews and stories of people returning speaker in the $10,000 to $30,000 range and getting the Double Impacts with no regrets at all. I took a further glance at this loudspeaker and it's siblings wide range of paint offerings. I mentioned that I had been hunting for a pair of speakers for around 7 years because I didnt want to get a case of upgrade-itis after I heard something better. Ive never heard Jerry sound like this before. Category: Speakers Tag: TEKTON DESIGN Impact Monitor. "It was not subtle. Upon leaving I called Tekton with about 2 hours of advance notice, which I dont recommend (later), and I was met with an extremely pleasant welcoming experience. Thank you Eric for putting the performers and performance right in front of me. When I admitted that this shocked me and that I still didn't understand, Alexander continued: "Some of the magic of our patented seven-tweeter polycell array is the dramatically reduced system moving mass and its power-handling capabilities. 98.82dB 2.83V@1m sensitivity. Just this week I switched from a Sony Blu-ray transport to a server, using Exact Audio Copy to ensure perfect digital data transfer onto the hard drive. Even at a cost no object all the way up to the names of Tidal, Wilson, and other exotic stuff that cost more than my house and I cant pronounce, I still want the DIs because they make music fun!!!!!!! Mr. HR always seems to toss the readership a GODIVA Truffle in his various writings. We needed to devise entirely new methods of designing loudspeakers. VTI AV Rack BL304GB Thinking that it was my mind, I let the DIs run on its own, went back and listened to the same tracks on the GE Triton 7s That might anger 65 year old traditionalists but for those who don't want to spend $40,000 on speakers - a pair of Double Impacts are a great choice. The best of Fourplay is another good jazz cd that the DIs just put right in my living room. The Double Impacts are fully broken-in. I feel no need to further chase the audiophile horizon. Btw, I returned the GE Triton 7s the next day I got the Double Impacts. This pretty much cured the boom, but my room is only 11' deephaving the speakers more than a yard from the wall put my ears about 6' from the speakers' baffles. (store manager) March 4, 2020. The Tekton Design 'Perfect SET' delivers the sharp clean bass, rich fidelity, and accuracy that escapes the decades-old, obsolete classic full-range/high-efficiency horn loudspeaker. To me, those may measure well, but they just don't have the fullness, body, or impact that a 8"-10" does. For one, there were wayyyyy to many models of loudspeaker. Everything from classical, to jazz, to electronica. Thats a really lousy experience. ", One wonders how they explain not multiplying woofers in order to keep up their mass mojo for kettle and bass drums, piano etc It's a three-way bass-reflex design with a rear-firing port that loads two 6.5" mid/bass drivers and, yup, seven 1" fabric-dome tweeters. McIntosh C50 Preamplifier I'll have to return to this review after the prose dissolves. Why is any of this important to audiophiles? And some audiophiles have the opposite problem: they always need something new or different in their system! "Going up in physical size, the Tekton Design lineup only gets better. Sheesh. Every day while sitting at work I cant wait to get home to throw on a record and experience it in a whole new way! . Billy Preston :-) . What phraseology, it takes my mind and imagination to Schonbek Silver Chandeliers in Clear Swarovski. The difference was INSTANTLY noticeable to myself and my non-audiophile friend. TEKTON DESIGN Impact Monitor. Mine paid off. The Tekton website offers numerous glowing testimonies from owners, but avoids showing any standard graphic measurements of speaker . They are amazing speakers, totally full range, seemless from top to bottom with lush midrange and airy highs.but once again they lacked that dynamic slam I grew accustomed to with the Enzos. If you spend your time analyzing the minuscule details of music you miss the big picture. "The seven tweeters are oriented in what I call a 'polycell array.' Sean does a great job of describing the speakers sound. ", "I found vocals that were tightly focused and real sounding, small details like breath inhales were evident, the stage was wide and deep and the sense of hall was present in The Trinity Sessions, orchestral bass drum pressurized the room easily and drum kits had nice impact on my chest, and dynamics were startling. Unfortunately, for me, another thought is, what would the experience be like if I listened to one of your upgrade speakers? For now, I will set this thought aside, appreciate what is in front of me and continue enjoying the music. Copy Comment URL. I have waited two weeks after