One of the BEST? Golden Ear BRX!

[@craigenputtock]

Grateful for the way you praise a speaker when it deserves it

[@gregorytrane7828]

There are a lot of so called audio experts out there but you clearly know your business and it's always a pleasure to listen to your take on the equipment presented and improvements that can be made. Good review as always.

[@Drivehead103]

Did not know you was into racing also! I love that resonating sound!!! Two-stroke dirt bikes and old muscle cars give me chill bumps like nothing else. Wish I still had my 1976 Honda CR125 Elsinore and 1963 Galaxie 500 Ford Fastback with high performance police interceptor 390 4 Barrel 4 speed dual exhaust.

[@Bassic778]

This is one of the most positive reviews that I've seen you do!!! Every time I watch KZbin reviews featuring these speakers, I continue to be BLOWN AWAY!!!! The HUGE and detailed soundstage and the amount of deep, powerful, and defined bass really speaks to me(I'm a bass player). Based on your review, I'm putting this speaker back at the top of my list!!! I've subscribed to your channel and will be watching a lot more of your videos to learn from your expert expose's and reviews!

[@pauldavies6037]

Nice to see somebody that can design a speaker well from the start for a change

[@alexandersaleh4225]

Sandy did a very good design on these speakers... I have been impressed with GoldenEar since they debuted. Btw for me in the GE series, the Triton One towers are the best bang for buck.

[@RobertSpiller]

Question....do you know how they compare to the Perlistens? Or Arendals?

[@gregorytrane7828]

Dollar for dollar I feel GoldenEar speakers probably offer some of the most accurate and quality products out there, not to mention that Sandy Gross is a legend in his own right. Good honest review as always.

[@dannyrichie9743]

Sandy did a great job designing them for sure.

[@grandduke2145]

I have a pair of GE T2’s. I use them as the front speakers for my surround sound system. Still sound great.

[@jody2965]

I have been impressed with Golden Ear since I first heard them and looked at the BRX before. I just didn't have the budget for them. That might be changing soon, so if you are able to put a kit together I would be interested in that as well.

[@matthewroberts1239]

I’ve had my GE Triton Two’s going on 7 years and they have been wonderful. Even better is there service. I had an issue with the crossover in one, called them and they replaced both for free, even after 7 years. I can’t say enough about the bang for the buck and quality of service from this great company!

[@johngossman1497]

For years I had a pair of Definitive BP-4B's. The description of this speakers rings lots of bells. I found it boomy but it improved greatly just replacing the resistors with 1% wirewound and Zen caps. Everything else was great. Sandy Gross has always been able to squeeze a tremendous amount of value into a speaker.

[@thomasmleahy6218]

This speaker/ these speakers. How can we consider a person's statements when they can't even construct an understandable coherent statement.

[@omega125th]

hope Nelson approves the upgrade to start the ball rolling...i'd be interested in upgrading my pair as well

[@AllboroLCD]

The price difference between a sandcast resistor and a quality mills resistor cannot possibly jack the price that high! SO true though Danny, I got started motorcycling last summer on my little CB250, in no time at all I found myself upgrading the sprockets, intake, spark plugs, and this summer I fitted her with a big bore kit!

[@knobbshots]

On a CB250?

[@AllboroLCD]

@@knobbshots Yeah something simple & silly for the learning experience. Youd be surprised how much more performance is left in these peanut motors untapped. Aint a sport bike of course, but no slouch anymore either!

[@dannyjonze]

Love this channel and my hat is off to you as an engineer. I am always perplexed by your generosity in doing work without a minimum fee. Writing emails, analysing speakers, measuring etc as a free service. It's all work. I don't know if any tech out there doesn't charge a 'bench fee'. In this instance, with these speakers, who's to say it's not just been sent in by the designer himself, or the distributor etc. Surely you should have withheld any information until the customer identified themselves?

[@dannyrichie9743]

Thanks, but I couldn't reach the customer and was hoping they'd see this and respond.

[@thomasmleahy6218]

If you enjoy what you're doing, it becomes pleasurable, as in not work.

[@FOH3663]

It seems most everyone that encounters this Golden Ear two-way really likes the design choices made. I've never had the opportunity to really experience them.

[@theoracleprodigy]

I have heard some of the golden ear towers and thought they were anemic in sound. Really liked the focal 1028 be over the golden ear I was listening to. I don't know if that is because I was at the store and the focal was bass heavy where the balance might be better with the golden ear at home... It's difficult to say what it was but the focal sounded a lot better. Sound stage and all the focal was a huge improvement. I keep mentioning at the store because it was a huge wide open area.

