The T66 is the first speaker in GoldenEar’s new T Series that offer refinements over GoldenEar’s much loved Triton Series of loudspeakers.
As you may recall, I’ve reviewed the Triton Reference and Triton One.R Tower Speakers and enjoyed them both, finding price to performance ratios that made me smile and dance, respectively.
The new T66 house a number of changes from the Triton Series speakers and include, according to GoldenEar, dramatically augmented crossover design, high-quality internal wiring, a new cast-aluminum base and metal grille, and, in addition to GoldenEar’s Gloss Black cabinet finish, a vibrant Santa Barbara Red. There are also two pairs of binding posts (for biwiring) and an improved yoke assembly for the mid/bass driver.
The driver complement will look familiar to Triton aficionados as the T66 employs GoldenEar’s reference high-velocity folded ribbon AMT tweeter, two 4.5″ high-definition cast-basket mid/bass drivers, two 5″ x 9″ long-throw quadratic subwoofers, and two 8″ x 12″ quadratic planar back-wave-driven radiators. Those subs are powered by internal 1000W peak/500W RMS, DSP-Controlled amplifiers. Woof!
Frequency Response is rated at a healthy 29Hz–25kHz typical (-6dB on axis @ 29Hz, anechoic bass response) with 91dB 1W/1M @ 4Ω (2.83V/1M) efficiency and 4 Ohm nominal impedance. The company recommends 20 – 500Wpc to drive ’em.
I’m already a fan of the T66’s more refined looks and I look forward to seeing how they sing in Barn. Stay tuned!
GoldenEar T66 Tower Speakers
Price: $3450/each in Gloss Black, $3600/each in Santa Barbara Red
Company Website: GoldenEar
Specifications
| Driver Complement | One Reference High-Velocity Folded Ribbon AMT Tweeter
Two 4.5″ High-Definition Cast-Basket Mid/Bass Drivers Two 5″ x 9″ Long-Throw Quadratic Subwoofers Two 8″ x 12″ Quadratic Planar Back-Wave-Driven Radiators |
| Passive Radiator Surface Area | 53.36in2 (344.3cm2) |
| Efficiency | 91dB 1W/1M @ 4Ω (2.83V/1M) |
| Frequency Response | 29Hz–25kHz typical (-6dB on axis @ 29Hz, anechoic bass response) |
| Nominal Impedance | 4Ω |
| Recommended Amplification | 20 – 500Wpc |
| Built-In Subwoofer Power Amplification | 1000W peak/500W RMS, DSP-Controlled |
| Dimensions | Tower: 7.5″ (19.1cm) W x 14.75″ (37.6cm) D x 48.8″ (124.1cm) H (with base, no spikes) Base: 11.8″ (30cm) W x 17″ (43.2cm) D |
| Weight | Product: 60lbs (27.2kg) |