Category Archives: Tower speakers

New GoldenEar T66 coming to Saint Louis The Speaker and Stereo Store will soon be demonstrating the new Triton T66. I am eager to have my clients have a chanced compare this to my the GoldenEar REFERENCE

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GoldenEar Technology News

    The Bad news      GoldenEar Technology will increase all its prices an average of 10% September 30.  Reviewers have commented since the original Triton Two that GoldenEar speakers outperformed others that cost far more money.  Part of this is due to … Continue reading

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The no-demo speaker demo

  For a customer demonstration I moved my GoldenEar REFERENCE out of my demo room and hooked up Triton Sevens .  The traditional hi-fi store demo is for the salesman to play selected tracks to show the abilities of the speaker, describing each quality being demonstrated.  This time … Continue reading

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All Hail the Triton Five

A newsletter or two ago I reported that I had been surprised and pleased when I moved the Triton ONE-R from my demo room, replaced it with the Triton Five, and fell in love with the Five. I listen to … Continue reading

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Troubles at home

I have some sort of electrical problem, so a dozen or so outlets are dead till an electrician fixes the problem next week. Two of the outlets are the ones that feed my Triton Two+, ONE, ONE-R, and REFERENCE, so … Continue reading

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GoldenEar ONE.R

The latest from GoldenEar is the Triton ONE.R, and the “R” stands for REFERENCE. Yes, the ONE has been upgraded in every way: New tweeter, new smaller bass/midranges, new crossover, new wiring, more subwoofer amp power, more cabinet bracing, and … Continue reading

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Triton Reference is a TAS GoldenEar Award winner

It’s on the cover of TAS’s September issue, Inside is a review by Anthony Cordesman, TAS’s most prestigious reviewer. He is so high-end it’s ridiculous — Pass Labs Class A monoblock amps, etc. so he is used to owning and auditioning the best of the best, cost … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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