I own the TAD Evolution Ones. The speakers I owned previous to the E-1s were Magico V3 and Thiel 3.7. I have had a very positive experience with the E-1s for the past 8 months. I could not disagree more with those posters who said TAD speakers sound bright or metallic. The sound quality to me is very neutral and comparable to Magico units but there is something magical in the coherence of the mid/tweeter unit. Also the E-1s are more extended in the highs and lows than the V3s. Before I bought the E-1s I looked hard at Q3s and S5s but purchased the TADs at less money than either of those.
The Reference Ones are really great in my estimation and the beryllium midrange is very pure-- making it one of my favorite speakers cost no object. The Compact Ref Ones for a smaller room will be awesome though. My advice is to shop around as there were significant discounts available from dealers and in the used market the speakers sell for less than half of list.
The Reference Ones are really great in my estimation and the beryllium midrange is very pure-- making it one of my favorite speakers cost no object. The Compact Ref Ones for a smaller room will be awesome though. My advice is to shop around as there were significant discounts available from dealers and in the used market the speakers sell for less than half of list.