GoldenEar Triton Reference Loudspeaker (each)

Must be purchased in pairs.

 

“With the Triton Reference, GoldenEar Technology has delivered their finest loudspeaker yet. It looks great, sounds great, and represents an exceptional value in high-end audio.”

— AL GRIFFIN, SOUND&VISION, APRIL 2017

“…the Triton Reference is one of the few loudspeakers I’ve encountered that can actually produce truly low musical bass and warble test tones down to the lowest subwoofer depths and do so in ways that are properly integrated into the overall response of the speaker. It really does bring out the deepest notes a recording allows with tight detail and without exaggeration”

— ANTHONY CORDESMAN, THE ABSOLUTE SOUND, SEPTEMBER 2017

The Triton Reference is an evolution of everything that GoldenEar has achieved with the Triton One, but taken to a stunning new level of sonic performance and sophisticated visual design. All the components in the Reference – the active sub-bass drivers, upper-bass/midrange drivers, and high-velocity folded ribbon tweeter – are new, and have been specifically developed for use in the Reference. The fully balanced crossover is, of course, specially engineered for the Reference, and the powerful subwoofer amplifier and 56-bit DSP control unit are an evolution of those used in the Triton One and SuperSubs.

The new 6˝ upper/bass/midrange drivers are cast-basket units that incorporate a low-mass voice coil and a newly developed cone with unique low-mass bonding to the butyl rubber surround for improved transient response. In addition, they have a large, newly designed, specially engineered “Focused Field™” magnet structure, which better directs the magnet flux to the voicecoil gap. The newly engineered 6˝x10˝ active low-frequency drivers for the built-in powered subwoofers have 40% more surface area than the active drivers used in the Triton One, along with a larger diameter voicecoil and an even more massive magnet structure which also utilizes GoldenEar’s Focused Field technology. The new Reference High-Velocity Folded-Ribbon tweeter incorporates 50% more rare-earth neodymium magnet material than do our other HVFR tweeters, for improved transient response and higher efficiency. The four inertially balanced 10.5˝x 9.5˝ side-mounted (two on each side), planar, infrasonic radiators are similar to those used in the SuperSub X, but have been retooled to allow for even greater excursion.

Other significant upgrades and refinements include: new internal wiring with a specially developed twist, further development of the balanced crossover including film capacitors bridged across the high-pass section on the upper-bass/midrange drivers, a proprietary mix of long-fiber lamb’s wool and Dacron for more effective internal damping, intensive work with a high-resolution accelerometer to determine the most effective implementation of complex internal bracing, a 3/32˝-thick steel plate built into the medite base to further stiffen it for increased stability, which results in higher resolution of subtle details, new stainless steel floor spikes and cups … and the list goes on and on.

Visually, the Reference offers a beautiful upgrade to the classic Triton styling, with a hand-rubbed piano-black lacquer-finished monocoque cabinet. Sonically, the Reference has been engineered to perform with a dramatic and authoritative voice, comparable to speakers that sell for 10 and more times its surprisingly affordable price. They completely disappear, with superb three-dimensional imaging that stretches from wall to wall and beyond, and depth that makes the wall behind them seem to vanish. The astonishing bass is rock-solid with low-frequency performance that is tight, quick, highly impactful and musical with extension flat to 20Hz and below. Another GoldenEar signature is a silky smooth high end that extends to 35 kHz with a lifelike sheen but no trace of hardness, sibilance or stridency so common with lesser tweeters. Tremendous time and energy has been put into the voicing of the speaker and the seamless blending of the drivers, for unmatched musicality with all types of music, and home theater perfection. Rarely do speakers excel at both, but with their world-class neutrality, the Reference absolutely does. A special bonus is the Reference’s extremely high 93.25 dB sensitivity, which gives them tremendous dynamic range and allows use with almost any high-quality amplifier, including many SET tube amps.

Specifications

Description: 
Three-way, reflex-loaded, floorstanding loudspeaker with powered sub-bass section.

Drive-units:
High-Velocity Folded Ribbon (HVFR) tweeter, two 6″ MVPP mid/bass drivers, three 10″ by 6″ sub-bass drivers, four 10.5″ by 9.5″ passive radiators.

Subwoofer power amplifier:
1800W. Frequency range: 12Hz–35kHz. Sensitivity: 93.25dB/2.83V/m.

Nominal impedance:
“compatible with 8 ohms.” Recommended amplification: 20–750Wpc.

Dimensions: 
58″ (1473mm) H by 6.75″ W (172mm)
W front by 9.25″ (235mm) W rear by 18.75″ (476mm)
D. Base: 13.5″ (343mm) W by 22.25″ (565mm)
D. Weight: 110 lbs (50kg).

Finish: 
Hand-rubbed, piano gloss-black lacquer.