I'm not familiar at all with Triad speakers but they seem to get pretty high ratings everywhere I seen them mentioned. What models of the in-room and in-walls do you guys use and are happy with? Oh yeah, which sub too (in-room).

My basic install is Triad Bronze/4 in-walls and a Silver in-room sub. The silver sub is a big step up for not that much more money. The bronzes are better than 90% of the stuff customers have heard before.

jfolsen

I've also heard great things about Triad - what _is_ it, exactly, that makes their inwall/inceiling speakers so superior to others, though?

Any of the LCRs are great, and with each step up (Bronze to Silver, Silver to Gold) they seem to hit logical upgrades in price points and output capability.

I also love the Monitor series (I own Gold Monitors).
I wouldn't hesitate to put them against similarly priced models from traditional audiophile lines like B&W, Thiel, Paradigm Signature, etc. in terms of overall performance.

I used a pair of the bronze LCRs and they were certainly a decent speaker. I also brought in a pair of the In-Ceiling Gold that retailed for about 1100. I just hooked them up over the weekend to see what they sound like before I put 14" holes in my 100 year old plaster ceiling. they sound like a real speaker. Very impressive. I would love to hear the monitor versions.
The round ceiling speakers sounded quite good as well and they come with the back box. I love the idea of the back box but one concern I have with using them is the situation where a plumber puts a pipe right over your prewire location. with a typical speaker you usually have enough depth to still pull it off. With a 7" deep back box you can forget it.

The fact that you'll get the same performance from their in-wall in-ceilings as you would from their (identical line) bookshelf counterparts, etc. Basically the identical speaker, modified for in-wall use? Others can clarify if Im quoting incorrectly.

This is what Ive heard form others, as well as from the Triad reps in Orlando.

Personally right now Im trying to compare the Triads to RBH, as RBH has "in-wall" bookshelf speakers as well.

Anyone got any opinions on RBH verses Triad?

Triad does not make a bad speaker. For the best bang for the buck I prefer the Silver LCR with Bronze in-wall surrounds and a Bronze sub.
Triad in-walls are engineered to be a sonic copy of their bookshelf counterparts.
Someone above mentioned the possibility of a plumber getting in the way. With Triad you have the option of having the cabinet custom cut and engineered to work around the interference without giving up any sound quality.

A better comparison to Triad than RBH would be James Loudspeaker (www.jamesloudspeaker.com). Everything is enclosed in aircraft-grade aluminum and they have some serious technology in their crossovers. Also the nicest people you will ever do business with. They only sell dealer direct and are counting on the support of discerning dealers.

They use very high-quality drivers, and crossovers...

Very different speakers. The Diapolito RBH's like the 414 and 616 have a lot of bass punch and play loud. They are a fairly good theater speaker. The 615 and A610 a less expensive Sonance/Speakercraft. The MC4 is a nice speaker but it's not a IR bronze let alone IR silver omni. Good value and very reasonably priced are the RBH. Triads are audiophile speakers. Unlike the RBH infinate baffles they are acoustic suspension designs. Tight, taught bass but of limited extension. Very nice sounding but not as "pucncy" as the MC or diapolito disigns by RBH.

One is very good value and the other is a custom speaker company who also happens to make fabulous sounding speakers.

4:34 EST and I'm just finishing programming. I need a life. Happy hollidays to those celibrating.

Alan

Happy Pass0ver to you Alan. I hope you be home tonight with your family.

Im working on a theater room Right now with the Silver monitors for fronts and silver mini monitors for sides and rears. We are also using the silver subs.

The electronics are AudioControl Maestro preamp, Diva sound processor, Pantages and Avalon amps. along with the Triad Sub amps(500 Watt each)

The room sounds incredible and gets right up there for volume

I have been using Triad for about 8 years now and never had any issues with a bad speaker.

The best thing about Triad speakers is the company itself, great people very attentive to the needs of the customer. They will even build you custom speakers from scratch. Durable, I have never had a Triad speaker blow up even under the worst conditions. All triad in-wall speakers come with thier own acusticaly matched wood composite back boxes, except for the omni rounds which are metal. Triads entry level speakers are better sounding than a great many of the competitive brands top end speakers. If you use Triad, you can be sure the customer will be happy and you wont be back for speaker service calls.

Thanks for the input Alan.

Are there any dealers in or near N. Cali that would like to provide me a quote for some Triads?

I'll need a plethora of them from (2)LCR Inwall Silver/4's to both (2)Silver/4 and (2)Bronze/4 Inwall Surrounds and finally (3)LCR Inroom Bronze/Silver.