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Opinions of GoldenEar Triton 1

I'm moving to a larger house and want some new speakers.  In spite of the cheesy name the GoldenEar Triton 1 looks like an interesting candidate. It's been a long time since I listened to a ribbon tweeter but I remember liking them.  Will some of you who have experience with these speakers please comment on what you did and did not like about them?  Also, what other choices in that price range stand out as being a "bargain"?  
Thanks for your comments.
danoroo
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audiotroy
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Erik many horns have a shouty quality that many people find annoying.

Most of the current show demos with the Triton 1r the speakers sound very smooth in the top end.

The reference version sounds way better than the non ref versions. 

For this reason on multiple show reports have praised the Ref 1r as being  one of the best sounds at Axpona and a bargain for the price. 

We agree with Stereo5 these speakers are spectacular and sound musical.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ Golden Ear Dealers
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@audiotroy ...............

I think you you may be confused, I own the 9K Triton References, not the 6K Triton 1R. I also own the original 5K Triton 1. 
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No Stereo5 the Triton 1r are nearly identical sonically to the larger Reference version other than sounding even bigger with even more low end.
rbach
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It's always nice when a dealer recommends products.  
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Rbach according to protocall, a dealer is supposed to announce they are dealers to frame the conversation.

Also Rbach if you have such an issue with our posts just don’t read them no one here is asking you to police the forums.

Also we have one of the larges collections of equipment on the East Coast so we have a ton of experience with many brands of loudspeakers, amplifiers etc.

So how many stores do you know that sell: Kef, Rethem, Dali, Quad, Elac, ATC, Cabasse, Paradigm, PSB, Legacy, Golden Ear as our principle lines?

We are one of the few Paradigm Persona 9H dealers, Kef Blade dealers and Legacy Aeris dealers.

Why do you think a dealer supports a line of products? Could it be that that dealer has tested many other lines? In the past we have had Usher, Tannoy, Esoteric, Gershman, Polymer Audio,System Audio, Elac, Jantzen, Von Schweikert,and a large number of others.

That is not to mention brands like Kharma that we auditioned in the shop.

One of the things that a dealer brings to the table is having experience by having different things demonstrable at the same time in the same place.

That is what dealers bring to the table.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ
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