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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!

Thanks...
cbd0815
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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
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@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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georgehifi
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avanti1960
the OP does not need much current because the Triton woofers are actively amplified.

If you cared to look at the impedance graph I posted above, it is the load presented to the users amplifier used by the two mid/bass drivers from 100Hz up, you’ll see that the load presented to an amp.
The combined load of at 100hz is 4ohms and -50 degrees of negative phase angle, needs current, so to the 3.1ohm from 290-400hz, these speakers will need current from an amp as I mentioned, between 100hz to 500hz https://www.stereophile.com/images/1119GET1Rfig1.jpg
Stereophile
The solid trace in fig.1 reveals that the impedance magnitude ranges between 3 and 6 ohms for much of the audioband, with a minimum value of 3.1 ohms between 290Hz and 390Hz. Like the original One, the One.R’s use of a passive high-pass filter with a low corner frequency means that the electrical phase angle becomes increasingly capacitive below that frequency.

Cheers George
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