GoldenEar Triton Two+ Floorstanding Speakers

Cutting-edge technology is synergistically combined to deliver the extraordinary sound quality of the Tritons, which can be a revelation. Their dynamic, effortless, you-are-there clarity will almost literally put the live performance or action right into your home, or conversely, put you into the concert hall or the live action on the screen. The built-in powered subwoofer section of the Triton Two+ incorporates a fully-balanced GoldenEar designed 1200-Watt DSP controlled digital amp. It drives two front-mounted quadratic 5˝ x 9˝ long-throw subwoofer bass drivers which are coupled to two side-mounted quadratic 7˝ x 10˝ planar infrasonic radiators. The amp has a Programmable Logic Device (PLD) based state machine with a nearly instantaneous 278nS update time to perfectly manage a myriad of functions including soft-clipping, DC offset control, output-stage antisaturation protection and discrete multi-band limiting. Intrinsic THD is extremely low so very little negative feedback is required thus ensuring optimum transient performance.

There are two 4.5˝ GoldenEar-designed cast-basket high definition bass/midrange drivers which are arrayed in a D’Appolito configuration around the tweeter. The drivers incorporate a unique Multi-Vaned Phase Plug (MVPP™) as well as a proprietary computer optimized cone topology which helps them to achieve smooth linear response extending beyond 20 kHz. Even though they are crossed over at 3.5 kHz, the extended bandwidth and smooth resonant-free response well beyond their crossover point helps them to achieve near ideal performance in the range in which they are utilized. The extraordinary high frequency driver is a proprietary High Velocity Folded Ribbon (HVFR™) design. The tweeter diaphragm is a high temperature film, which is folded like an accordion and positioned within an intense neodymium magnetic field. Unlike more conventional dome or ribbon tweeters which push the air, the HVFR develops higher pressure and velocity by squeezing the air out between the pleats of the diaphragm. The result is better impedance matching to the air in the room with greater control, smoother more extended response and dramatically improved dynamic range.

The advantages of building the subwoofers into the Tritons are many. First, of course, this eliminates the need for additional bulky subwoofer boxes in the room. But more important are the performance advantages. First, by engineering the subwoofer as an integral part to the speaker, we get far superior integration and blending than can be achieved with separate subwoofers, even when using two. The two subwoofers in a pair of Tritons couple better to the air in the room, helping to better deal with the room’s eigenmodes and smooth out response. Of course, the dual subwoofers are also intrinsically more powerful and couple together synergistically for more truly exceptional bass. Hookup is as simple as just speaker wire, and there is a separate LFE input if desired.

HIGH-VELOCITY FOLDED RIBBON TWEETER (HVFR)

Tweeter Diaphragm is a High Temperature Film

High-Power Neodymium Magnets

Squeezes/Pressurizes Air Instead of Pushing It

Greater Control, Smoother More Extended Response

Vanishingly Low Distortion

Dramatically Improved Dynamic Range and Detail

Superb Dispersion Characteristics

Superior Impedance Match to Air

4.5˝ HIGH-DEFINITION BASS/MIDRANGE DRIVER

GoldenEar Multi-Vaned Phase Plug (MVPP) Design

Rigid Free-Flow Cast-Basket Chassis

Proprietary Computer Optimized Cone Topology

High-Gauss Magnet Assembly

1˝ High-Temperature Kapton Former Voice Coil

Extremely Extended ResonantFree Linear Frequency Response Characteristics

5˝ X 9˝ QUADRATIC SUB-BASS DRIVER

Ultra-Long Throw

Glass Fiber and Nomex® Composite Cone

Huge, High-Gauss Magnet Assembly

1.5˝ High-Temperature Aluminum Voice-Coil

Quadratic Cone Topology for Maximum Cone Surface Optimization

QUADRATIC PLANAR INFRASONIC RADIATOR

Pressure-Coupled Loading Extends Usable Bass Performance to the Infrasonic Region

Performs Like a Well-Tuned Transmission Line but with Superior Transient Performance and Control

Specifications:

Dimensions - 5-1/4˝ (13.3 cm) W (front) x 7-1/2˝ (19 cm) W (rear) x 15˝ (38.1 cm) D x 48˝ (122 cm) H / Base: 11-1/2˝ (29.2 cm) W x 18˝ (45.7 cm) D

Weight - 27.2 kg

Frequency Response - 16 Hz - 35 kHz

Efficiency - 91 dB

Nominal Impedance - Compatible with 8 ohms

Driver Compliment - Two - 5˝ x 9˝ Long-Throw Quadratic Subwoofer Bass Drivers, coupled to: Two - 7˝ x 10˝ Quadratic Planar Infrasonic Radiators, Two - 4-1/2˝ High-Definition Cast-Basket MVPP™ Upper-Bass/Mid Drivers, One - HVFR™ High Velocity Folded Ribbon Tweeter

Recommended Amplifications - 20 - 500 watt/channel

Built-in Subwoofer Power Amplification - 1200 watt ForceField Amplifier