Tekton Double Impacts

Has anyone heard the  GoldenEar Triton Reference Loudspeaker?

I'm looking for speakers that are pretty thin that would fit into my environment, but I am thinking I'd give up a lot in sound moving from the Tektons. Anyone heard them both? I might try to see if I can find a pair to listen to. Their center does not impress me much though. 

The Legacy Audio line has some really good sounding speakers when you get into the higher end and their centers sound really good also. 

That Vaughn plasma tweeter has me interested also, but the only speaker that has it integrated is their highest end one and then there are still two outboard power supplies and they don't have a real across the board HT line.

"The monitors delivered.....tremendous body and detail, and provide stiff opposition to many other monitors at the $2k price point. I could easily see a great music system being built around them." Totally agree with that assessment and would add if you have a decent subwoofer already the price/performance point is off the chart!

@vitop  I auditioned the GE T Ref. Dealer setup and room was shabby.

BUT...these are very good speakers. Given how well the T Ones are thought of and reviewed, the T Ref is much better.

I would point someone who loves and prioritizes bass towards them without hesitation, yet they remain delicate and refined through the high frequencies. I was worried about size but they are a narrow speaker.

@vitop   "Centers" is that meaning "midrange"?

IF the Golden Ear References can't smoke the Tektons, then it sucks to be the proprietors of Golden Ear.  😰

hifiman5:

No, I meant a center speaker in a HT setup. I am probably one of the few on the list that is looking for a HT speaker solution. Most are 2 channel people.

Yeah, I doubt that the Golden Ears would be better than the Tektons, but they fit and they are available. The problem is that the center speaker is pivotal in HT and I don't like their offering there. I think too many companies put something out there without realizing how important that speaker is.

One of my previous finalists was the Persona line of speakers by Paradigm. They put a lot of money into their center. They really have a nice center. It was going to actually be better than the L & R speakers I was going to pair it with. IMO, that is the way HT should be. I want to have a L& R that can hold it's own with music also, but the Persona speakers just get too expensive (for me) when you get into the really nice L& R speakers.

Then I heard the Tektons and thought that was the total package -- they have both.