GoldenEar Triton Reference for a large room...

When I auditioned my T1r’s they were hooked up to a Prima Luna Integrated with CD’s and there was no fatigue in the 2 hours I was there and they surprised me for how good they were. I bought them. I use a VAC Renaissance 70/70 tube amp to drive them and it works wonderful. I got your message but when I tried to reply AG said it was against some rules and were reporting me-WTH? What I suggested is you call Upscale Audio and talk to them, they are the distributor for GE and you can ask them about all your concerns and if they will work with your amp. My dedicated listening room is 14' x 18' with 6.5' ceilings. (Basement) so the T1r's are plenty and I didn't want to get too close to the ceiling with taller speakers.

Why is a dealer allowed to post their virtual ad here???

Focal Sopras would work well and if your budget allows Rockport Avior ii or Atria ii would be a must audition. Good luck! 

@dualmonitors,

I have owned the GE Triton Refs since they first came out in 2017. I have never ever had any problems with the speakers. I have also owned (no longer have) the Triton One and Triton Twos. My Triton Refs are in my 16 by 18 foot living room with 12 foot ceilings and they are set up on the long wall toed in a bit. I sit about 10 feet away.

There is no need to worry about too much bass, as the level control on the back of the speaker will help compensate. My control is set around 10 O clock, bass is “to die” for. I have never hears bright treble from the speakers, if they were bright, I would never have bought them. I used a Odyssey Stratos 150wpc amp in the beginning, tried a CJ MF2550, and for 1 1/2 years used a McIntosh MC152 150wpc amp and finally bought a McIntosh MC 302 300wpc amp which is my final amp. All the amps sounded great with the speakers except the CJ MF2550. It just didn’t seem to gel with the speakers.

If you have questions, send me a PM and we can discuss further.

@audiotroy,

You sold the GE Triton 1R speakers for at least a year and during that time you went on and on about them, singing their praises. You brought up the speakers in just about every speaker conversation and raved and raved about them. In fact, you raved so much I thought you were a shill for GE.

Now it seems you yet again jumped on a different brand of speakers bandwagon being Legacy Audio. I love Legacy and if their speakers weren’t so big, I may have bought a pair. The Valor is one of the most realistic speaker I have heard at any price. With that being said, you seem to jump around with different lines, going with the flavor of the month. You also seem to think you are the know all end all dealer. A dealer inFramingham, MA did the same thing, jumping from line to line and then badmouthing the previous line, exactly the same thing you always do. I no longer purchase from that dealer, even though they are the closest high end store near me.

IMO, with you jumping from line to line and badmouthing the the line you dropped (or were dropped) because you don’t sell them any longer makes me never want to purchase anything from you. I wonder how GE would feel if they knew a former dealer is bad mouthing them now. I actually wonder how all the companies that you have done this to would feel. If I were one of those companies, a lawyer would be knocking on your door. It just is not good business practice.