[@FOH3663]

@@theoracleprodigy Nice! Fascinating observation. You're right, "anemic" or dimensional soundstage characteristic... either could be heavily dependent on the demo environment... or perhaps not... gotta go with your impression.

[@theoracleprodigy]

@@FOH3663 sort of ironic seeing this comment again. I really loved the focals so much so I started looking for a used pair. I ran into the 1038 be on audiogon for a steal. Ended up buying them and love the balance of them. Everything is there but honestly not a bass heavy speaker.

[@bbarnett7667]

I have the triton 5 in my family room. They are really good. If you like the sound of the Polk Audio speakers he designed, these are way better and you would have to spend a lot more with other brands to get the same presence and fidelity.

[@FOH3663]

@@bbarnett7667 Triton 5... nice! Simple, well executed, little D'Appolito two-way... cool. I believe Sandy Gross stepped down and sold to Audioquest's Bill Low.

[@jamesrobinson9176]

Sandy is great, I sure hope he's doing well and anle to enjoy his "retirement"

[@Finite-Tuning]

Everything you're saying about that heavier cone woofer is the exact reason that I much prefer 3 way speakers. No one speaker is ever too busy in a 3 way and it's just cleaner sounding. And too I'm a big fan of resonators in an otherwise sealed enclosure. You get all the bass and none of that horrid port noise! Cheers 🍻.

[@tomkershaw4384]

Personally I would spend some time with the speakers first. How can you appreciate the upgrade if you haven't burned them in yet? Another great video Danny.

[@Finite-Tuning]

@@tomkershaw4384: True, there is definitely a difference between brand new and 500 hrs of use in terms of sound reproduction. Some things get a lot worse after they're broken in, others improve quite a bit. I still don't think that a well burned in 2-way will ever truly compete with a well designed 3-way in any use state condition. I could be wrong of coarse, but that's just my opinion. Cheers 🍻.

[@loum8966]

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[@DodgyBrothersEngineering]

@@Finite-Tuning all comes down to the crossover. Many people swear by the single driver because of the lack of a crossover network (I am not one of them) but building 3, 3.5, or 4 way speakers takes a lot of getting right. I am fortunate to be using an active system which gives me the flexibility to get it right, but that is a lot harder when using hard parts.

[@megamond]

Aren't drone cones the equivalent of adding (main) cone mass, hence the sharp rolloff?

[@stephenscharf6293]

Excellent and informative video. Thank you, Danny.

[@8474Starscream]

Sandy Gross. Proud owner of BP-7001 BP7002 BP7006 CLR2002 Studio Monitors 450's & 350's ummmmm yeahhh! 15 years in and still kicking ass! Paired with Marantz SR7013 w/ Emotiva Next Gen 5

[@buttonman1831]

Cracks me up when people say Goldenear is overrated. They are arguably one of the best value speakers out there.

[@ctrhinos1602]

Best value in the first couple years. There has been a lot of price creep. Example, my triton 2s were $2500 and the current 2+s are $4000

[@scottmichaels1764]

@@ctrhinos1602 But 4k for a well built pair of towers is a bargain today.

[@ctrhinos1602]

@@scottmichaels1764 Bargain yes and great sound!!! But not vest value anymore.

[@peddie1972]

Hi Danny! I really enjoy your channel, thanks! Have you ever looked inside a pair of Monitor Audio Gold speakers? I have the 4G model and I sometimes find them a bit bright. Is there anything that could be done by that? Living in Sweden I guess I can’t send them to you, but I still want to know so I can decide on keeping then or buying Golden Ear floorstanders for example. Kind regards, Sten

[@StonedRambo01]

Great job on bringing the quality up in the studio

[@rolandlickert2904]

I just wonder if good measurements always translate to great Sound?

[@bobjackson19743]

Have a pair of GE Triton 2's. Love them and awesome to see GE on your channel. I bet the Triton 2's xover could be upgraded too (hmmm?)

[@akmmonirulislam3961]

I use GoldenEar Technology Triton Five since 2016 and I'm damn satisfied compared to my 25 yo SONY LBT V701 with Kenwood turntable.

[@Smokej620]

It would be nice if you came up with two versions of the crossover; basic and a more expensive version.

[@moodu1850]

Please do old school Infinity RS 2.5 and other bigger models.

