Bookshelf Speakers — TAD COMPACT REFERENCE ONE CR1TX

The COMPACT REFERENCE ONE CR1TX is a bookshelf loudspeaker from TAD, sitting above the CE1TX with somewhat greater sensitivity and considerably greater mass. The COMPACT REFERENCE ONE CR1TX brings TAD's most accomplished current engineering to a substantial compact stand-mount format.

Key specs that matter

Rated response spans an exceptionally wide 32Hz to 100,000Hz within plus-or-minus 3dB. Sensitivity is 86dB into a demanding 4 ohm load, marginally higher than the CE1TX's 85dB. Recommended amplifier power is specified at 200W, matching the CE1TX. At 34.1 x 62.8 x 44.6cm and 46kg, the CR1TX's considerably greater weight than the CE1TX's 29kg reflects TAD's more accomplished current internal driver and cabinet engineering.

Sound and use context

Expect the coherent, point-source imaging character TAD's distinctive coaxial driver technology is broadly known for, with the considerably greater 46kg mass suggesting more serious internal engineering than the CE1TX.

Pairing

The demanding 4 ohm impedance and specified 200W power call for an amplifier with genuine current delivery.

Alternatives

TAD's own COMPACT EVOLUTION ONE CE1TX sits below this model at somewhat more moderate scale, worth considering instead if the CR1TX's additional weight and investment exceed what a specific application requires.