Grateful for the way you praise a speaker when it deserves it
@gregorytrane78282 жыл бұрын
There are a lot of so called audio experts out there but you clearly know your business and it's always a pleasure to listen to your take on the equipment presented and improvements that can be made. Good review as always.
@Drivehead1032 жыл бұрын
Did not know you was into racing also! I love that resonating sound!!! Two-stroke dirt bikes and old muscle cars give me chill bumps like nothing else. Wish I still had my 1976 Honda CR125 Elsinore and 1963 Galaxie 500 Ford Fastback with high performance police interceptor 390 4 Barrel 4 speed dual exhaust.
@pauldavies60372 жыл бұрын
Nice to see somebody that can design a speaker well from the start for a change
@KeithCopeland7782 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most positive reviews that I've seen you do!!! Every time I watch KZfaq reviews featuring these speakers, I continue to be BLOWN AWAY!!!! The HUGE and detailed soundstage and the amount of deep, powerful, and defined bass really speaks to me(I'm a bass player). Based on your review, I'm putting this speaker back at the top of my list!!! I've subscribed to your channel and will be watching a lot more of your videos to learn from your expert expose's and reviews!
@stephenscharf62932 жыл бұрын
Excellent and informative video. Thank you, Danny.
@jody29652 жыл бұрын
I have been impressed with Golden Ear since I first heard them and looked at the BRX before. I just didn't have the budget for them. That might be changing soon, so if you are able to put a kit together I would be interested in that as well.
@alexandersaleh42252 жыл бұрын
Sandy did a very good design on these speakers... I have been impressed with GoldenEar since they debuted. Btw for me in the GE series, the Triton One towers are the best bang for buck.
@RobertSpiller11 ай бұрын
Question....do you know how they compare to the Perlistens? Or Arendals?
@omega125th2 жыл бұрын
hope Nelson approves the upgrade to start the ball rolling...i'd be interested in upgrading my pair as well
@StonedRambo012 жыл бұрын
Great job on bringing the quality up in the studio
@grandduke21458 ай бұрын
I have a pair of GE T2’s. I use them as the front speakers for my surround sound system. Still sound great.
@bobjackson197432 жыл бұрын
Have a pair of GE Triton 2's. Love them and awesome to see GE on your channel. I bet the Triton 2's xover could be upgraded too (hmmm?)
@johngossman14972 жыл бұрын
For years I had a pair of Definitive BP-4B's. The description of this speakers rings lots of bells. I found it boomy but it improved greatly just replacing the resistors with 1% wirewound and Zen caps. Everything else was great. Sandy Gross has always been able to squeeze a tremendous amount of value into a speaker.
@thomasmleahy6218 Жыл бұрын
This speaker/ these speakers. How can we consider a person's statements when they can't even construct an understandable coherent statement.
@dannyjonze2 жыл бұрын
Love this channel and my hat is off to you as an engineer. I am always perplexed by your generosity in doing work without a minimum fee. Writing emails, analysing speakers, measuring etc as a free service. It's all work. I don't know if any tech out there doesn't charge a 'bench fee'. In this instance, with these speakers, who's to say it's not just been sent in by the designer himself, or the distributor etc. Surely you should have withheld any information until the customer identified themselves?
@dannyrichie97432 жыл бұрын
Thanks, but I couldn't reach the customer and was hoping they'd see this and respond.
@thomasmleahy6218 Жыл бұрын
If you enjoy what you're doing, it becomes pleasurable, as in not work.
@AllboroLCD2 жыл бұрын
The price difference between a sandcast resistor and a quality mills resistor cannot possibly jack the price that high! SO true though Danny, I got started motorcycling last summer on my little CB250, in no time at all I found myself upgrading the sprockets, intake, spark plugs, and this summer I fitted her with a big bore kit!
@knobbshots2 жыл бұрын
On a CB250?
