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GoldenEar Technology News
The Bad news GoldenEar Technology will increase all its prices an average of 10% September 30. Reviewers have commented since the original Triton Two that GoldenEar speakers outperformed others that cost far more money. Part of this is due to … Continue reading
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The no-demo speaker demo
For a customer demonstration I moved my GoldenEar REFERENCE out of my demo room and hooked up Triton Sevens . The traditional hi-fi store demo is for the salesman to play selected tracks to show the abilities of the speaker, describing each quality being demonstrated. This time … Continue reading
Posted in GoldenEar Technology, Speakers, Tower speakers, Uncategorized
Tagged GoldenEar Reference, GoldenEar Technology Triton 7, Speakers, St. Louis, St. Louis stereo, Triton Seven
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Sandy Gross confounds me
In my last blog/newsletter I was very bah-humbug about the proliferation of surround sound channels and processes. The next day I got an announcement from Sandy Gross of GoldenEar Technology raving about a new “Dolby Surround” surround format that is part of Dolby … Continue reading
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Get off the surround sound treadmill
An audiophile friend complained to me that the value of surround processors and receivers dropped hugely after a year, sometimes sooner, because of the fast pace of replacement models. This is both true and total BS. It’s true for the resale price — depreciation is amazing. But … Continue reading
Posted in GoldenEar Technology, Surround sound, Uncategorized
Tagged Dolby 11.2, Dolby 5.1, Dolby 5.2, Dolby 7.1, Dolby 7.2, Dolby 8.2, Dolby 9.2, Dolby ATMOS
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All Hail the Triton Five
A newsletter or two ago I reported that I had been surprised and pleased when I moved the Triton ONE-R from my demo room, replaced it with the Triton Five, and fell in love with the Five. I listen to … Continue reading
Posted in GoldenEar Technology, Speakers, Surround sound, Tower speakers, Uncategorized
Tagged St. Louis stereo, Triton 5, Triton Five, Triton One.R
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Troubles at home
I have some sort of electrical problem, so a dozen or so outlets are dead till an electrician fixes the problem next week. Two of the outlets are the ones that feed my Triton Two+, ONE, ONE-R, and REFERENCE, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Triton 2 Plus, Triton 2+, Triton Five, Triton ONE R, Triton Reference
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NEW products from Music Hall
Music Hall is known and respected for solid, good sounding products that are serious value. Here are two new ones. Music Hall mini plus Hey, I hear ya, it’s hard to excited about another “new” cheap phono preamp, but this … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Cables, Cables, Phono cartridges, Turntables, Turntables, Uncategorized
Tagged Music Hall, music hall mini plus
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GoldenEar ONE.R
The latest from GoldenEar is the Triton ONE.R, and the “R” stands for REFERENCE. Yes, the ONE has been upgraded in every way: New tweeter, new smaller bass/midranges, new crossover, new wiring, more subwoofer amp power, more cabinet bracing, and … Continue reading
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The Absolute Sound reviews Music Hall’s MMF 7.3.
It turned out to be as much a review of three cartridges as a turntable review. But back to the 7.3 The MMF 7.3 retail price is $1395 without cartridge: add $200 to get Ortofon’s $440 2M Bronze cartridge. Call for my price. The 7.3 … Continue reading
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Bass, and more bass – LFE outputs and Triton speakers
GoldenEar Triton speaker’s built-in subwoofers can be powered using the speaker posts or LFE (Low Frequency Effects) RCA jacks on their AV receiver. Many assume that the bass should go through the LFE cables. That is the case when you have a … Continue reading
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Tagged ForceField 3, ForceField 4, Forcefield 5, GoldenEar, GoldenEar subwoofer, GoldenEar Technology, LFE, St. Louis, The Speaker and Stereo Store, Triton 2+, Triton One, Triton Three+, Triton Two
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