[@mfgxl]

Danny, for all the guys commenting less than 100% positive about "dark" etc., Know that I appreciate the progress you have made with your videos to date. From where you were to where you are..... You should be happy. I am! Thank you for your time and effort in making these videos!!!

[@galaxy606]

Difficult to see speakers with the dark background/lighting. Hope this helps.

[@dennisbohner6876]

They must be mine. I, of course, have lost all indicators, documents, and other ownership assurances, so just take my word. I have a (nearly) honest face.

[@scottmackey4182]

Black on black in studios is always difficult with lighting. Extremely hard to get contrast of the items you are showing.

[@roccobruno8027]

Crossover looks like the achilles heel but otherwise a well designed speaker.

[@sloboat55]

Sweet, more vids, that's what I'm talking about.

[@TheEvolvingAudioNut]

I've come close a couple times to buying these speakers and you have just made it much harder to resist the urge to pull the trigger. For their sake I hope they have a good number in stock as I suspect they will be seeing a bump in sales. ;-) A side note for those who may not have heard yet is that Sandy Gross has stepped away from Golden Ear to enjoy life.

[@hlurpseed]

Except for Boston Acoustics home grown Kortec tweeter being sub’d for an AMT and using side passive radiators instead of a large, high-mounted rear port, everything about this pair of speakers looks like a mid 90s Boston Acoustics CR7 speaker. The choice of materials for the woofer, the metal grill; even the ledge on the base. I have a pair of every CR series speaker made then, and use them to this day: CR5, CR6, CR7, CR8s, and CR9s. The CR9s are one of the best sounding pairs of stand mount speakers I have ever heard, at any price range, from any decade. They are also the founder and owner of Boston acoustics favorite pair of speakers that they ever made… And I completely agree. Maybe the guy that engineered these used to work for them? The 80s and 90s Boston Acoustics are some of the best affordable commercial speakers ever made, IMHO.

[@hlurpseed]

@Lloyd Stout why?

[@The_Story_Channel]

@@hlurpseed Well, if he is laughing at your comment why I think he is, it's because there is nothing the same about those speakers. The 2 main differences which you mentioned are enough to set the speakers apart by miles but then there are other differences (including looks) that come into play and quite frankly I am confused why you would compare them.

[@hlurpseed]

@@The_Story_Channel I suppose you’re right, except that Kortec tweeters only exist now on the secondhand market, whereas AMTs are off the shelf, and the use of a semi open baffle I wouldn’t call an earth shattering difference. Outside of that? Yeah, no comparison.

[@scottmichaels1764]

@@hlurpseed Prolly cause he's a troll whose comments never contribute anything of value.

[@mabehall7667]

Have you ever done anything with Yamaha 1000Ms?

[@jasonme3557]

Great stuff Danny. Idea a 5-6 minuet video on how to make those in-line filters for true bi-amping. You touch on that last week and I am wanting to give that a shot. Take care

[@labalo5]

Hmm, maybe i could send my TAD ME1s in??

[@Smellslikegelfling]

How do you think this speaker would compare as-is to something more expensive like a B&W 705 S3 in terms of both build quality and sound?

[@racecrashrepeat]

i dont understand why you only have 40k subs. this content is amazing. thank you

[@greggcheap6208]

I appreciate your videos Danny.

[@hughbiggins4339]

Somebody has to. The rest of us just shake our heads in bafflement.

[@greggcheap6208]

@@hughbiggins4339 Sarcasm or truth ?

[@hughbiggins4339]

@@greggcheap6208 Make of it what you will.

[@toddhupp]

the smaller woofer in this unit would help with midrange vs 6.5 inch.

[@dragoslavristic6658]

What is the name of the speakers?

[@shaner3d]

Great information and review. But, the dark background made it really hard to see the speaker.

[@normalman6686]

I think you may have found, to continue the hot-rodding metaphor, the LS engine of monitor speakers. Really good from the factory with lots of potential waiting to be tapped.

[@dannyrichie9743]

You could be right.

[@jonathancryer5260]

Have you ever done a set of acoustic energy ae5??

[@maniacaudiophile]

Talking about the grill... I used to have a Linn Nexus, and the grill is just a BIG shower cap made of grill cloth... Nothing stiff whatsoever. I literally laughed out loud when i found that our...

[@mikepaul2372]

I have been looking at so many of your videos. Thank you. Is there any brand that is worth buying? Each video seems to show that they are worth $20 and that is it. I saw the ATC video seem to like those but nothing seems to be worth anything. Troubling.

