triangle Borea BR03 Hi-Fi Bookshelf Speakers (Black Ash, Pair)

This speaker is not decent in bass response without some EQ or a sub. Thats disappointing given its size. Otherwise its okay. I do think the Elac Reference speaker out shines this Triangle offering for about the same money. Want to sample? buy this speaker on the promise of a return if dissatisfied. For some setups it could shine like a diamond. Sadly, not so for me. I find it lacks just too much in the bottom end for classical & jazz music without help from a sub. Good build quality and stylish drivers. Perhaps nice for a second hi fi setup with casual use.

Received these 4ohm speakers today. Mated with a Krell s300i stereo amplifier with 300 watts driving each speaker. These nicely built speakers sounded very good right out of the box with separation and soundstage. Bass should be just fine for most. Itll be interesting to hear after 100 hours or so. Im impressed.

I bought the Triangle BR03s from another site which sell these at a big discount pretty regularly hoping to feed my newly found craze for budget audiophile gear. Prior to this, I had been largely content with my DefTech SM 450s and SM 55 in my home theater setup. Recently, I had starting upgrading my home theater system piecemeal with Polk LSiM 702 surrounds, Klipsch RP-280FA for Fronts, 450C for Center, R-41M for middle heights as they became available on sale and finally 2 x SVS PB-1000 Pros for subs. I then started looking for something hi-fi for my office den for listening to stereo music when I came across these as highly recommend and bought this. They definitely deserve the high praise in terms of fidelity, but I often found the sound too thin and fatiguing with different amps, the best of which I have is the 100w Class A/B Dayton Audio HTA100BT tube amp which already was toning the speaker down. I had originally been a bit disappointed with the Polk LSiM 702 as I barely had any juice on my Denon X3200W to drive them, but they started to shine really well as I got better external amps to drive them and they turned out to be just as high fidelity as the BR03 but without the fatigue and a punchier bass. I soon swapped my BR03 with the Polks with the former now relegated to surround duty. Given my experience above, I would say that if you are looking for non-fatiguing high fidelity speakers for smallish areas, I would definitely recommend going with the Polk Reserve series (R200 in particular as the successor to the LSiM series) and you should not be disappointed regardless of the room size. I say this as someone who absolutely loves the Klipshs brightness and clarity for movies, but not for music.

Amazing soundstage! Incredible detailed speaker. Solid bracing. Perfect speakers for all music genres. Getting another pair for my folks for Christmas!

Well I first got Paradigm SE Atom, then to Klispch 600m, to JBL Stage 190, to Jbl studio 530. I think I have something I can live with. It is is small room 10 x 11. The Bro 3 have a balanced sound, great vocals, great bass and clear sounding. Im powering them thew yamaha intergrated amp s801. 100 watts per channel @ 8 ohms. And something happened, when I was playing at a pretty high listening level, I felt this cool breeze come over me. It was refreshing he he. Well those two front base ports were pumping out cool air that I could feel at 6 feet away. Better I not go to 3/4 volume it might knock me out of my chair (a little exaggeration here). I now prefer front ported speakers over rear ports. Im thinking if they sound this good now, what more lovely they will sound after 40 hours or so break in! I wish they would insrease the whoofer to 7 inch in larger speaker. 7 is Gods favorite number, I once has ADS 710s and they were a favorite speaker for me in the 70s and 80s.

These are great book shelf speakers , out of the box . They are hard to beat for clear accurate sound and they also have quite reasonable bass response .

Awesome sound quality and I have the whole set of triangle for home theater and they are perfect

Did my homework on a variety of speakers from $500 to $1K and this one received accolades from several written and video reviews. Speakers arrived 7 days before estimated delivery time (which was nice) and they are everything the reviewers said they were. Clear sound stage across all levels. My music from rock to jazz never sounded so good. Its like hearing the songs for the first time! Each instrument is sonically defined and clear where these musical nuances were not present before. I paired these with my existing JVC RX1028VBK receiver along with Polk down firing subbie that I was previously using for my home theater and it drives these speakers nicely. You cannot go wrong with these puppies. Update 2/6/22: Well over a year in and I feel an even stronger affinity for the sound from these speakers. Theyve broken in nicely and continue to provide a sublime musical experience. (Just wanted to provide this update... ; )