@AllboroLCD2 жыл бұрын
@@knobbshots Yeah something simple & silly for the learning experience. Youd be surprised how much more performance is left in these peanut motors untapped. Aint a sport bike of course, but no slouch anymore either!
@gregorytrane7828 Жыл бұрын
Dollar for dollar I feel GoldenEar speakers probably offer some of the most accurate and quality products out there, not to mention that Sandy Gross is a legend in his own right. Good honest review as always.
@dannyrichie9743 Жыл бұрын
Sandy did a great job designing them for sure.
@jamesrobinson91762 жыл бұрын
Sandy is great, I sure hope he's doing well and anle to enjoy his "retirement"
@matthewroberts12392 жыл бұрын
I’ve had my GE Triton Two’s going on 7 years and they have been wonderful. Even better is there service. I had an issue with the crossover in one, called them and they replaced both for free, even after 7 years. I can’t say enough about the bang for the buck and quality of service from this great company!
@Smokej6202 жыл бұрын
It would be nice if you came up with two versions of the crossover; basic and a more expensive version.
@racecrashrepeat2 жыл бұрын
i dont understand why you only have 40k subs. this content is amazing. thank you
@FOH36632 жыл бұрын
It seems most everyone that encounters this Golden Ear two-way really likes the design choices made. I've never had the opportunity to really experience them.
@theoracleprodigy2 жыл бұрын
I have heard some of the golden ear towers and thought they were anemic in sound. Really liked the focal 1028 be over the golden ear I was listening to. I don't know if that is because I was at the store and the focal was bass heavy where the balance might be better with the golden ear at home... It's difficult to say what it was but the focal sounded a lot better. Sound stage and all the focal was a huge improvement. I keep mentioning at the store because it was a huge wide open area.
@FOH36632 жыл бұрын
@@theoracleprodigy Nice! Fascinating observation. You're right, "anemic" or dimensional soundstage characteristic... either could be heavily dependent on the demo environment... or perhaps not... gotta go with your impression.
@theoracleprodigy2 жыл бұрын
@@FOH3663 sort of ironic seeing this comment again. I really loved the focals so much so I started looking for a used pair. I ran into the 1038 be on audiogon for a steal. Ended up buying them and love the balance of them. Everything is there but honestly not a bass heavy speaker.
@bbarnett7667 Жыл бұрын
I have the triton 5 in my family room. They are really good. If you like the sound of the Polk Audio speakers he designed, these are way better and you would have to spend a lot more with other brands to get the same presence and fidelity.
@FOH3663 Жыл бұрын
@@bbarnett7667 Triton 5... nice! Simple, well executed, little D'Appolito two-way... cool. I believe Sandy Gross stepped down and sold to Audioquest's Bill Low.
@normalman66862 жыл бұрын
I think you may have found, to continue the hot-rodding metaphor, the LS engine of monitor speakers. Really good from the factory with lots of potential waiting to be tapped.
@dannyrichie97432 жыл бұрын
You could be right.
@peddie19722 жыл бұрын
Hi Danny! I really enjoy your channel, thanks! Have you ever looked inside a pair of Monitor Audio Gold speakers? I have the 4G model and I sometimes find them a bit bright. Is there anything that could be done by that? Living in Sweden I guess I can’t send them to you, but I still want to know so I can decide on keeping then or buying Golden Ear floorstanders for example. Kind regards, Sten
@Finite-Tuning2 жыл бұрын
Everything you're saying about that heavier cone woofer is the exact reason that I much prefer 3 way speakers. No one speaker is ever too busy in a 3 way and it's just cleaner sounding. And too I'm a big fan of resonators in an otherwise sealed enclosure. You get all the bass and none of that horrid port noise! Cheers 🍻.
@tomkershaw43842 жыл бұрын
Personally I would spend some time with the speakers first. How can you appreciate the upgrade if you haven't burned them in yet? Another great video Danny.