[@dannyrichie9743]

You might want to consider our DIY kits.

[@MickeyMishra]

I KNEW you were a Car guy! Now show us your Car Audio system! :-)

[@dannyrichie9743]

I am more into racing them than sitting in them and listening to music.

[@Melody615199999]

Those things are really good whatever they are.

[@davidteague3849]

Large inductor doing double duty as woofer 1st order LP and baffle step compensation? May be the culprit for the around 400Hz dip unless that is the limit of your gated measurement.

[@RobertSpiller]

Would it be safe to say that Golden Ear/Sandy Gross have left Def Tec behind in the dust?

[@1moderntalking1]

What do passive radiators do essentially?

[@dannyrichie9743]

They take the place of a port.

[@mrwilliamwonder]

OK, been into home theater for decades. This is what people really want, a high quality wireless system. Wives hate big speakers and cables all over the living space. They just want a wireless 5.2 to 9.2 system that looks clean. Sony is starting this process it seems.

[@LichaelMewis]

About to order some Golden Ear Triton OneRs.

[@rajnishcmohan]

I love my pair more than my dynaudio spl 40 .I would really like to take em to the next level Danny.but I am not a hardware tweaker

[@mcbowler]

So happy to see this! I just got the triton one.r. My room is the biggest issue but I’m using Dirac now. The second issue I think is the mid range not being quick enough, but I’m comparing to tekton Moab. The tweeters are great.

[@t.j.bennett6454]

Yes there's no finesse to the sound. I always hoped an upgraded crossover would be the ticket but now I'm wondering if it's just the thickness of the cone 🤔

[@mcbowler]

@@t.j.bennett6454 I’ve noticed if I put more distance from listening position it’s a little better. Still experimenting

[@t.j.bennett6454]

@@mcbowler it's goldenears. The further apart you get them the bigger the soundstage. But get them too close and you'll get bass bloat. Do what you gotta do to make the bass right but always always always point goldenears directly at your ears. It's how they were made. If you do that they will almost be like wearing a pair of closed back headphones but with huge sound

[@judged8549]

Hi GR-Research May we know ? Any Great Low Base 100uf Cap on market is very good for Low base Speaker use ! Can u recommend ! Pls advise can. Any 100uf Copper Foil cap u can recommend !........../

[@johnnyd3859]

DeftTec-TEC?

[@rawsonte]

would be interested in active crossover discussion.

[@toddhupp]

looking forward to the ML 35s.

[@rothgartheviking858]

When are we going to see the x statics?

[@hoth2112]

I know Ron from NewRecordDay currently has my pair of of X-Statiks, and Danny does have plans for an X-Statik build of his own, he's currently waiting on some special raw materials to make custom front baffles

[@rothgartheviking858]

@@hoth2112 Awesome News. Thanks can't wait for Rons review.

[@zeppelin2900]

Great video

[@angelheart1129]

Build your own open baffle speakers, very rewarding 🥰

[@Novilicious]

Revel performa BE for $1999 or Golden ear BRX for $1599? Which one with y’all get?

[@dannyrichie9743]

For $602 (with all upgrades) you can buy our X-LS Encore kit and surpass them both.

[@Novilicious]

@@dannyrichie9743 nice !

[@megalodon1726]

BRX is $1900/pair now.

[@normrubio]

Why use an accelerometer in a speaker?

[@paulgyro]

You use it on a speaker cabinet to measure cabinet resonance.

[@guystewart9554]

got to say I am impressed that you would got to the trouble of producing this for your customers, much respect.

[@martybousum1010]

'Preciate it!

[@geez-hd6dn]

It’s a shame the manufacturers don’t give you the option of replacing the network with a higher quality one for enthusiasts and DIYers.

[@CinemaDemocratica]

One of the things that a self-appointed expert has to be careful about is to mention specific factual content that doesn't jibe very well with the truth on the ground. In this case, and I've been watching a lot of Danny's videos trying to decide whether I love him or despise him, but in this case, the assertion that most tweeters cross over at 1500 Hz is utter nonsense. Amphion is known industry wide for an *exceptionally* low crossover frequency, and it's 1,800 in the Argon 1.

[@peterirvine5417]

love ya show, but lighting in this vid is too dull. The light on the work table and product is not strong enough.... to my old eyes anywho

[@exif6839]

You’re right. Not much to see from the speaker.

[@Justin-fy7xk]

I was going to buy these speakers but listening to Dan they are now a deal breaker for me.

