Just a few months after updating the compact TAD-ME1TX (review to be published in French in VU#62), TAD Labs continues to update its EVOLUTION series with a new floorstanding speaker.
To replace the TAD-E1TX released in 2018, TAD is releasing a new version, the TAD-E1AX, available at the end of this year in black (TAD-E1AX-K) and then in January 2026 in white gloss (TAD-E1AX-GW). In these versions, the speakers feature an upgraded version of the CST (Coherent Source Transducer) coaxial system, in which a 25 mm (1’’) lightweight rigid dome tweeter, coated with beryllium using a proprietary technique, is combined with a 9 cm magnesium alloy midrange driver.
Reworked as on the recently released compact model, this CST system benefits from special wave management treatment, with a redesigned basket and a new voice coil. Below, two 16 cm (6.3’’) bass drivers use patented MACC technology (Multi-layered Aramid Composite Cone). New LDMC (Linear Drive Magnet Circuit) magnets increase the dynamics of the diaphragm, while a corrugated expanded polycarbonate surround improves linearity.
Placed on completely redesigned feet, which allow true decoupling from the base, the cabinet uses proprietary SILENT (Structurally Inert Laminated Enclosure Technology) by assembling birch plywood reinforcements with medium-density fiberboard (MDF) panels. Inside, AFAST (Acoustic-Filter-Assisted System Tuning) filters allow the woofers to be cut off below 420 Hz and the midrange with the tweeter at 2.5 kHz. Coordinated with a bidirectional ADP aerodynamic vent system located at the base of the cabinet, this new 3-way bass-reflex floorstanding speaker heralds a new era, as we will be able to see for ourselves this Friday at the Tokyo International Audio Show.
Weighing 54 kg, the TAD-E1AX boasts a sensitivity of 88 dB at a nominal impedance of 4 Ω, with a frequency response of 29 Hz to 60 kHz.
We’ll let you know the prices as soon as they’re official!
14/10/2025
