Giving the TAD CR-1's a spin!

[cmalak]

Joost...now you can answer your question for yourself : Rockport vs. TAD

[jdebonth]

Haha he posted my question on the site, good . He makes all valid points, and the fair comparison would be against the avior with the beryllium tweet.

Trying is the only way of really knowing...

[joeinid]

Originally Posted by jdebonth

Haha he posted my question on the site, good . He makes all valid points, and the fair comparison would be against the avior with the beryllium tweet.

Trying is the only way of really knowing...

No doubt the Rockports are excellent speakers. There is no way my room could handle them. Joost, how do you like the 911mk3 on the CR-1's? I need to know

[Masterlu]

Originally Posted by joeinid

No doubt the Rockports are excellent speakers. There is no way my room could handle them. Joost, how do you like the 911mk3 on the CR-1's? I need to know

Do you have room for a pair of Aida's under the bed?

[joeinid]

Originally Posted by Masterlu

Do you have room for a pair of Aida's under the bed?

Sheesa ina my bed.





I wish

[Masterlu]

You're bed might collapse. lol

[joeinid]

Originally Posted by Masterlu

You're bed might collapse. lol

But, oh what a feeling

Originally Posted by joeinid

Sheesa ina my bed.

I wish

Those Aidas sure are purdy. I also think the TADs are beautiful. Unlike marriage nice thing about hi Fi is we can have multiple speakers!

[jdebonth]

Originally Posted by joeinid

No doubt the Rockports are excellent speakers. There is no way my room could handle them. Joost, how do you like the 911mk3 on the CR-1's? I need to know

I have the same issue with a relatively space limited listening room. The Ankaa's are quite severly overpowering the room however I am able to flatten the 20-150Hz response by means of digital EQ filters derived from room measurement data.

Obviously I prefer not to have to do this, and the CR1's in this regard are a much better fit in my room. They still excite some sub 100Hz room modes and a touch of EQ is needed for a +/-3dB flat response, but this is minimal and I could live without it. The rockports simply do not work without the EQ, the entire room starts shaking at 80Hz with a decay time of 3 seconds :P.

Match with Burmester is absolutely sublime! The detail/speed/transparency/extension/bass control/holographic imaging aspects of the 911 are as good as I have heard with the 911. Your Dart has a tough challenger on the way , when do your 911's arrive btw? cant be far away now?

[jdebonth]

Ok I might aswell post this now as the decision has been made... the TAD's are gonna be staying (to be honest I pretty much knew it after the first few tracks on day 1). I just won't be able to live without this CST dive unit now that I have heard what it is capable of. I have never heard such a refined rendition of 250Hz and above. The match with Burmester is absolutely sublime, and they are great with any genre I throw at them. The high's are voiced slightly forward but this is done so in a completely natural way and allows an incredible wealth of detail to come through yet it remains completely non-fatiguing, the treble detail is accurate and not a result of over-shot transients which is often the inaccuracy I hear with highly detailed speakers.

The rockports have the edge in the deepest bass octave but I will find a way to fill up this 20-30Hz gap with a pair of quality subs (I am being extremely picky here, the 30Hz is enough for 80% of even my most demanding electronic music, I would say most could live happily without a sub). The challenge will be to get the sub's low bass integrated into the mid and upper bass as well as done in the Rockport's. Careful setup, phase alignment and measurements should get me pretty close, plus the TAD's already dig down deep so its not like the sub's would have a huge role to play. Love the idea of a separate sub(s) that can be fully tweaked and optimized to work best with my current (and future) listening rooms.