Golden Ear Triton One Speakers $$$

Just echoing Stereo5's praise for the Triton One's as I recently (December 2015) purchased and installed them in my coop/apartment. My room size is virtually identical to - albeit slightly bigger - than Stereo5s.

Incredible speakers and moreover an incredible value. I have heard a pair of Alta Statement Towers that retail at $200,000 a pair (among other high end speakers) and can honestly say the T1s are as good or better than anything I've heard. Simply cannot be beat for the price. Period. 

Also, the bass adjustment can in fact be used to compensate for close proximity to walls and/or small rooms. I have mine set at the 11:30 position, which equates to a -1db. Subtle, nevertheless, meaningful.

Plapen, the $2000 model would be the Triton Five, a completely different model than the T1s (the model this thread is about). The T5s are passive only while the T1s are powered. Besides the positioning, other variables such as the equipment used to drive them would also be a factor. As to the Tritons being over rated, you certainly are entitled to your opinion, but there are so many numerous high praises from both "professional" reviewers, customers and prospective customers that I’d have to believe the reviews are legitimate and that GoldenEar couldn’t afford (monetarily or otherwise) to pay or otherwise persuade so many. In this case, their speakers go beyond praise in that many models have been awarded some sort of "best in class" rating. Again, while theoretically possible money or other incentives could have been used to bias opinions, one would have to think that simply couldn’t be possible given the number of positive reviews, awards and relatively low cost (compared to other high end speakers).

And just to reiterate, I own/use the T1s and am not saying they are the last word in terms of speakers, but in terms of overall value (performance and price considered), I wasn't able to find anything better.

This topic does indicate that there is no love for these speakers here on this forum and frankly I cannot understand why. The video link posted by the individual who started this thread has the audio removed, so I cannot comment on that. If someone can re-post a link to that video I’d be interested in watching it.

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

rkujan, as you and talley have seemingly happened upon a less than desirable in-store setup, I would add - especially if you're serious about a GET product - to ensure that the sub-woofer bass setting (knob on back of speaker) is set to 12 o'clock and then make subtle adjustments from there. To high or low a setting can drastically change the overall sound. 

By the way, there is a 3+ model you may want to check out.

Best of luck with them craftsman2009. As an fyi (although you probably already know), GET has its own forum at the goldenear.com site. Numerous happy audiophiles (customers) over there including myself who can share the good vibes that comes with ownership. As you have already found out, the exceptional value of the Triton line is basically one the most compelling reasons to buy into the brand.