henryeng
Posted
3 years 6 months ago
I had the original Triton 1s, then upgraded to the 1Rs about 2 years ago.
In a nutshell....the 1Rs sound a bit "brighter", with more upper-midrange. I don't know which speaker is really more accurate, the original 1 or the 1R, but they both sound quite good. And the overall sound is highly influenced by the listening environment: furniture, floors, ceiling, room size, etc. The other difference is that the 1Rs have more dynamic range. They can play louder, yet still stay very clean and undistorted. On the Rs, I set the woofer level just slightly above mid-point, with the knob almost to the "1 o'clock" position.
The audible detail of the Rs is amazing. You'll hear stuff you never heard before! FYI, I listen to mostly classical music on SACDs using McIntosh gear. (On my MA8900 amp, I set the 2kHz EQ knob to about 10 o'clock, to provide a slight upper mid-range dip of about 4db or so. I suspect my room is slightly "peaky" in that part of the audio spectrum.)
Hope this helps!
Hank L.
Triton One Rs (front)
GE Invisias (rear)
McIntosh MCD 550 SACD player
McIntosh MA8900 integrated amp
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