Youtube can give you a small dose of the speakers overall character. Buying a speaker based on a review IMO is just as irresponsible. The only way to be 99% sure is to have the speaker in your own listening room which is easier said then done! My concern with the Yamaha is it designed to work optimally with the S3000 amp/cdp? FYI another Japanese speaker worth checking out is the Fostex GX250 or the larger G2000 if the TAD is not within your budget.
TAD R-1's vs Yamaha Soavo NS-F901's ....
Have you all seen this video ?
They start off by playing some music on the TAD speakers and around 21 minutes into the video a guy comes on stage and puts his hand on top of the Yamaha speakers, letting you know that they switched to the Yamaha speakers.
They first play the first part of a song on the TAD speakers and when they play that SAME SONG on the Yamaha speakers, the Yamaha speakers clearly...sound better !!..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6V8BOrrjGg
They start off by playing some music on the TAD speakers and around 21 minutes into the video a guy comes on stage and puts his hand on top of the Yamaha speakers, letting you know that they switched to the Yamaha speakers.
They first play the first part of a song on the TAD speakers and when they play that SAME SONG on the Yamaha speakers, the Yamaha speakers clearly...sound better !!..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6V8BOrrjGg