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GoldenEar Triton Five Review

Main Features

  • Folded Ribbon Tweeter
  • 2 x 6" Polypropylene Woofer
  • Four 8-inch infrasonic planar sub-bass Passive Radiators
  • 26-35k Hz Frequency Response
  • 90 dB Sensitivity
  • Impedance: 8ohms
  • Power Range:15-400watts
  • Dimensions (H x W x D): 44-1/2" x 11-1/16" x 16-9/16"
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GoldenEar Triton Five Review

Triton Five is a 2-way Passive Passive Radiator Floor-standing speaker by GoldenEar. It features a Folded Ribbon Tweeter and 2 x 6" Polypropylene Woofer. Triton Five also employs four 8-inch infrasonic planar sub-bass passive radiators. The speaker has a frequency range of 26-35k Hz and a sensitivity of 90 dB. GoldenEar Triton Five has an MSRP of 2398$ per pair.

Triton Five is a member of GoldenEar's Triton series of Passive speakers. The Triton Tower Speakers are GoldenEar Technology's premiere products embodying all of GoldenEar's cutting edge technology. Below you can see the main specs of these speakers.

GoldenEar Triton Series Speakers
Model Frequency SensitivityImpedance Woofer
GoldenEar Triton Five
26-35k Hz 90 dB8Ω 2 x 6"
GoldenEar Triton Seven
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29-35k Hz 89 dB8Ω 2 x 5.25"
GoldenEar Triton Three+
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21-35k Hz 90 dB8Ω 1 x 5"
GoldenEar Triton One.R
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13-35k Hz 92 dB8Ω 1 x 5"
GoldenEar Triton Two+
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16-35k Hz 91 dB8Ω 1 x 5"


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Frequency Response

GoldenEar Triton Five has a Frequency response range of 26-35k Hz at ±3dB and Power Range of 15-400 watts. At a minimum frequency of 26 Hz, Triton Five will provide a deep bass that will probably satisfy majority of listeners, especially for music. Movie lovers and music listeners who likes to experience a full range response will still benefit from use of a subwooofer though. Here we have a comparison of how Triton Five's Low and High frequency values compare with the average, max and min Low and High frequency values in its class.

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GoldenEar Triton Five
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GoldenEar Triton Five
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Among the speakers in our database with a max MSRP price of 3000$ (Pair), these are the 4 Passive Floor-standing speakers that have the deeper bass levels than the GoldenEar Triton Five's 26Hz:

  • Definitive BP-9060 with Low Frequency of 18 Hz (Compare w/ Triton Five)
  • GoldenEar Triton Three+ with Low Frequency of 21 Hz (Compare w/ Triton Five)
  • Definitive BP-9040 with Low Frequency of 22 Hz (Compare w/ Triton Five)
  • KLH Kendall with Low Frequency of 25 Hz (Compare w/ Triton Five)


Impedance and Sensitivity

GoldenEar Triton Five's nominal impedance level is 8 ohms and has a sensitivity of 90 dB.

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GoldenEar Triton Five
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Is the GoldenEar Triton Five an easy to drive speaker?

8 Ohms is pretty much the standard impedance amongst stereo speakers and amplifiers so GoldenEar Triton Five is not considered a difficult to drive speaker from nominal Impedance perspective.

90dB of GoldenEar Triton Five is an average sensitivity for stereo speaker so it is neither easy nor difficult to drive from Sensitivity perspective.

Input Type

Triton Five features 5-way Post type connectors. Bi-amping and Bi-wiring is not possible.

GoldenEar Triton Five Speaker Size: Weight and Dimensions

GoldenEar Triton Five has external dimensions of (Height x Width x Depth) 44-1/2 x 11-1/16 x 16-9/16inch (1131.0 x 281.0 x 421.0mm ).

Cabinet type and Materials

GoldenEar Triton Five has a Passive Radiator type cabinet and MDF/Lacquer finish.

Port Position

GoldenEar Triton Five is a rear-firing port speaker so you have to make sure you leave enough space between the back of the speaker and wall or bookshelf so that it has room to breathe.

Available colors

GoldenEar Triton Five is available in Gloss Black.

Warranty

5 Years of parts warranty and 5 Years of labor warranty is generally provided by the manufacturer.


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2-way 97 dB 8 ohms 34-25k Hz
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Jamo S 809
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