GoldenEar T66 Floorstanding Loudspeaker – Santa Barbara Red – Each

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Company OverviewIf you mention Sandy Gross to anyone in the audiophile community most, if not all, will recognize the name. Sandy has been in the speaker business since the early 70s with brands like Polk Audio and Definitive Technology. But being asked Sandy will definitely say his favorite brand that he has created would be GoldenEar. Sandy started GoldenEar in 2010 as a response to the homogenization happening in the speaker business then. Sandy wanted a speaker company that offered revolutionary engineering breakthroughs, high standards in sound performance, styling, and value to the listener. Sandy’s GoldenEar company brought out their first products soon after to great acclaim offering a different approach to speaker design. It was important to Sandy to offer a powered bass section in their flagship speakers so that the speaker would sound great with lower powered tube amplifiers (Sandy’s favorite) or higher powered solid-state power. Since 2010, GoldenEar has won many awards for both sound and value with an extensive model line for about any budget. The T66 will be GoldenEar’s first new speaker since AudioQuest purchased them in 2020 and also the first speaker not designed by Sandy himself.Packaging, Design, & Build Quality The GoldenEar T66 are fine examples of quality design and manufacturing. The cabinets are both extremely rigid and well-finished having 50% more bracing than their past designs for less cabinet distortion. For the first time in GoldenEars 13-year history, you get a choice of finishes. There is the gloss black finish that GoldenEar is known for as well as a gloss red finish, which to us, is a welcome addition. The new finish gives people more options, especially for listeners that want something other than black, which seems to be the color of choice for many brands.The new mesh grills are another notable addition as they allows the user to fully see the drivers but also protect them. This mesh grill gives the T66 an upscale appearan