@fred60 I’ve learned my lesson. Thanks for posting. 👊🏻👍🏻
Goldenear….recent experience and lesson learned
Against better judgment, I bought a pair of GE Triton 3+’s new from my dealer about a year and a half ago for my home theater. I went against my gut, and bought a pair of powered speakers. Of course, last week one of the amps died. The speakers are still under warranty.
Reached out to my dealer, who called GE. Apparently GE no longer has replacement amps. I can remove the amp and send it in for repair, but no replacements are available. Pretty sh-ty. Nice job Paradigm (probably old news, put Paradigm now owns GE). Never been a Paradigm fan…and this just confirms my feelings.
Should have followed my gut and bought non-powered speakers and a separate sub instead of GE, Chinese assembled junk. Lesson learned!
Just a heads up for all you GE owners if/when you have amp issues.
Prior to buying any GE speakers, call Paradigm to confirm they will have parts in the future to support your purchase.
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I worked for a GE dealer from 2013-16 and their amps were a frequent source of trouble then, too. The build quality was unimpressive, disassembly a pain, and when the dealer did the repair under warranty, the in-store labor was uncompensated. Not my favorite speakers! That dealer also sold Paradigm…which I liked until the Play-Fi debacle. |
Hmm, you’re the guy who started this thread... https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/klipschorn-ak7-vs-fyne-audio-vintage-classic-gold-xv-sp Nothing worked out yet with that klipsch or fyne? On the other hand, if you’re low on cash and low bass extension is a must, get something like a pendragon...it will get down close to the low 20s hz without a built-in powered sub. https://tektondesign.com/product/full-range-speakers/full-towers/pendragon/#color
(Probably best to stop polishing some golden-ear turd and move on...) |
I worked for a GE dealer from 2013-16 and their amps were a frequent source of trouble then, too. The build quality was unimpressive, disassembly a pain, and when the dealer did the repair under warranty, the in-store labor was uncompensated. Not my favorite speakers! That dealer also sold Paradigm…which I liked until the Play-Fi debacle. |
That's unfortunate on many levels. I have a pair of GE Reference speakers and have been happy with them since 2019. I also added a GE sub and the amp died shortly after I bought it. GE replaced it no issue, but that was back in about 2021. Hoping for the best! Yeah always worry about amp issues on the Reference... |
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