receiving my Impact Monitor speakers to write to you and express my feelings about your speaker. When you boil it down, I bought them on what reviewers had to say. I also think thats why those super-expensive systems mentioned above are so amazing they do perfect tone and musicality at massive scale if you can afford it, which unfortunately I cant. The 6.5" woofers handle frequencies below 1kHz, and the seven-tweeter polycell array handles frequencies above 1kHz. In Corvallis OR and Fort Collins CO, the workforce was described as consisting of "Mormons and born-again Christians". The detail of these speakers make all my music sources sound like Im listening to them for the first time. My personal experiences and those of most owners of these speakers echo that of the reviews. Maybe Tekton should consider employing the same method. A little soft . I selected the Standard Satin Black finish ($4,500). Rated 5.00 out of 5 . The downfall of many large planars and boxes is that they enlarge/bloat the size of individual images. The response you got from Eric is indefensible, though many of these boutique speaker builders seem to have rather "unique" personalities to say the least. Everyone tends to love their new stuff during the honeymoon phase, but this is just different. I wanted to send you a brief email to let you know I received my DIs two days ago. Holy Smokes! Peppers Lonely Hearts Club band, Jon Batistes We Are, or any Amy Winehouse; the drivers seem to bottom out on the low bass notes creating a mechanical sound that can be annoying at normal listening volumes 60 dB to 72 dB measured. The mid-range is as advertised, just excellent with any material really. Putting audio into visual terms, we audiophiles seek a transparency akin to a clear window pane. However, the minor difference in the mid, lack of enough bass on the 804 and a better soundstage on the 802 would not justify the huge price difference between the two Email. These are absolutely incredible. Tekton's new Double Impact speaker features a patented design that uses 11 drivers in a four-way configuration. :-) Im not sure it makes sense to call these three way speakers. "We use MDF over other materials because it is CNC machinable, sounds great when used correctly, and keeps the speaker affordable. I purchased a set of Tekton Double Impact Speakers earlier this year. Nothing is as good as a live performance but this is as close as Ive heard and thats the best compliment I can give to a speaker. I'm going to assume that you triple checked your wiring, because what you're describing sounds like something out of phase. 2021-07-02 5:51 pm. I am a musician of many years and was responsible for making some really great players sax mouthpieces which I did for almost four decades and I also have my own line of saxophones for what that's worth. That said, I do most of my listening in the dark in a dedicated listening room, so it doesnt bother me too much. The KEF Blade ($32,000) being referenced a few times. Here is a list of some of my past speakers to help you with my point of reference. Tekton Double Impact Speakers US Audio Mart $2,350 Feb 17, 2023 US Audio Mart Tekton Pendragon . Ill admit to being a bit nervous about purchasing such large speakers without first hearing them, but Ive found my concerns were completely unfounded. I was using Magnepans across the front with two Vandersteen subs. Otherwise this could at best be called a two and a half way. Im not sure if you tried this or not. I had frustrated artists syndrome myself so I know it when I see it. The behavior of the people at the company really sound strange. I also feel that given the size of the Impact Monitors on a stand, and that the Electron SE have the same footprint on the floor with two additional 8 woofers that they might have been a better choice. If that all checks out, then maybe something was wired incorrectly at the shop. Nevertheless, the orange color scheme and technology makes sense to me now. . US Audio Mart 2023-04-19. I don't think I've ever seen a disparity that great in sensitivity measurements vs manufacturer's specification. Where the Olympica Nova I and 805 D3 did pull ahead was in terms of bass definition (more on that below). The only caveat regarding the Double Impacts is that they will reveal deficiencies your upstream components. Of course separate subwoofer costs extra money. It has really changed how I approach systems now, because for me its about enjoying the music not analyzing it. 98 dB sensitivity be damned, these speakers loved (needed?) 