[@steventsimtsos4029]

Ask Sandy more about the crossover parts ..

[@TheTruthTeller1111]

I'd like to see you check out a pair of ESS speakers with the original full size HEIL AMT driver. The big HEIL is in a whole different league. I'd love to see a kit available for the ESS AMT 1B pyramids.

[@ddcstudios1]

No mention of Cheese????

[@thomasmleahy6218]

If you can't find him, I'll take 'em! Haha

[@deangale4496]

I can be Brian if you like ? Can I have this forwarded please to me ?

[@TheBucknessofficial]

I lol'ed @ the Ace Hardware store

[@sloboat55]

Good morning, Danny.

[@carmelovillena6174]

many reviewer says it was brigth

[@brainache555]

Golden Ear is in high end territory if it wasn't any good people got ripped off hard :D I myself has not seen a speaker from them that cost less than my car.

[@DRB-Octane]

GRAPHICS AND NUMBERS DONT TRANSLATE TO FINAL QUALITY OF SOUND... passion for audio is intuitive and not a grey logical comparison of numbers.

[@1922peter]

You might be surprised how close the correlation is, especially with speakers. But it takes a lot of experience to learn what you like and how it measures too.

[@grandduke2145]

I have a pair

[@JamesBrown-jy5sy]

I would be REALLY surprised if Sandy designs any speaker at Golden Ear. It's more likely he has designers/engineers working under him, but I could be wrong.

[@t.j.bennett6454]

You have absolutely no idea how bad I've wanted you to do a goldenear. I have a hunch that with a maxed out crossover they can be a cheap man's wilson. Only reason I got rid of mine was lack of finesse which may be because of the thicker cone material. Wonder if the bigger speakers have thinner cones

[@dannyrichie9743]

If you want to best the Wilson's we have some DIY kits that will do that.

[@t.j.bennett6454]

@@dannyrichie9743 what I love about the new Wilson's is their beautiful black background and the amazing imaging and how much you hear the gear and not the speakers. generally i find sealed cabinets to have a black background and open to not. What would you recommend of yours with these traits?

[@dwormon4591]

Why does a expensive speaker have to be improved ???

[@twochaudiomg2578]

if it were me , making time to deal with sending it in & all that. i would put the X over out side the box . Also i would expect after the work with the X Over that damn Speaker should sound like a $5000++. If not don't waist time with it

[@stevieg2755]

He has to test them first,kinda hard eith it in pieces

[@chrisvinicombe9947]

Lighting is much better.

[@philippusviridi6527]

Sandy does not design anything that is false. He tells his crew what he wants and that is it. Look up the interview with Sandy and Scott Willkinson. Nothing against Golden ear I have heard some of their speakers and it was ok.

[@jamesbrotherton5487]

Hey Nelson - HA HA!

[@1997inspire]

I suspect that if one bought the Golden Ear Triiton Reference and have you apply whatever crossover treatment necessary it would embarrass most $30,000 pretenders.

[@kapenakanaiaupuni5816]

15 bucks for that .what s deal

[@davidpetersen7091]

You lighting is a "bit" dark. Hard to see details. Mr. Pete-------> aging hippie

[@robertdavis5714]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, push-on speaker wire connections.

[@rob4912]

DARK! :-)

[@renatogomes2396]

I´m the owner, please call me.

[@billsmith8739]

Sandy Gross does not believe in bi-wiring speakers. All the Golden Ears Speakers have single posts.

[@raynabozny2338]

WATKINS GEN 4 ...MADE IN USA

[@peteleoni9665]

Danny please don't mix your great info with cable/connector b.s. I appreciate the real stuff immensely but the other crap devalues it.

[@dannyrichie9743]

No BS. Cable connectors matter and the audible differences are quite clear.

[@peteleoni9665]

@@dannyrichie9743 Are you familiar with the concept of filthy lucre? No good can come this, it will reverse.

[@dannyrichie9743]

@@peteleoni9665 We sell thousands of tube connectors per year. We also get a lot of reorders for them. They work really well. It improves clarity across the board.

[@dannyrichie9743]

@@peteleoni9665 We had a reviewer here last month that did a blind A/B comparison of tube connectors and binding posts. He clearly heard the differences and picked out the tube connectors as being better.

[@peteleoni9665]

@@dannyrichie9743 Another Faustian arrangement.

[@jaw3410]

never heard any Golden Ears, but i really fo not like how they look