I agree with Brainwater regarding TAD.
The new TAD Model 2 looked fabulous and sounded sublime, and I must say that Andrew Jones was a real pleasure to talk to. He explained a number of aspects of the manufacture of the vapor-deposition Be-coned high and mid drivers in the TADs, and as a former owner of the old Yammie NS1000s back in the '80s, I was most interested in what he had to say.
He had some high-rez sources that were a delight to listen to. Some, like Patricia Barber's "Alfie", could be heard at other rooms at CES through SACD, but he also had some 24bit/88.2kHz masters from Prof. Keith Johnson's Reference Recordings which are being transferred to CD, and one could not hear these elsewhere - pretty stunning.
As far as being "explosive on dynamic material", I'd agree with that - a short excerpt from a Marcus Miller track practically lifted the roof off.
Regards,
The new TAD Model 2 looked fabulous and sounded sublime, and I must say that Andrew Jones was a real pleasure to talk to. He explained a number of aspects of the manufacture of the vapor-deposition Be-coned high and mid drivers in the TADs, and as a former owner of the old Yammie NS1000s back in the '80s, I was most interested in what he had to say.
He had some high-rez sources that were a delight to listen to. Some, like Patricia Barber's "Alfie", could be heard at other rooms at CES through SACD, but he also had some 24bit/88.2kHz masters from Prof. Keith Johnson's Reference Recordings which are being transferred to CD, and one could not hear these elsewhere - pretty stunning.
As far as being "explosive on dynamic material", I'd agree with that - a short excerpt from a Marcus Miller track practically lifted the roof off.
Regards,