Just had to share this.

[Harvey Gerst]

It's not spam (because these suckers are way too expensive for home recording use), but I'm very proud of these, and Trident did a great job in designing the website. Check it out to see what I've been up to the last couple of years:

Trident HG3 Close-field Monitors

[darrin_h2000]

Last chance for free quality beta-testing here.

[Harvey Gerst]

Last chance for free quality beta-testing here.

Ed Cherney is in L.A., beating the shit out of these right now, even as I type this.

[The Cancers]

Yeah. I've seen those mentioned/previewed a couple of places.
Needless to say, they make my pants tight.

[miroslav]

Very cool Harvey!


So just out of curiosity...what is the ballpark price range for a pair?


Oh...looking at the website...is it me, or should those monitors actually be switched left to right?
Wouldn't you want the highs/mids cylinders on the ends of your stereo image...even if they do rotate for any position?

[Harvey Gerst]

Very cool Harvey!

So just out of curiosity...what is the ballpark price range for a pair?

In piano gloss black, around $4,000. Around $3,500 in flat black. Final price hasn't been determined.

Oh...looking at the website...is it me, or should those monitors actually be switched left to right?
Wouldn't you want the highs/mids cylinders on the ends of your stereo image...even if they do rotate for any position?

It's you. That is how they should be used - with the tweeters and mids inboard. I'll go into why (and why all the other designs are wrong) as soon as I get my morning coffee.

[miroslav]

It's you. That is how they should be used - with the tweeters and mids inboard. I'll go into why (and why all the other designs are wrong) as soon as I get my morning coffee.

I would love to hear it!

While I have my monitors in their default vertical position, there were always the guys that liked them on their sides...and whenever they did that, everyone would always make a point of saying that the tweeters should be on the outside, otherwise the stereo image would crap out (well, you know all those stories Harvey)...
...so yeah, I would like to hear a different perspective.

That said...I don't think I can spring for a pair of the Trident HG3 monitors at this time but compared to a lot of other "high-end" monitors...$3,500-$4000 isn't totally absured...I guess.
I've been lusting after some of the real higher-end ADAM monitors...but they are a bit crazy-pricey.

[SouthSIDE Glen]

Interesting ideas in those speakers, Harvey. Best of luck with them! And it's nice to finally know what that secret project was that you told us you were working on a year ago or so .

But I gotta respectfully ask the begging question here: why the $500 difference between gloss black and flat black?

G.

[miroslav]

But I gotta respectfully ask the begging question here: why the $500 difference between gloss black and flat black?

I'm guessing it takes a lot of work for them to buff the flat black to a glossy shine.




Just kidding around.
Maybe it's some particular paint/process to get the piano-gloss finish....???

[SouthSIDE Glen]

I'm sure there's a reason for the difference, and it's not just a different can of spray paint and an extra coat of polyurethane that costs $250 per loudspeaker . But it's just an area of manufacturing for which I'm kinda ignorant, so I am curious as to what's involved.

G.