7/29/2023 0 Comments Vintage tad speakersIt's big open and lush sound compliment the CR-1's with grace it does gravitate a touch on the warm side, but does that matter? My suspicion is for 85% of listeners, not one jot. An interesting pairing they did make some very enjoyable sounds with real dimensionality plus a good natural pace. Those looking for a slightly more laid back sound with the CR-1's - an inviting sound that appealed to number of people. Seems to be hit and miss depending on models. I find it lacks texture and depth, it has superb the speed, detail and dynamics without question, I just feel it has no real musical soul with the TAD's. Matches well just lacks real outright power. I have included some of my listening notes comparing the 911mk3 to the 108B at the bottom of this post.) I absolutely love how this amp sounds on these speakers. (Note that I personally now use this amp now after living with a burmester 911mk3 for around a year. These are without doubt in the Dartzeel NHB 458 league. Again this amplifier will appeal to people seeking a greater reality and intimacy in their music, Oh did I mention the bass prowess of this amplifier, it is rather immense. The 2500 strengths are power, poise, superb detail, great staging, dynamics and a very low noise floor it gets to the music via another route. It did require some time to fully present its best intensions, though in fairness all of the other quality pieces did as well. Presentation is grain free and projects a large sound stage behind the speakers, large scale material was handled exceptional well as was the more delicate Vivaldi and Kate Rusby compositions. The 2500 does have soul too, not a clinical or analytical portrayal of music just realistically honest. The speed of this amplifier is quite special as well. This amplifier is purely about getting to heart of the performance with no additives or artificial enhancements, very open sound, neither warm or cool, superb dynamic contrasts. ![]() ![]() The TAD M2500 is a bit of the dark horse, it delivers in spades. Class 'D' gets a hard time with the Audiophile community, as with all pieces of equipment it is in the implementation that is the key. Hopefully this list can be expanded over time as more people chime in with their findings. Note that obviously this is all subjective stuff, commonalities in listening impressions may allow shortlisting of amps that generally seem to work well. Impressions have started popping up in various places, I have kept track of those particularly where multiple amps were compared relative to one another. I would like to dedicate a thread to comparing and contrasting various amplification options for TAD speakers.
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