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Keeping it Simple - An Integrated Amp for Golden Ear Triton One.R Speakers

A’gon Members!

Its time to build a new basement system, and my aim is a mid-level setup that is highly musical, and good value for money. As you can see from the previous systems in my profile, I’ve enjoyed some fun and relatively high end setups over the years. This time around I’m going for powered speakers (sub section) and an integrated amp as the foundation of the system. II’ll pull digital from my Meridian/Roon setup that feeds the rest of the house, and a VPI deck to satisfy my vinyl cravings. The basement is a relatively large space (30’ x40’) and I’m looking forward to using the tunable bass output of the Triton One.R speakers to appropriately couple with the room. The budget for the integrated is in the $5k - $8k range. So what say you A’gon members? Which integrated amps would you recommend? I’m particularly interested in comments from Triton One.R owners!

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avanti1960
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Since the woofer section of the 1Rs is powered by the internal amplifier, your new amplifier will have an easy time driving two mids and a tweeter at 100Hz and up.
As such you can easily use a refined, musical, sweet sounding tube integrated and still have an extremely dynamic, large room filling full range sound.

GE and primaluna have partnered for the past few years at the AXPONA audio show doing exactly this, quite a feat for a large ball room filled with the din of a large hotel.

I liked but didn’t love the sound of the primaluna EVO 400, there are several that I would choose including the Raven Audio Osprey, Jadis Orchestra, Cary SLI80, and Triode Corp TRZ 300W.
The Japan made Triode and US made Raven Audio are my favorites of the bunch and I love their stunning, open transparency and smoothness they offer.



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stereo5
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I have GE Triton Reference speakers coupled with McIntosh equipment.  My secondary system is GE Triton Ones with A McIntosh 200wpc integrated amp.  Both systems sound fantastic.  
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georgehifi
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cbd0815 OP
An Integrated Amp for Golden Ear Triton One.R Speakers
in a relatively large space (30’ x40’)

To get the best out of them, especially in the bass, in a big room your going to need CURRENT!!

You can’t go wrong with a new or used a John Curl designed Parasound Halo Hint or later Hint 6,
They have a ESS Sabre32 Reference DAC (ES9018K2M)
HT bypass
Phono input for MM, MC and MI with 100 Ω or 47k Ω load
Can be used as a power amp also.

Or if you can afford it Gryphon Diablo 120 or 300

They both use bi-polar transistors which can give more current into those Tritons bass impedance than mofest can. Because the Tritons go down to 3ohms in the mid bass and have a nasty -60 to -80 degree phase angle below that, they need current, to keep them driving and tight down there.
https://www.stereophile.com/images/1119GET1Rfig1.jpg

Cheers George

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stereo5
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I had the original Parasound integrated and it was not a good match with my GE Triton Ones.  Moving up to the McIntosh was a revelation.

avanti1960
1,509 posts
 
@georgehifi 
the OP does not need much current because the Triton woofers are actively amplified.  
he just needs to drive the midrange and tweeters at 100hz and up.  
perfect opportunity for a quality tube amp.  
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