Author Archives: Wylie Williams
News from CES 2017
GoldenEar Technology introduced the Triton Reference Basic facts: Same design concepts as the Triton One and Two, but all new components Better sound in every respect Gloss black finish $8500 a pair Due in Spring (maybe April or so) It has already … Continue reading
Me versus stores
When you walk into an audio store demo room you can see all their speakers lined up. With me it’s completely different. When you walk in you see only one pair of speakers in my demo/living room. Here’s a problem — I find that even people who visit … Continue reading
I try a Music Hall MMF 7.3
Because of the good Stereophile review I’ve set up a Music Hall MMF-7.3 turntable at home. It comes with an Ortofon 2M Bronze, which I listened to and then put on my Quintet Bronze ( one of the new … Continue reading
Hot British Review for Triton Five
Alan Sircom of Hi-Fi Plus loved almost everything about the Triton Five – bass, soundstage, dimensionality, treble, and especially the price. He didn’t claim perfection – he said that to get the best bass performance you need a big amp, and that the definition of the bass does … Continue reading
The Absolute Sound reviews Music Hall’s MMF 7.3.
It turned out to be as much a review of three cartridges as a turntable review. But back to the 7.3 The MMF 7.3 retail price is $1395 without cartridge: add $200 to get Ortofon’s $440 2M Bronze cartridge. Call for my price. The 7.3 … Continue reading
Bass, and more bass – LFE outputs and Triton speakers
GoldenEar Triton speaker’s built-in subwoofers can be powered using the speaker posts or LFE (Low Frequency Effects) RCA jacks on their AV receiver. Many assume that the bass should go through the LFE cables. That is the case when you have a … Continue reading
About MQA – New Tech Hurts My Head
Sometimes my mind hurts when I read about new technology. Old ideas that just had to be true keep being demolished. Even the idea that copies are never as good as the original seems to be dead, dead, dead. Now we … Continue reading
Owners compare Triton One to Two+
GoldenEar Technology makes a point that the Triton Two+ has been upgraded to match as closely as possible the sound of the Triton One. Several audiophiles who own both Triton One and Triton Two+ have posted online that they are almost identical. … Continue reading
I’m a break-in believer
I am a believer in break-in of audio components. I realize that some disagree, and I am open-minded enough to accept their right to be wrong. Once I hooked up a system with a long run of cheap speaker wire and … Continue reading
Anthony Gallo Acoustics has a new owner
News about Gallo Acoustics I got into Gallo Acoustics with their round micro speakers, which were and are pricey but amazingly good. Not just “for the size,” but just plain good. Back in 2003 the Gallo Acoustics Reference 3 tower … Continue reading