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Triton Reference Review

Everyone, I am proud to present my review. Sandy Gross and members of the Golden Ear forum have had the opportunity to read much of this already. Other than that, you are among the first group of kind-folks to read this and rightly so, as we all wouldn't be here if we didn't primarily share the passion for music and secondarily share the desire to reproduce music by obtaining the best speakers and other gear we can from various manufactures whose livelihoods are also connected to this common theme. I sincerely wish everyone the best in their musical endeavors.

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fjdaigle
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gdhal,

Thanks for taking the time to write so extensively on your experience with your new Triton Reference speakers.  I had given a lot of consideration to ordering a pair of the Triton One's a few years ago, but ultimately decided to stick with my Magnepan 1.7's.  

Now that GE has introduced the Reference, I'm turning my eye to them.  I need to drop by my local GE dealer to see if he has a pair in his showroom to audition.  
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gdhal OP
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You are very welcome @fjdaigle. Best of luck!
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eternalcamper
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Hi, and a few questions that I did not read any answers in the review.

Can the T-Ref be bi-amped?

What amp are people using to push these new speakers?

What would Sandy consider to be the best amp for this speaker.

I am an avid home theater guy and am looking to upgrade from my Triton Ones. Love movies and concert blu-rays.

I have the XXL center channel and find it to be not as clean as I would like.

I have 2 choices, one to go from the Ones to the Reference

or

found some used B&W so wish to

Upgrade Mains from Golden Ear Triton One to B&W Nautilus 800

Upgrade Centre from Golden Ear Supercentre XXL to B&W HTM1D


The challenge, in my eyes, with the 2nd choice is that I am using the Classé 5300 and would bi-amp my front L & R but only have 1 channel left to bi-amp the centre, so would have to get another 3-channel amp to run my lower part of the centre + my 2 rears, as I did not bi-amp the GE Ones, but feel that I should do for the Reference.


The B&W may be a little large for my room (14.5' x 23') but I will have front speakers that will be much more crisp than the Ones that I have now.


Hope to hear from a few GE fans very soon so I can make a decision


Steve


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gdhal OP
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@eternalcamper 

Hi Steve. No, the T Refs cannot be bi-amped. Many people are using all kinds of amps, and Sandy would not recommend any one in particular. I encourage you to search for answers to your questions and/or post on the Golden Ear forum here: https://www.goldenear.com/forum/recent

The T1s have one set of input terminals and also cannot (and should not) be bi-amped.
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stereo5
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On my T references, I used the following amps:  Odyssey Stratos Extreme+++ 160wpc amp, Conrad-Johnson MF2550 250wpc, and McIntosh MC152 amp 150wpc.  I kept the McIntosh and sold the other two.  To my ears, the sound is just right.

I would also keep the Golden Ears, I find the B & W speakers extremely bright and fatigue sets in very quickly.

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