Triad Platinum Two 18 inch powered subs in custom cherry veneer

I have owned lots subs over the years Velodynes, James, Triads, Aerial and others in a variety of sizes, 10", 12", 15" and 18" subs. I have several audio systems in the house but have been mostly them for dual duty in my dedicated listening room, both for home theater which needs units that can move a lot of air and for high-end 2-channel audio, which needs speed and definition. Like in all things speakers there are tradeoffs with each of the brands of subs and the different size drivers. After playing with these things for 25 years I have settled on a pair of Triad Platinum 18 inch powered subs. They seem to offer the size, power, sound quality and good looks that make them very easy to live with and enjoy. As an added bonus, these have to be one of the best bargains in home theater and high end audio.

As they say on the Triad website, they are so reasonably priced, even with very high levels of performance that you can afford to buy two of them. These things sound very, very good. The string bass from Holly Cole's Don't Smoke in Bed CD is tight and full, and when a starship goes by on the home theater you can really feel it, these can move a lot of air when they need to. I figured they were the last subs I would ever own, but turns out we are moving from an from a good sized home with a dedicated home theater to an apartment and there will be no space for the subs. They are both in excellent condition, there may be a bit of a mark of some sort on the top of one of the units but you probably cannot even see it in the photos I took.

The subs are in current production, I bought them new 3 years ago at a cost of 2,800.00 each with the natural cherry veneer. They are very compact, good looking and easy to install in a listening space, especially for the power they have. Just plug them in the wall, and run a balanced or unbalanced interconnect to them and they are ready to go. I am starting the listing price at well under half price, which for units that have been gently used in a smoke free, temperature and humidity controlled environment is a very reasonable price.

These are very attractive looking subwoofers the complement most listening spaces. I have the factory shipping boxes manuals, remote controls and such that come with the subs. It would be great if someone could pick them up, we live in Central Virginia, but I will ship them at the buyers expense. I am looking at the shipping invoice I got with the two subs and they are listed as 354 lbs for the pair (157 lbs per sub). I guess I could sell one if someone does not want a pair, but it would be at a somewhat higher price. Here is some information of the subs from the Triad website:

Triad’s new flagship InRoom Platinum Sub offers spectacular performance at half the cost of some other 18” subwoofers…so you can buy two!

Triad’s new DSP subwoofers offer the best in performance, value, and versatility, in a stunning new industrial design. With all new drivers, enclosures, and DSP amplifiers, there is a Triad subwoofer for any application, and advanced DSP allows the sub to be further dialed in for optimum performance. Powerful DSP SubAmp technology combines Class A/B performance and near Class D efficiency with set-up and calibration features as recommended in CEA/CEDIA’s new state-of-the-art defining document CEB-22 “Home Theater Recommended Practice: Audio Design”.

The new DSP amps provide simple "plug-and-play," and EZ set-up. You can have great performance right out of the box in nearly any room. Triad’s new series of long-throw woofers provide greatly increased output and headroom over previous Triad subwoofers, but with low distortion and visceral impact. Custom paint matching and an infinite number of veneer finishes are available, because we build all our subs one at a time, to your order.

Drive Units: (1) 18" Coated paper cone woofer.
• Brand new DSP BASH technology.

• EnergyStar compliant & energy efficient.
• Low heat generation.

• Five user selectable Preset Modes. (Reference, Cinema, Night, THX, Custom1, Custom2)

• Intuitive Menus.
• Changes are dynamic (hear them in real time) & auto saved.
• In addition to common menu functions, Installer Setup Menu offers:

•Slope adjustments for all filters at 6,12, 24, & 36 dB/Octave.

• Multiple Control Options: • 5V – 20V Trigger • IR with discrete controls

• Auto-sense • Adjustable Trigger Voltage • Adjustable Off Delay

• Optimize multiple subs for best performance

•Input Gain matches levels.

•Delay time aligns subs together for better impact

Anechoic Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 200Hz (+/-2dB) F3 (-3dB) = 20 Hz
Enclosure:Fully braced and sealed cabinet with standard 1/4-20 inch inserts on speaker bottom for Removable Isolation Feet (included) or Spikes (optional).
Paintable Acoustimesh™ designer metal grill.
Finishes:
Speaker cabinet and grill available in various real wood veneers, paint & custom matched finishes.

Cabinet Dimensions: Width 21-1/2" (54.6cm) Height with feet 24-13/16" (63cm) Depth with amp 19-5/16" (49.1cm)

Product Weight: 152 lbs. each (68.9 kg) Shipping Weight: 157 lbs. each (71.2 kg)