Golden ear Technology reference

@kjl1065  These things are so very personal and uniquely individual that I'm coming to the conclusion that our feedback is essentially meaningless when generalized (as with the case of your open ended question). I'm not saying that our feedback isn't correct or doesn't apply or isn't valid...it's more about how would you or could you know???

This goes without saying and of course is as obvious as obvious is....listen to them!  All that matters is what you think and how they make you feel and relate to your music.

I demoed them at a dealer in a poorly setup room and with okay gear. They are good speakers, but did not move or impress me (and I factored out the room, setup, and gear used). I'm with @ozzy  in his assessment. 

Having said that, you may Love them! Others do. All the best!

@kalali  Agreed.  I suggest tube amplification as an essential pairing and to audition with the same.

Hi Hal. Acquired skill. : )   Had I not, I would have come to a far harsher conclusion. And that would not have been fair. 

Demos are, by their nature, conducted under constrained circumstances. I've learned to listen to aspects that help me better understand how the gear may work in my own system / room. Is it perfect? No. But has it been helpful in guiding me? Absolutely.

Even when I love what I'm hearing with a component in a dealer's system, I do the same. Why? Because their entire system is almost always different than mine. For example, when I demoed the Devore O/96s they were driven by Line Magnetic tubed gear. I had to factor the amplification out since I was not planning on tubed gear at that time (my son was a 1 year old then). 

If you recall, you had a hard time hearing a difference between your Oppo 205 and the Schiit Yggdrasil, until you worked through what to listen for. It's similar, in that vein.

The Triton Ref is a good speaker. It would have outperformed the dealer's setup, had I set it up (all of course, subject to my preferences). If given the opportunity to have set them up in my system and room, with the gear of my choosing, even more so. After two demos, including the Triton Ones, and a Triton One vs the T Ref comparison, my assessment was the same. Just so those reading understand, I was actively considering the Ones and then the T Ref. My intent to purchase was serious.  

As evident from a number of posts in this thread, my findings are consistent with others who have found similarly, all in (surely) very different systems and rooms.

To restate the ending of my first post:  "Having said that, you may Love them! Others do."  I know you do.