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Just Ordered New Speakers
UPDATEI'm told Golden Ear is shipping the Triton Reference to dealers today!  
Goldenear Triton 1 vs Goldenear reference speakers.
UPDATEI'm told Golden Ear is shipping the Triton Reference to dealers today!  
Is Spiking Necesarry?
@hifiman5 Thanks. I'll give the gliders some consideration after I get my speakers set up in a week or so. I'm getting the Triton Reference and I will be spiking them to the floor (through carpet onto wood). Another concern I have with the gliders... 
how much power can a speaker handle?
It should be noted that one can easily damage a speaker with relatively small amounts of power. Hypothetical example, take a speaker with an efficiency rating of 90db or better, and then play through it a spot frequency of say 1000Hz at a mere 8 w... 
Power Supplies & Performance
@williewonka I'm not sure if the merger was recent, but Core Brands has been the parent company for at least 18 months, which was the time I had "checked" into this and bought my Panamax. I spoke to a Panamax rep (tech support) at that time and he... 
Power Supplies & Performance
@williewonka Just pointing out that Panamax and Furman are manufactured by the same company, Core Brands.  
Is Spiking Necesarry?
@hifiman5 In answer to your question, and to be honest, I never heard/read of Herbie’s gliders. So I cannot say for certain that in my own experience spiking directly to the floor would be favorable to the gliders. At face value, the gliders do se... 
Power Supplies & Performance
I have a Panamax MR4300.  Not sure how that differs from a M4300PM. I know first hand the Panamax is very accurate in that it will shut down if over/under voltage is detected. Offhand I think the threshold is 130/100 respectively. In my case all e... 
Is Spiking Necesarry?
I've been advised bass *always* sounds tighter and better defined when the speaker is on spikes, and there are two reasons for this.1) Allowing some airflow under the bass of the speaker reduces floor coupling significantly, floor coupling adds ba... 
2017 ‘Keeper’ speakers under - $25K
Golden Ear Triton Reference. No sub required/needed. 
Integrated Amp Upgrade-itis hitting....
@beernut I have a Musical Fidelity M6si and was a owner of Golden Ear Triton One. In a week or so I’ll be a proud owner of the GE Reference. Only point of my mentioning the speakers in this thread is it would seem we have similar "taste" as you to... 
Goldenear Triton 1 vs Goldenear reference speakers.
UPDATEAs of this writing, I have reason to believe:"First containers are on schedule and due in our warehouse mid to late next week!!" 
Just Ordered New Speakers
UPDATEAs of this writing, I have reason to believe:"First containers are on schedule and due in our warehouse mid to late next week!!" 
speakers
+1 @stereo5   for Golden Ear recommendations. Otherwise, perhaps the seldom talked about (on this forum anyway) JBL 1400 Array 
Balanced But Not Fully Balanced
@almarg and @stringreen Understood. Thanks!