Golden ear triton 1 vs tekton double impact speakers


With so much positive information about both do you have a preference? Have you heard both?
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I’d like to present a different perspective regarding the Triton 1’s.
I don’t have a home theater.
Perhaps because I listen mainly to classical music, I find none of the flaws you mention.  The speaker, in my room, from top to bottom is exceedingly smooth with an exceptional mid range.  It certainly has a full and rich sound. The imaging with symphony orchestra and other venues is remarkably precise with everything in the proper perspective. I certainly have never heard muddy bass.  When the bass is present, you hear it well, and it’s exceptionally clean. 
Maybe electronics is the variable. I have a Conrad Johnson tube amplifier which evidently matches the speakers very well.

Interesting that we have such a different opinion.
Stereo 5,

I auditioned the GE’s in two different Hifi emporiums.  In the first one they only had the References.  After hearing them,  I decided to stick with the speakers I own.  I couldn’t believe how poor the the presentation was. Just on a hunch, I went to the second store which happened to have all three speakers I was interested in.  By a slim margin the Triton 1’s sounded best.  Good enough for me to ask them if I could audition the demos at home. I took them home the same day.
Holy Crap!  
They sounded fantastic.  No comparison to how they sounded at either store.  I don’t know how these guys stay in business if not for the home theater crowd.  At one time, both establishments were really remarkable.
 I agree with no2headphones that two people (or five) may not hear alike or listen to the same type of music or have the same equipment.  But, objectively, none of the negative traits described come close to what I hear.  The speakers in my setting are truly stunning.