When speaker designer and GoldenEar Technology founder, Sandy Gross, called me up to tell me his company’s new Triton Five speaker was performing far better than expected, I got the feeling I was going to have a problem. Then, when I heard the Triton Fives at CES 2015, I knew I was in for it. I just awarded the GoldenEar Technology Triton One a perfect 10 rating - I even said I would marry the damn things - and they totally deserve my raves … that’s not the problem. The problem is, I like the Triton Five speakers even more, and they cost $3,000 less. That’s right, the best-sounding speakers I’ve ever heard under $5K only cost $2,000/pair.
And now I get to explain myself.
Lest you think I’m on GoldenEar’s payroll or perhaps a man prone to rampant hyperbole, hit the Googles and take a look at what my colleagues are saying about the Triton One. See? Everyone is raving. In fact, the consensus among the pros is that the entire Triton series is truly revolutionary. But the Triton Five? They absolutely rock the speaker world’s foundation to its core. That a pair of speakers can sound this good for just $2,000 exposes a dirty little secret inside the high-end audio industry like a raw nerve. In fact, you might say that, thanks to the Triton Five, the high-end audio industry as it stands is totally screwed.
16 окт 2024