@Finite-Tuning2 жыл бұрын
@@tomkershaw4384: True, there is definitely a difference between brand new and 500 hrs of use in terms of sound reproduction. Some things get a lot worse after they're broken in, others improve quite a bit. I still don't think that a well burned in 2-way will ever truly compete with a well designed 3-way in any use state condition. I could be wrong of coarse, but that's just my opinion. Cheers 🍻.
@loum89662 жыл бұрын
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@DodgyBrothersEngineering2 жыл бұрын
@@Finite-Tuning all comes down to the crossover. Many people swear by the single driver because of the lack of a crossover network (I am not one of them) but building 3, 3.5, or 4 way speakers takes a lot of getting right. I am fortunate to be using an active system which gives me the flexibility to get it right, but that is a lot harder when using hard parts.
@megamond2 жыл бұрын
Aren't drone cones the equivalent of adding (main) cone mass, hence the sharp rolloff?
@mcbowler2 жыл бұрын
So happy to see this! I just got the triton one.r. My room is the biggest issue but I’m using Dirac now. The second issue I think is the mid range not being quick enough, but I’m comparing to tekton Moab. The tweeters are great.
@t.j.bennett64542 жыл бұрын
Yes there's no finesse to the sound. I always hoped an upgraded crossover would be the ticket but now I'm wondering if it's just the thickness of the cone 🤔
@mcbowler2 жыл бұрын
@@t.j.bennett6454 I’ve noticed if I put more distance from listening position it’s a little better. Still experimenting
@t.j.bennett64542 жыл бұрын
@@mcbowler it's goldenears. The further apart you get them the bigger the soundstage. But get them too close and you'll get bass bloat. Do what you gotta do to make the bass right but always always always point goldenears directly at your ears. It's how they were made. If you do that they will almost be like wearing a pair of closed back headphones but with huge sound
@Melody6151999992 жыл бұрын
Those things are really good whatever they are.
@buttonman18312 жыл бұрын
Cracks me up when people say Goldenear is overrated. They are arguably one of the best value speakers out there.
@ctrhinos16022 жыл бұрын
Best value in the first couple years. There has been a lot of price creep. Example, my triton 2s were $2500 and the current 2+s are $4000
@scottmichaels17642 жыл бұрын
@@ctrhinos1602 But 4k for a well built pair of towers is a bargain today.
@ctrhinos16022 жыл бұрын
@@scottmichaels1764 Bargain yes and great sound!!! But not vest value anymore.
@zeppelin29002 жыл бұрын
Great video
@moodu18502 жыл бұрын
Please do old school Infinity RS 2.5 and other bigger models.
@sloboat552 жыл бұрын
Sweet, more vids, that's what I'm talking about.
@toddhupp2 жыл бұрын
looking forward to the ML 35s.
@akmmonirulislam3961 Жыл бұрын
I use GoldenEar Technology Triton Five since 2016 and I'm damn satisfied compared to my 25 yo SONY LBT V701 with Kenwood turntable.
@toddhupp2 жыл бұрын
the smaller woofer in this unit would help with midrange vs 6.5 inch.
@greggcheap62082 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your videos Danny.
@hughbiggins43392 жыл бұрын
Somebody has to. The rest of us just shake our heads in bafflement.
@greggcheap62082 жыл бұрын
@@hughbiggins4339 Sarcasm or truth ?
@hughbiggins43392 жыл бұрын
@@greggcheap6208 Make of it what you will.
@shaner3d2 жыл бұрын
Great information and review. But, the dark background made it really hard to see the speaker.
@8474Starscream2 жыл бұрын
Sandy Gross. Proud owner of BP-7001 BP7002 BP7006 CLR2002 Studio Monitors 450's & 350's ummmmm yeahhh! 15 years in and still kicking ass! Paired with Marantz SR7013 w/ Emotiva Next Gen 5
@guystewart95542 жыл бұрын
got to say I am impressed that you would got to the trouble of producing this for your customers, much respect.
