We could also claim, we got only 2/3 of that, what was available in the TAD-E1TX-K – one 16cm transducer “is missing”. As a curiosity I can tell you, that the ME1 were initially only available in the piano black version, and only in 2017, during the Tokyo Audio Show, the silver-titanium version was presented, and the latter is the version we got for our testing. The back plate is ornated with an elegantly lowered shield carrying the jewel like, double wire terminals. Furthermore, the mid-tweeter is placed behind a delicate mesh, while below the woofer there is an elegant, silver plaque with the manufacturer’s logo. Due to all the above, the speaker does not have any holes in the front or the back. The bass is handled by a 16cm transducer with a diaphragm constructed from a multilayer composite of aramid fibers (MACC). The midrange and treble are handled by the coaxial TAD Coherent Source Transducer, with a 9cm magnesium cone handling the medium registers, and a 25mm beryllium dome for the higher frequencies. But most of all, we have here the proprietary drivers. Those plates are part of the proprietary bass-refleks system, which allows for equal dispersion of the sound to the sides, to the front and back. So we have here not only the beautifully made, from birch plywood and MDF, and also beautifully finished chassis with characteristic, massive plates mounted to the sides. Looking and then touching and knocking on the ME1, you cannot go around the impressions, that the Tokyo team (this time without Andrew Jones) tried to fit everything they have best not the small loudspeaker.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |