I almost bought a pair of TektonXLs a few months back. 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. 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. 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. The classic two- or three-way woofer/midrange/tweeter design contains shortcomings, because the mass relationship is wrong when compared to the recorded source [eg, a violin string]. Height 54 (137.16 cm) x Width 12 (30.48 cm) x Depth 17.75 (45.085 cm) Weight 118 lbs. Words cannot describe my excitement and elation. I would think that your doors are being beaten down by audio shops that want to carry your line. They easily reflect changes in amplifiers (and preamplifiers/DACs) in the signal . It's got efficiency of a horn, it's got dynamics of a horn and it's got real kick-ass bass. I selected the Standard Satin Black finish ($4,500). That said, I can crank the hell out of Credence Clearwater Revival, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, INXS, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, etc. ..hasnt McIntosh been doing this for decades? I wish you continued success with the company. Over and over, with all kinds of genres, the sound has so much there-ness that the experience is visceral and emotional. The reason is now obvious for the rave magazine reviews of the Double Impacts. Caveat emptor. ", "[T]he Tekton monitors [] blew me away. 12-30-2020 at 04:32pm. ". Best $2000 I have ever spent. 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. I feel no need to further chase the audiophile horizon. (Grilles are available for $50/pair. I repeat it here because, as I listened to the Impact Monitors, I thought, Yeah, these speakers sound pretty damn good, but those seven tweeters are a gimmick if ever there was one. A notable achievement, worthy of both review and acclaim. Album by The Beatles :-) . "The classic two- or three-way woofer/midrange/tweeter design contains shortcomings, because the mass relationship is wrong when compared to the recorded source [eg, a violin string]. The [$2000/pair] Tekton Impact Monitors were doing it all: singing, drumming, shaking the air, drawing me in, and making every CD or LP pure pleasure to listen to. These speakers are perfect at telling the story the artist wants to tell. I have been a music lover for some 56 years since I was 10 years old so I have quite an extensive and eclectic library of music. If your Double Impacts lacked bass,richness, and projection, something is very very wrong.

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