@maniacaudiophile2 жыл бұрын
Talking about the grill... I used to have a Linn Nexus, and the grill is just a BIG shower cap made of grill cloth... Nothing stiff whatsoever. I literally laughed out loud when i found that our...
@rajnishcmohan2 жыл бұрын
I love my pair more than my dynaudio spl 40 .I would really like to take em to the next level Danny.but I am not a hardware tweaker
@martybousum10102 жыл бұрын
'Preciate it!
@dennisbohner68762 жыл бұрын
They must be mine. I, of course, have lost all indicators, documents, and other ownership assurances, so just take my word. I have a (nearly) honest face.
@angelheart11292 жыл бұрын
Build your own open baffle speakers, very rewarding 🥰
@LichaelMewis11 ай бұрын
About to order some Golden Ear Triton OneRs.
@scottmackey41822 жыл бұрын
Black on black in studios is always difficult with lighting. Extremely hard to get contrast of the items you are showing.
@roccobruno80272 жыл бұрын
Crossover looks like the achilles heel but otherwise a well designed speaker.
@rolandlickert29042 жыл бұрын
I just wonder if good measurements always translate to great Sound?
@galaxy6062 жыл бұрын
Difficult to see speakers with the dark background/lighting. Hope this helps.
@jonathancryer52602 жыл бұрын
Have you ever done a set of acoustic energy ae5??
@davidteague38492 жыл бұрын
Large inductor doing double duty as woofer 1st order LP and baffle step compensation? May be the culprit for the around 400Hz dip unless that is the limit of your gated measurement.
@mabehall76672 жыл бұрын
Have you ever done anything with Yamaha 1000Ms?
@Smellslikegelfling Жыл бұрын
How do you think this speaker would compare as-is to something more expensive like a B&W 705 S3 in terms of both build quality and sound?
@MickeyMishra2 жыл бұрын
I KNEW you were a Car guy! Now show us your Car Audio system! :-)
@dannyrichie97432 жыл бұрын
I am more into racing them than sitting in them and listening to music.
@jasonme35572 жыл бұрын
Great stuff Danny. Idea a 5-6 minuet video on how to make those in-line filters for true bi-amping. You touch on that last week and I am wanting to give that a shot. Take care
@TheEvolvingAudioNut2 жыл бұрын
I've come close a couple times to buying these speakers and you have just made it much harder to resist the urge to pull the trigger. For their sake I hope they have a good number in stock as I suspect they will be seeing a bump in sales. ;-) A side note for those who may not have heard yet is that Sandy Gross has stepped away from Golden Ear to enjoy life.
@judged85492 жыл бұрын
Hi GR-Research May we know ? Any Great Low Base 100uf Cap on market is very good for Low base Speaker use ! Can u recommend ! Pls advise can. Any 100uf Copper Foil cap u can recommend !........../
@rawsonte2 жыл бұрын
would be interested in active crossover discussion.
@hlurpseed2 жыл бұрын
Except for Boston Acoustics home grown Kortec tweeter being sub’d for an AMT and using side passive radiators instead of a large, high-mounted rear port, everything about this pair of speakers looks like a mid 90s Boston Acoustics CR7 speaker. The choice of materials for the woofer, the metal grill; even the ledge on the base. I have a pair of every CR series speaker made then, and use them to this day: CR5, CR6, CR7, CR8s, and CR9s. The CR9s are one of the best sounding pairs of stand mount speakers I have ever heard, at any price range, from any decade. They are also the founder and owner of Boston acoustics favorite pair of speakers that they ever made… And I completely agree. Maybe the guy that engineered these used to work for them? The 80s and 90s Boston Acoustics are some of the best affordable commercial speakers ever made, IMHO.
@hlurpseed2 жыл бұрын
@Lloyd Stout why?
@The_Story_Channel2 жыл бұрын
@@hlurpseed Well, if he is laughing at your comment why I think he is, it's because there is nothing the same about those speakers. The 2 main differences which you mentioned are enough to set the speakers apart by miles but then there are other differences (including looks) that come into play and quite frankly I am confused why you would compare them.
