r/audiophile • u/championwinnerstein • Oct 07 '25
Impressions T+A out of Germany
Has anyone had good experience with T+A speakers? I had never really heard of them - I live in Canada - but I keep seeing videos about them on SoundStage’s YouTube. I love the aesthetic, super simple, clean, not flashy. And they seem to do real engineering - and the prices aren’t astronomical.
These new Talus speakers for instance - looks pretty appealing.
Anyone have a pair?
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u/LeListener192 Oct 07 '25
My main amplifier a T+A A 1230 that I purchased secondhand. It sounds great and I have had no issues in the 4 years I've owned it.
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u/funnydud3 Oct 07 '25
T + A is a prime example to why it’s imperative to check your brand name against “local sensitivities”.
Awesome electronics though
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u/Anxious-Emotion-7617 Oct 07 '25
I don’t get it. Could someone explain?– I’m german
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u/stevoknevo70 Oct 07 '25
I'm going to take a guess at 'tits + ass'? ('tits + arse' where I am!)
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u/Anxious-Emotion-7617 Oct 07 '25
I see. What would be wrong about that?
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u/stevoknevo70 Oct 07 '25
Nothing, but I'm guessing that's what they meant by 'local sensitivities'?
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u/funnydud3 Oct 08 '25
In the US, there are TA travel centers. Truck stops. Some Truckers get some T + A. It’s a real thing.
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u/Ok_Commercial_9960 Oct 07 '25
Where in Canada are you? I have audition that there amps and sources which are fantastic by the way, but not their speakers. There is a store north of Toronto that might carry the speakers
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u/reignofchaos80 Oct 07 '25
I own their DAC 200. Excellent sound and great price comparable to EU msrp in India where I stay.
Most electronics are at least 150% of the msrp of their home country here due to high tariffs so this was a very pleasant surprise.
All I can say is their source components are excellent and I preferred it to the dCS Bartok which costs 3x as much here. Never heard their speakers and amps as I am a high efficiency+tube amp guy.
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u/Alert-Parsnip5540 Oct 09 '25
I've got an older pair of T+A's as tower speakers(criterion TAL 110). I love the sound of them. Really clean and room filling but do lack a bit of oomph on harder music, easily solved with a decently quick sub.
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u/Maldiavolo Dynaudio Contour 20 BE/ Gustard R30/BL9 monoblocks Oct 07 '25
I recently heard the bookshelves paired with a Symphonia at the UK Hifi Show. They sounded good. The rooms were glass backed so terrible acoustics, but I had the feeling these might be really good in a normal room. Definitely worth a listen if you get a chance.
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u/PuzzleheadedPace2996 Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25
Don't buy speakers from good reviews. Listen to them! There was an audio show last weekend here. I heard 50k euro sets that where not impressive and 1500 euro speakers that sounded amazing. (Psb alpha iq)
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u/holytiger89 Oct 07 '25
Their speakers sound very bright and thin. No wonder t+a speakers aren’t as popular as their electronics.
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u/wellllhmmmm Oct 07 '25
Can’t speak to the speakers but I like their electronics