TAD CR1 Compact Reference Monitor Loudspeaker

Alan Sircom has posted a review of the TAD CR1 Compact Reference Monitor loudspeaker ($45,300 with stands) at Hi-Fi+. His conclusions:

“A few years ago, audio freed itself from the shackles of having to work to the limitations of price. The downside to that is those prices shot up across the board, but the upside is we are now getting some of the best products in history. And the TAD CR1 perfectly fits that description. I firmly believe that the best standmount loudspeakers the world has ever seen are gracing the stores right now. But even in such lauded company, the TAD CR1 still has the power to wow. Ultimately, it’s hard to pick a winner in the ‘cost no object’ standmount loudspeaker race, because different loudspeakers will appeal to different listeners. But I can’t help feeling that the CR1 will end up appealing to more of those listeners than its rivals, simply because it sounds so very, very right.”

You can read the full review here.