@hlurpseed2 жыл бұрын
@@The_Story_Channel I suppose you’re right, except that Kortec tweeters only exist now on the secondhand market, whereas AMTs are off the shelf, and the use of a semi open baffle I wouldn’t call an earth shattering difference. Outside of that? Yeah, no comparison.
@scottmichaels17642 жыл бұрын
@@hlurpseed Prolly cause he's a troll whose comments never contribute anything of value.
@TheTruthTeller11112 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see you check out a pair of ESS speakers with the original full size HEIL AMT driver. The big HEIL is in a whole different league. I'd love to see a kit available for the ESS AMT 1B pyramids.
@mikepaul23722 жыл бұрын
I have been looking at so many of your videos. Thank you. Is there any brand that is worth buying? Each video seems to show that they are worth $20 and that is it. I saw the ATC video seem to like those but nothing seems to be worth anything. Troubling.
@dannyrichie97432 жыл бұрын
You might want to consider our DIY kits.
@TheBucknessofficial2 жыл бұрын
I lol'ed @ the Ace Hardware store
@mfgxl2 жыл бұрын
Danny, for all the guys commenting less than 100% positive about "dark" etc., Know that I appreciate the progress you have made with your videos to date. From where you were to where you are..... You should be happy. I am! Thank you for your time and effort in making these videos!!!
@labalo52 жыл бұрын
Hmm, maybe i could send my TAD ME1s in??
@steventsimtsos40292 жыл бұрын
Ask Sandy more about the crossover parts ..
@grandduke21452 жыл бұрын
I have a pair
@dragoslavristic66586 ай бұрын
What is the name of the speakers?
@sloboat552 жыл бұрын
Good morning, Danny.
@thomasmleahy6218 Жыл бұрын
If you can't find him, I'll take 'em! Haha
@gary-kr7dm2 жыл бұрын
It’s a shame the manufacturers don’t give you the option of replacing the network with a higher quality one for enthusiasts and DIYers.
@johnnyd38592 жыл бұрын
DeftTec-TEC?
@rob49122 жыл бұрын
DARK! :-)
@RobertSpiller Жыл бұрын
Would it be safe to say that Golden Ear/Sandy Gross have left Def Tec behind in the dust?
@brainache5552 жыл бұрын
Golden Ear is in high end territory if it wasn't any good people got ripped off hard :D I myself has not seen a speaker from them that cost less than my car.
@Novilicious2 жыл бұрын
Revel performa BE for $1999 or Golden ear BRX for $1599? Which one with y’all get?
@dannyrichie97432 жыл бұрын
For $602 (with all upgrades) you can buy our X-LS Encore kit and surpass them both.
@Novilicious2 жыл бұрын
@@dannyrichie9743 nice !
@megalodon17266 ай бұрын
BRX is $1900/pair now.
@jamesbrotherton54872 жыл бұрын
Hey Nelson - HA HA!
@1moderntalking1 Жыл бұрын
What do passive radiators do essentially?
@dannyrichie9743 Жыл бұрын
They take the place of a port.
@mrwilliamwonder Жыл бұрын
OK, been into home theater for decades. This is what people really want, a high quality wireless system. Wives hate big speakers and cables all over the living space. They just want a wireless 5.2 to 9.2 system that looks clean. Sony is starting this process it seems.
@CinemaDemocratica2 ай бұрын
One of the things that a self-appointed expert has to be careful about is to mention specific factual content that doesn't jibe very well with the truth on the ground. In this case, and I've been watching a lot of Danny's videos trying to decide whether I love him or despise him, but in this case, the assertion that most tweeters cross over at 1500 Hz is utter nonsense. Amphion is known industry wide for an *exceptionally* low crossover frequency, and it's 1,800 in the Argon 1.
@chrisvinicombe99472 жыл бұрын
Lighting is much better.
