Is the TAD CE1TX Audiophile Bookshelf Speaker Really Worth It?

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Jiles McCoy

Күн бұрын

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@donjaun540 11 ай бұрын

Wow those speakers are gorgeous 😍 I love the look. I imagine they are very expensive. 😮

@JilesMcCoy 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, the number is very large, but they deliver!

@anoxicfiltrationplenums 4 ай бұрын

$35,000.oo I think I’ll buy two sets at that price.

@vadimvadimvasiliev5169 3 ай бұрын

...an audiophile will purchase ATC or Audio Note speakers🤫

@DrNoahBoddy004 Ай бұрын

I have a 2007 VMPS Larger Subwoofer waiting for these TADs…. and what will really shock, and surprise you…. The only signal its ever had was during Quality Control at the factory in California, where it was built. Brian Cheyney answered the telephone himself when I called on March 9, 2007. He told me the price, I mailed him the money order from Woodforest Bank, and FedEx had it in my apartment April 16, 2007. When he died in December of 2012, I cried horribly because I knew if I ever burned one of its voice coils, I’d never get to replace it, since the company completely folded after his death. Nearly seventeen & 1/2 years have lapsed, and that very sub sits under two very heavy bath blankets waiting for those TADs, which I only play the Lotto for. I’m really not interested in nothing else, not even the flagship CR-1s. Their $112,000.dollar price is simply stupid obscene when Evolution 1s🌷 will do just nicely. But I want them outright, no long, drawn-out interest. I’ll just have to keep trying because I’m not giving up. In 2009, I had what a friend called a lucky ⚡️ spark of a hit at $454.00 so I at least have encouragement that it’s not impossible. And thank you for listening. -s c o t t🌹

@audio_acoustic_engineering 11 ай бұрын

Awesome review, Awesome speakers!

@JilesMcCoy 11 ай бұрын

They are seriously awesome!

@wilmorgan5235 Ай бұрын

TAD is most definitely Pioneer.its manufactured in the very same factory, yes it has dedicated engineers, etc but, its still to this day Pioneer. Look it up. TAD was derived from Bart Locanthi, who designed the HPM 100 and 150.

@JilesMcCoy Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@psyphonyxaudio 11 ай бұрын

Awesome speakers

@JilesMcCoy 8 ай бұрын

They really are!

@firecloud77 11 ай бұрын

A composite cone with pleated surround. Not sure I've ever seen that before.

@JilesMcCoy 8 ай бұрын

What do you think?

@Waitaminutesilly 10 ай бұрын

If you are reviewing an audiophile gear, you should disclose associated gear that you're evaluating the speakers with. You should also reveal MRSP on them. These are standard on all audiophile reviews. TAD makes one the finest speakers in the world and this is one of the least expansive models at a cool $33K USD.

@JilesMcCoy 10 ай бұрын

No, they aren't standard. As an example, MSRP changes quite often and calling out a MSRP has created far more issues over time than not calling one out. I have literally had hundreds and hundreds of people tell me a MSRP is wrong when they watch a video that is 1 year old. And during that time the price has gone up or down. Happy for folks to call it out in comments, but its not very valuable in the video itself.

@rayl6599 6 ай бұрын

I think you have the base plate of the stands flipped 180 degrees. The pointy end should be at the.back. Gave me a scare that I had set up mine incorrectly!

@JilesMcCoy 6 ай бұрын

I did :) I like them so much that way though. But you are right, they are intended as you use them.

@bingdong8571 11 ай бұрын

Cool, historic company

@JilesMcCoy 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely. They make amazing gear.

@kevinl6231 Ай бұрын

Hi. Those feet are facing the wrong way. The pointed side should be at the rear, unless you want them that way.

@JilesMcCoy Ай бұрын

Yes, I set it up like that. Glad you noticed!

@louv4437 5 ай бұрын

The new TAD Evolution 1 CE1 is a floorstandee and on that the bass goes down to 25hrtz and I think it maybe a bit cheaper than this bookshelf but I maybe wrong on that

@JilesMcCoy 5 ай бұрын

I’ll check it out!!!

@randyruss4153 6 ай бұрын

Are the speakers for sale from the gentleman in the video or from you?

@JilesMcCoy 6 ай бұрын

I don’t sell speakers.

@skvinson1966 7 ай бұрын

Why not tell us the price?

@JilesMcCoy 7 ай бұрын

Its sold through dealers. They all price differently.

@louv4437 5 ай бұрын

Plus you won’t like it lol

@JilesMcCoy 5 ай бұрын

@@louv4437 It’s a big number no doubt.

@Tanquavioousdingleberry 9 ай бұрын

That better have zero distortion at all as well as insane sound accuracy

@JilesMcCoy 8 ай бұрын

Go to a show and check them out.

@syedrhaque765 5 ай бұрын

I understand they are truly top notch quality but their price is a bit baffling. They are so expensive as if TAD has a goal to limit the sales volume.

@JilesMcCoy 5 ай бұрын

It’s a big number. But they are great speakers!

@syedrhaque765 5 ай бұрын

@@JilesMcCoy They are not just great Id say, they are probably in the 'greatest' territory but $30 k for bookshelfs is for the 1 percenters :) and thats what I was trying to say that the high price is not just reflective of high quality but probably to also keep them in the ultra high end territory.

@JilesMcCoy 5 ай бұрын

@@syedrhaque765 yes, but still great.

@HardCold-Alquan 10 ай бұрын

A Switch? Why? Playing rap music to test speakers out is not good. I prefer the Beatles and Sam Cooke. That way you can better judge the mid-bass and stereo separation.

@JilesMcCoy 10 ай бұрын

Right, it’s not good, it’s very good!

@Yoni1200 9 ай бұрын

Subs are for movies

@JilesMcCoy 9 ай бұрын

For any low frequency.@@Yoni1200

@mikeeygauthier2959 22 күн бұрын

Why sitting on the cloth? This will only take away dynamics.

@JilesMcCoy 22 күн бұрын

Hardwood floors.

@elderinmoi1571 9 ай бұрын

This measurements mean nothing. They just show how they sound in your room with this kind of speaker positioning and without spikes (what the h….). I bet you did not even exchange the jumpers with some that do the speakers justice. They should not have provided you with a sample when you are not running them properly. What is the rest of the system you played them with ? Maybe I missed that because I could not watch till the end but that is also important to know.

@JilesMcCoy 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, no way I’m spiking in hardwood floors. And of course I didn’t change the jumpers. That would be ridiculous in a test. And the measurements are very meaningful. Obviously they aren’t anechoic measurements… but none of us run speakers in that environment anyway.

@barrymiller3385 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the review. There seems to be a lot of criticism in the comments about your methodology. Personally I think what you did was fine. You can only work with the equipment you have available in your own environment. When it comes down to it by far the mist important tools you have are your ears and your experience. The one criticism I would agree with is that I do believe that the associated system you used for the test IS important. Knowing that enables your viewers to draw more informed conclusions from your review. I have heard these and their predecessors several times now. If I could afford them these are the speakers I would buy!