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[Howie Ursaner]

Sandy has a new speaker company and he is making waves. Check him out here!!
 
GoldenEar Technology’s flagship Triton One shames some speakers costing ten times as much
 
More reviews:

http://www.forbes.co...dio-highlights/
 
 http://www.wired.com...4/?viewall=true
 
http://www.bigpictur...-CES-2014.shtml
 
http://www.soundandv...tower-speaker-0
 
http://www.soundstag...ific-triton-one
 
http://hdliving.com/uncategorized/2014/01/07/listen-goldenear-technology’s-triton-tower-speaker?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
 
http://www.residenti...=90&EntryId=721
 
http://sound-bar.net...ar-at-ces-2014/

[John Streisguth]

There are speakers that cost $50,000?? Who buys this stuff?

[MG Brown]

Bands? Theaters? Bill Gates?
 
Good luck to the other half of the "Gold Dust Twins".

[Arne Saknussem]

The same people who buy Veyrons.

[TSR]

Car lovers buy expensive cars: exotic cars such as Ferraris and Lambos are in the $ hundreds of thousands, and there are many of them out there. Muscle cars like Vettes or Mustangs, or collectible classics cost well over $50K and the roads are covered with them. No one seems to question that.

 

Hobbyists spend thousands of dollars over time for their hobbies. Slot cars are cheap, try R/C cars and aircraft and you will soon match those sums.

 

True audiophiles buy the best there is, and good equipment can easily cost $50K or more.

 

As for fine automobiles, there is a huge difference between what you get for $5K and what you get for $50K.

 

The same goes for speakers: if you are listening to your "Hi-Fi" with 50-dollar speakers, you are listening to noise. Of course if your musical taste is based on the amount of decibels some racket-making group is screaming out of their electrically amplified lungs, it matters little, but if you actually like great music, it does. With $5K speakers you are listening to music. With $50K speakers, you are listening to near-perfect concert-hall sound.

 

Good speakers are expensive. Sandy's speakers have been the best for quite a few years. Whatever your hobby is, $50K speakers are no greater expense that many other things you would consider "normal" such as a special car.

 

Thing is, Sandy's new speakers are $3K for the pair, not $50K, and sound just as good.

[Gator Bob]

Great story!

 

I wish slot brother Sandy all the success in the world.

 

Thanks for posting this, Howie.

[John Gorski]

Sandy Gross... SPEAKER GOD!! Hope my demo pair are in the mail.

[slotcarone]

Who's that geeky guy in the background??? LOL.

[Gator Bob]

If ever a set of those were here...  I'd play this song first.

[Bob Emott]

Sandy looks very distinguished and sounds great, and has the same great smirk of a smile... His first speaker company was named "Polk", and Polks Hobbies in NYC was where he, Howie, and I started slot racing...
 
His partner in his first company was named 'Polk'. Howie is also a very minor partner in the company...

[Mike Jr]

Its awesome to see Sandy is producing speakers that can compete with higher-end stuff. 

When it comes to high-end stereo you can easily spend way over $100 grand on the combination of speakers, amps, pre-amps, turntables, and CD players.

[Jaz]

I prefer something a bit more subtle...
 

[Ramcatlarry]

[Uncle Fred]

I must admit, after cars back then, music was our prime interest so naturally serious stereos were a hot topic. 

 

I recall  hanging out with Howie and Sandy at Howie's cousin's (I think) apartment next to Queens College listen to Sandy talk about the guys he met who were into speaker design. Little did we know that would lead to Polk Audio...

 

When I bought my system a couple years ago I got Definitve Technology (Sandy's second company) speakers and called Sandy during the installation so he could help advise. The people at the stereo store acted like Sandy was a god.

[Cheater]

Fred,

In the arcane world of audio speakers, he is...

[Phil Hackett]

Here's a couple of videos showing the carving of wood speaker horns, presumably for high-end speakers. The first video needs the first 4 minutes cut out... start watching at 4 minutes to get to the subject. Part 2 gets to the point much quicker.
 

[Jocke P]

Sorry guys, my like buttons are used up for today.... I dig radar love, all time high in my book...that speaker cone is a Sus scrofa....

[Gator Bob]

Sorry guys, my like buttons are used up for today.... I dig radar love, all time high in my book...that speaker cone is a Sus scrofa....

 

Sus scrofa.... ???

 

It does look like one  ... You have them in Sweden?

[Uncle Fred]

Just don't let one fall on you.

[Jocke P]

Oh we have lots of the little road hazards... they have absolutely no manners...

[Cheater]

Sorry guys, my like buttons are used up for today...

Try it now, Joakim. I didn't realize there was a like limit setting and have now ramped up that limit.

[Jocke P]

Unlike before, I like the new setting.

[Gator Bob]

Just don't let one fall on you.

 

Setting out a bowl of 'Red Bull' for the feral ones to see if there is any truth to that.