@twochaudiomg25782 жыл бұрын
if it were me , making time to deal with sending it in & all that. i would put the X over out side the box . Also i would expect after the work with the X Over that damn Speaker should sound like a $5000++. If not don't waist time with it
@stevieg27552 жыл бұрын
He has to test them first,kinda hard eith it in pieces
@t.j.bennett64542 жыл бұрын
You have absolutely no idea how bad I've wanted you to do a goldenear. I have a hunch that with a maxed out crossover they can be a cheap man's wilson. Only reason I got rid of mine was lack of finesse which may be because of the thicker cone material. Wonder if the bigger speakers have thinner cones
@dannyrichie97432 жыл бұрын
If you want to best the Wilson's we have some DIY kits that will do that.
@t.j.bennett64542 жыл бұрын
@@dannyrichie9743 what I love about the new Wilson's is their beautiful black background and the amazing imaging and how much you hear the gear and not the speakers. generally i find sealed cabinets to have a black background and open to not. What would you recommend of yours with these traits?
@rothgartheviking8582 жыл бұрын
When are we going to see the x statics?
@hoth21122 жыл бұрын
I know Ron from NewRecordDay currently has my pair of of X-Statiks, and Danny does have plans for an X-Statik build of his own, he's currently waiting on some special raw materials to make custom front baffles
@rothgartheviking8582 жыл бұрын
@@hoth2112 Awesome News. Thanks can't wait for Rons review.
@Justin-fy7xk Жыл бұрын
I was going to buy these speakers but listening to Dan they are now a deal breaker for me.
@peterirvine54172 жыл бұрын
love ya show, but lighting in this vid is too dull. The light on the work table and product is not strong enough.... to my old eyes anywho
@exif68392 жыл бұрын
You’re right. Not much to see from the speaker.
@normrubio2 жыл бұрын
Why use an accelerometer in a speaker?
@paulgyro2 жыл бұрын
You use it on a speaker cabinet to measure cabinet resonance.
@deangale44962 жыл бұрын
I can be Brian if you like ? Can I have this forwarded please to me ?
@ddcstudios12 жыл бұрын
No mention of Cheese????
@carmelovillena61748 ай бұрын
many reviewer says it was brigth
@drbelli2 жыл бұрын
GRAPHICS AND NUMBERS DONT TRANSLATE TO FINAL QUALITY OF SOUND... passion for audio is intuitive and not a grey logical comparison of numbers.
@1922peter2 жыл бұрын
You might be surprised how close the correlation is, especially with speakers. But it takes a lot of experience to learn what you like and how it measures too.
@JamesBrown-jy5sy2 жыл бұрын
I would be REALLY surprised if Sandy designs any speaker at Golden Ear. It's more likely he has designers/engineers working under him, but I could be wrong.
@robertdavis57142 жыл бұрын
Hmmmmmmmmmmm, push-on speaker wire connections.
@kapenakanaiaupuni58162 жыл бұрын
15 bucks for that .what s deal
@raynabozny23382 жыл бұрын
WATKINS GEN 4 ...MADE IN USA
@davidpetersen70912 жыл бұрын
You lighting is a "bit" dark. Hard to see details. Mr. Pete-------> aging hippie
@dwormon459110 ай бұрын
Why does a expensive speaker have to be improved ???
@dilbyjones2 жыл бұрын
The Golden ears look great on paper. Let’s see what Danny thinks. This is a smart design the Kii (13k) come to mind
@billsmith87392 жыл бұрын
Sandy Gross does not believe in bi-wiring speakers. All the Golden Ears Speakers have single posts.
@1997inspire2 жыл бұрын
I suspect that if one bought the Golden Ear Triiton Reference and have you apply whatever crossover treatment necessary it would embarrass most $30,000 pretenders.
@renatogomes23962 жыл бұрын
I´m the owner, please call me.
@robh90792 жыл бұрын
Nelson? Pass...
@jaw3410 Жыл бұрын
never heard any Golden Ears, but i really fo not like how they look