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rjohn79395 Posted 6 years 8 months ago
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charliehatch wrote: You mean the Triton SUPER Reference!!?? Count me in!

That said, I did get a chance to hear a $250k Gamut system a while back. I think my TRef-based system sounds better, and for a fraction of the price.

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Perchance were those the Zodiacs, the one pair per month top of the line speakers? Pretty heady company! :whistle:

Not surprised you prefer the Ref's....

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5.4.4 HT speakers: T Ref fronts/LFE 1, SuperCenter Ref, T1 surrounds/LFE 2 + SuperSub XXL, HTR 7000 top fronts, HTR 8000 top rears
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charliehatch Posted 6 years 8 months ago
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rjohn79395 wrote:
Perchance were those the Zodiacs, the one pair per month top of the line speakers? Pretty heady company! :whistle:

Rick


Rick, I do believe they were. I remember the speaker price being in the neighborhood of $125k. I found the sound to be excessively warm, even when running in a big, non-rectangular room. I ran into this description online in a Stereophile write up:

"The system's all-pervasive sweet warmth, however, proved far too much of a good thing...
Read more at www.stereophile.com/content/gamuts-no-co...#aI0vcJAiO3ZvuHRy.99

Pretty much what I thought. I love the TOne and TRef neutrality.

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anthem Posted 6 years 8 months ago
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Oh, so that's what those handles are for...
D-Sonic m3a-600m Mono > McIntosh MC152 > Primaluna ProLogue Premium Preamp > Oppo UDP205 > Decware ZLC > Triton Reference > Isoacoustics Gaia 2 > Canare 4S11 Speaker Cables > Audience Forte 3, Anticable L3 & Shunyata Venom PC's

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anthem Posted 6 years 8 months ago
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Not tacky at all, i prefer ENJOY!
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anthem Posted 6 years 8 months ago
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The GEt Feeling...
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anthem Posted 6 years 8 months ago
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Describes some of what i'm hearing...
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