I was very lucky to have purchased a new in the box pair a few years ago for 1500.00 I sold them for around 1750.00 or so a year later. They are a very nice sounding speaker with SS or Tubes. You may need a sub with certain types of music, but either way I think you'll be very happy with them. I replaced them with Lipinski L 707's then replaced the Lipinski's with a mint set of Wilson Witt Series II. Happy listening.
Am I too cynical?
I recently purchased a new set of speakers. I spent a considerable amount of time reading the high end magazines and listening to various options. I could not help but to be struck by how the positive magazine reviews were almost always accompanied by an advertisement (usually a full page or more) by the manufacturer of the product that received the rave review by the magazine. No to pick on one, but Golden Ear must spend a great deal of money on advertising and it seems to pay off as their Triton speakers get universally great reviews.
Given that great press I auditioned a pair (don't recall which model) and found them to be good, but not exceptional. I also listened to some other well reviewed/advertised models by Dynaudio, Spendor, etc. in the end I purchased a pair of Linn Majik 140s. I have never seen a review for these speakers, nor have I ever seen them advertised.
I don't want to sound naive about how the business of running a magazine works, but I would expect a little more objectivity on their part. Or am I just too cynical?
Given that great press I auditioned a pair (don't recall which model) and found them to be good, but not exceptional. I also listened to some other well reviewed/advertised models by Dynaudio, Spendor, etc. in the end I purchased a pair of Linn Majik 140s. I have never seen a review for these speakers, nor have I ever seen them advertised.
I don't want to sound naive about how the business of running a magazine works, but I would expect a little more objectivity on their part. Or am I just too cynical?