Have fun this summer Rick, and we hope you won't forget us.
I will definitely plan to get in touch when I next come to TX.
I too was not born there, but in OKLA. That is not a favorite place for most Texans, but I went to Wyo. first, that is my alma mater, and then to TX. So that seemed to make it a little better, mo alright.
And smoked salt, works great over here in Thailand, so I am sure it will work there.
Meantime, while you are up there, you might as well be looking for a more HIGH-END Pre-processor, pre-amp, power amp(s) becoz you are gonna need them to go with your new References when you get them. You know I am right.
Matter of fact, you had better be saving money this summer, that's what I am sayin'!!!!!!
Lord have Mercy!!!!!
God Bless,
Wayne

While contemplating what Black, smoked salt may be, I have a couple of Triton Reference questions -

Is there a schedule to get more Reference speakers out to the stores? (Or is it up to the individual dealerships to purchase demo units?)

Who on this site (like me) have ordered a pair of Reference speakers already even though we haven't heard them?

fred

Hi Fred. I ordered a pair back in February without seeing or hearing them. Ordinarily I wouldn't make that kind of purchase without seeing/hearing first. Only because I owned a pair of Triton One's for over 14 months and have been very pleased with the sound, I took the leap of faith. Also, generally speaking Golden Ear has a good reputation from a customer service and quality of product standpoint. And that too is a factor when purchasing an eight thousand dollar per pair item without hearing it first. I just saw and heard a pair of the reference for the first time a few days ago.

fbreynolds wrote: Is there a schedule to get more Reference speakers out to the stores? (Or is it up to the individual dealerships to purchase demo units?)

fred

The entire first run is sold out and we expect to be shipping to dealers that ordered them beginning in mid-July. I am told the second run is not too far behind and it is mostly sold out. Until it is, if a dealer orders a pair for a customer or for display, they will likely come from this second release. At the moment we do not have a firm date for the beginning of that second release.

I have 2 pairs of T 1s, and have one pair of T Ref on order with a trade in from one of my pairs of T1s. No official return policy but the dealer said if I'm unhappy with the T Ref we can work something out...

Maryland store Gramophone (West Aylesbury Road, Timonium MD 21093) is hosting Sandy Gross, president of GoldenEar, on May 10, from 6–9pm. Sandy will be presenting GoldenEar's new flagship, the Triton Reference loudspeaker, which made its debut at CES 2017. The Reference is an evolution of the technology and concepts introduced in the GoldenEar Triton Series, which first debuted in 2010. The reference incorporates all new drivers, including the Reference High Velocity Folded Ribbon Tweeter (with 50% more neodymium, rare-earth magnet material), a new high-resolution 6" upper bass/midrange driver (with a newly developed Focused Field magnet structure), and new powered sub-bass drivers with 40% more surface area than previous Triton sub-bass drivers,
Sandy Gross will be personally demonstrating the Triton References with his favorite program material. In addition, he will be available to explain the goals and technology, and to answer any questions about T Ref and his long history in the audio industry.

John Atkinson will be taking delivery of a pair of Triton References in June for a review to be published in the fall.

Has John Atkinson received his pair of References yet? I can't wait for his review...they are so Wickedly Detailed.

Robert Deutsch reviewed both the Triton 2 and Triton 1 and gave them both a Class B rating. John Atkinson, being the genius he his, will hopefully hear what Robert has been missing.