Spotted the black cabinet versions on sale last month. Adorama on Amazon is the real deal! Very pleased with the pair of Triangle BR02s I already had. I didnt need another pair of bookshelf speakers, but thought I could return them if they didnt sound any better than their smaller siblings. Set them up in the same room/position as the BR02s for comparison without any run in. At first they sounded thinner than the BR02s. However, within 2 hours the BR03s started to sound WAY better than the BR02s to my ears. More detail, definition, bass, bigger soundstage etc. I realize much of any speakers performance has to do with room size, furnishings, placement yada, yada, yada. However, in my 16 x 23 main listening area the front ported 6 1/2 woofer BR03s sounded more in control of the situation than the smaller rear ported 5 1/4 woofer BR02s. They do sound very similar. However, the BR03s are more to my liking in a larger room. I moved the BR02s to a secondary system in a 12 x 13 room more suitable for their capabilities. The BR03s are a great sounding and excellent value when on sale for $300 or less. Try them out. Youve nothing to loose! February 25, 2023 Update - I A/Bd the front ported BR03s directly with my long time favorite sealed enclosure NHT SuperOne 2.1s in the same room position on 24 stands. Each design features a 6.5 paper midwoofer and 1 fabric/silk dome tweeter set in a shallow waveguide. The presentations are REMARKABLY similar. Tough call to say which one sounds better than the other. They both sound good to my ears. BR03s seem to be more efficient if youre concerned about that. The NHTs bass extension does seem slightly smoother and deeper but a bit quieter than the more abrupt bass drop off of the ported BR03s. A tough choice between two high value speakers.

I purchased these speakers 5-6 months ago. I was a little leary purchasing speakers for two reasons. First and foremost, I could not audition them. Secondly, shipping, I have seen some nightmare packages come through UPS, FedEx, USPS, and Amazon Prime. Ill start with the shipping. The speakers arrived when promised and the box was almost without any marks so I was very happy before I opened the box. Triangle takes EXTREME care with its packaging. I think it would take a catostrophic incident to damage the speakers the way Triangle packs them in the box. I truly couldnt be happier with how they were received. As for buying speakers unheard, well, with Covid I just planned on doing as much research as I could and then get ready to receive and return a few sets of speakers. I started with setting a budget of $500.00 for a bookshelf speaker. I wanted something that could fill a modest-sized room with sound, yet not dominate the room visually in size. After doing some research I felt I could find some fairly good speakers at that price. This was a number I was more than comfortable with, and I was ready to go up as high as $1000 if I found something that really blew me away. I started reading about bookshelf speakers and was resolved to the fact that I was most likely going to have to add a sub since just about every review of speakers in this price range was underwhelmed by the bass produced by bookshelf speakers. So now my budget was $750-1000 for sure. I dove into the search reading reviews from at least 50 different publications. I started forming a short list that included Bowers & Wilkins 607 S2 Anniversary Edition, DALI - Oberon 3, Focal Chora 806, ELAC Uni-Fi 2.0 UB52, and KEF Q350. Then I came across a review of the Triangle Borea BR03. The reviewer was so passionate about these speakers and spent so much time detailing the sound that they produced. It really struck a chord with me. The size of the sound stage they produced. The clarity. The detail in the music. Base reproduction that eliminated the need for a sub. I looked for more reviews and found several more that echoed the first. Each author was mesmerized by these unassuming bookshelf speakers. I was convinced to give them a try. I pulled the trigger on a pair in white and looked forward to the day of them arriving. I have had them hooked up to a NAD T770 receiver for 4 months, and recently hooked them up to a Pioneer SA-7800 II and a Topping E30. The NAD produces a modestly rated 70 watts per channel and the SA-7800 65 wpc. These speakers sounded wonderful right out of the box, but have really opened up with time. The speakers are exactly as described by the reviewers. They have impressed me with the sound. I am not a writer. I cannot begin to detail what my ears tell me. All I can say is these speakers are amazing. I want to talk about fit and finish. For under $600 I wasnt expecting to be so impressed with how well built and braced the speakers are. They are rock solid. The finish is beautiful. They are as pleasing to the eye as they are the ear. To finish, I want to say that no, I did not compare them to anything else. I bought them and fell in love with them. I have no desire to hear anything else. I got it right on the first try. Blown away and very happy about it.