GoldenEar Triton One

Yeah, with high prices, and that's absolutely terrible, imo. I can't believe people would pay such large amounts for stuff made over there! But, if they want it bad enough, so be it! Argh!!!

Whatever you decide, be sure to audition the T1s beside at least one other brand of speaker under the same conditions.

I listened to some T2s at a local dealer a while ago, and was impressed. Then we moved to B&W CM10, and there was no comparison. The B&Ws had much better timbre, a more "rounded" representation, each instrument sounded more like itself, and had better delineation, spatially and timbrally. They made the T2s sound electronic by comparison.

Dave 72, I have never understood that.

Haven't heard the T2's so can't comment. I am not a fan of B&W speakers in general and I auditioned 2 of the B&W speakers in addition to the T!. I'll sum it up in 2 words: too bright. Too bright with the type of music I listen to which is Rock from mid 60's to the present and some Jazz. I listen to Rock (Pink Floyd, Tool, Disturbed, Nirvana, etc 95% of the time. Perhaps for the type of music you listen to, the B&W's are a better choice.

Regarding the speakers being made in China, I would have gladly paid 8K for the speakers if they were made in the USA which is probably the price difference between China and the USA. These speakers are in a decent high end system 35K+ and the rest of my system, amp-Odyssey(USA), Tube Pre-Audible Illusions (USA), Turntable-VPI (USA), DAC-Wyred4Sound (USA), Tuner-Magnum Dynalab (Canada), all power cables and 3 power conditioners-Shunyata (USA), SACD player-Esoteric (Japan).

I feel no shame in the speakers being made in China with at least 80% of my system made in North America, the American worker has profited.

I'm sick of hearing that; "take a look at your belongings and blah blah blah."

Makes no sense and completely out of context. We're talking about hi fi equipment made in China selling for premium prices here in the US and Canada, not common goods and foodstuffs.

I do appreciate that most of your components are US made. My hat's off to you. Unfortunately I have no US made components at the present time. Turntable (Technics) is Japan, CD player (Onkyo) is Malaysia, amp and preamp (Bryston) are Canada, and speakers (JBL) are Mexico. But, I got great deals on each piece, which is something most non well-heeled audiophiles couldn't pass up. I probably got the deals due to the fact that they were made outside of the US. When I upgrade, I'm going to make sure that at least 1 unit is US made.