4 minutes ago, PhilBarone said: forget that.THESE ARE FUN!!!! 12,531 posts. But I did research thoroughly, and paid a lot of attention to reviews of the double impact. This is an example from B&W: I just happen to think theyre that incredible.Clement Perry, Stereotimes, Moab delivers horn-like transient velocity without the colorations or distortions of horns. You are a musical genius sir. Only thing I disliked about them was that they are active speakers. I wrote that last October, after hearing Tekton Design's new Impact Monitor speakers at the 2017 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. Now, I have finally arrived at a small fraction of the price. This evaluation is done after over 200 hrs of break-in. The bass sound seems very flat, especially at low to normal listening levels. 4 Ohm design for optimum performance - 8 Ohm & 2 Ohm Double Impact option. But before that let me quickly describe my speaker journey over the last 13 years. They made copious bass with force and power. I have tried close to a dozen other speaker brands (Klipsch, Martin Logan, B&W, JBL, Monitor Audio, Tannoy, etc.) A notable achievement, worthy of both review and acclaim. Ive owned B&W 804 (mains), HTM3s (center) and CM5 (rear) for the past 13 years and loved the signature B&W sound. If you are looking to pick fault with Tekton, you might say that the cabinets aren't as nice as the . The trolls on the group jumped all over it like Good things are worth taking risks or The Double Impact has a more perfect response curve than anything by Wilson. I was expecting a showroom properly treated like the last I had experienced, with music of choice on a server ready to pipe into the speakers of choice. The Enzo XLs sounded a little polite for my taste, but they imaged clearly, and delivered a consistently well-sorted upper midrangewhich is where I imagined the Impact Monitor's tweeter problems would be. In a way the Impact Monitors have ruined other speakers (within their reasonable price range) for me because now even clean sounding or tonally perfect dont do it for me if the scale isnt there. Even higher end speakers in the $5,000 range that may have a touch more definition at the very top end (mentioned below) cannot compete with the mid-range or scale produced by these in my set up. When I called 801-836-0764, Mr. Eric Alexander, President & CEO of Tekton Design answered the call and had his assistant Karma take down the details. Add a Double Impact center channel speaker at a reduced price. McIntosh MC152 Power Amplifier Two weeks went buy and I called and spoke to a very nice women named Connie at which time she told me that theyd be shipping out in a few days and I did receive them a few days later by which I was very excited. I had to move my listening point back 4 or 5 feet. Tekton is a direct sale not through a distributor. I started with HP proprietary computers several years before IBM entered the PC business. Over and over, with all kinds of genres, the sound has so much there-ness that the experience is visceral and emotional. ebay 2023-04-29 . I was able to hear the double impacts, it has type of sound that is different from other speakers. Probably Erics break area. ", "I can't think of another audiophile grade speaker for the money that energizes a room like the Impact Monitor. another well respected floor stander and my sub is highly reviewed and well acclaimed. User Review Actually what I was met with was a shop. The first thing that it reminded me of was the Wilson Alexandria X-2 that I had a chance to listen to while auditioning for my 804. Nothing. Something didnt add up. The first track I played was Miles Davis Bitches Brew and like everyone else Ive read reviews from I was absolutely blown away by the sound emanating from my new speakers! Nothing is more tedious than old, half deaf "audiophiles" passing judgement on others' fine work because they simply don't understand its technology and/or they've never even sampled it themselves. The array of seven handles high output levels flawlessly. These speakers are perfect at telling the story the artist wants to tell. Stuffing socks or air conditioner filter is some thing similar to "heuristic" solution to the problem of over blown bass :-) . foam bungs that some manufacturers ship with their speakers to allow the user to tune the bass response by either partially or fully blocking the port? I hope you market these well and get the acclaim and recognition that you and these speakers deserve. If you are making your decision based on sound alone in this price range, in my opinion these are the best speakers which is why I bought them and would highly recommend them to anyone who isnt a bass head. Mine are good at bass but not earth shaking. ", "Make no mistake, the Tekton Design DIs are among the best loudspeakers I have heard in my home, regardless of price. Like u were there and the audio guy knew what he was doing.

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