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[@cheapaudioman]

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[@slipperyj6155]

Randy, your humor has never been on this level! Keep up the good work, you're still heading in the right direction. Thank you, Jeff

[@Brian_Romska]

That looks like a top shelf item from radio shack, but I think that’s a good thing, good stuff thanks Randy!

[@cheapaudioman]

I love it!

[@theunrealwife9049]

Tea-ack? Lol... like Jam-oh's!😂

[@Brian_Romska]

Ya we’ll always find a way to fancy it up a notch!

[@superspeeder]

My Fosi V3 replaced a compact TEAC FM tuner/receiver on my desktop, lol. Great to see them back! My dad had a TEAC reel-to-reel when I was a kid!

[@erockrocks4283]

im still using my teac ud 501 after 10 years as my PC stereo dac. aside from a few of the lights in the screen being wonky it works great and still has by far the best sound profile ive found. always wanted to try out one of their amps or integrated amps but just dont need to replace my emotiva quite yet. always loved the brand though, just a nice classic look and well made. and it is by far my cats favorite heated seat where he sits and watches me work most of the day.

[@mikecampbell5856]

My first cassette deck was a TEAC back in the 70s. The tapes went in vertically. Great deck.

[@jerryjazzbo2845]

Those vertical ones usually kept the tape heads aligned longer than the horizontal ones.

[@peterlundskow4061]

I agree about being glad Teac is back, had a good solid CD player of their's 20 or so years ago. I see they still have a good looking one today for $350 on Amazon. I also saw that Dayton Audio has a new high powered amp for $899, the A400 with 200 Watts. No one I can see has done a review on it on KZbin. Would you consider doing one?

[@Swipe650]

Got a soft spot for TEAC. I have an old TEAC A-X 1000 amp in my bedroom running some KEF Cadenza SP1024s. Sounds great.

[@ecstrat100]

Teac has been around and it's a shame no one knows. I purchased a PD-301 in 2018 and the AI-301 was cheaper than the player and would be interesting how it compares to the 303. However I got the PD-301 because of the DAC (Burr Brown) in the player and when I watched your video on the Sony DVD player several month's ago with the digital output I couldn't help but think about the PD-301. I am still old school and everything I have is analog aside from the computers (hence the purchase of the PD-301). I did purchase a Geshelli Labs J2 for my workbench computer (Linux OS) after watching your video's however it had a few problems and moved it to the radio room (Windoze OS) and it works flawlessly. Ended up with an SMSL SU-1 on the Linux machine and was totally plug and play. I enjoy watching your Videos and glad to see someone put up one on Teac for a change. Teac has not gone anywhere that I know of but they just kind of faded away here stateside after the end of the reel to reel revolution (introduction of the CD Player in the early 80's) Still have a Technics RS-1500US and a Pioneer RT-2044 and will never part with them. By the way the wife loves the Fosi V3 and Micca RB42's you suggested in the living room as they complement the PD-301. Thanks for the good work and again I enjoy the video's.

[@ramondelgado6778]

Great to see them back! I had a TEAC two channel integrated and 5 disc CD changer that was gifted to me in high school. LOVED that set up! This piece looks really nice but considering what’s out in the market and their value, I can’t see this retailing for more than $499 maybe $599. For $999 it must have a chunky power supply (toroidal), big caps, and a decent DAC with a sub out. This can’t be $999. So cool though.

[@shipsahoy1793]

it's not about how much power the amp could put out in an average size room as much as it is about how well the amp can support a variety of reactive loads... the power supply and amp design, it's ability to cleanly keep up with speaker current demands, and quality components and construction are all more important than efficiency due to class of operation.. some 100w amps are crap, and some 25w amplifiers are great.

[@unclelou3523]

So disappointed to learn I've been pronouncing it incorrectly as "TEEK" all these decades.

[@paulgood2218]

We all say it that way, this first time I ever heard anyone say it like Randy does.

[@cheapaudioman]

tea ack rhymes with "back" couldn't figure out anything that would rhyme with teek...

[@garthmckeil9539]

Reek rhymes with teek... as in the smell of the apologists... ;-)

[@cookiebear76]

I came here to say the same. I'm 47. I lived through their heyday. uuuuuuuuuh

[@johnb8760]

I’ve pronounced it tee ack for 40 years

[@KevinElliott-dk8ed]

Really glad to see TEAC producing new products! I had a V9 cassette desk back in the 80's, 90's and early 2000's. Also had a TEAC graphic eq. Loved them both! Wish I still had that EQ.

[@kenandbarbie-b6c]

I still have a Teac cassette deck with Dolby HX pro. I’m glad to see them back.

[@rasskall-aka-Luke_A.]

Good to know that Charlie Brown's teacher is a KEF LS50 apologist! Great that TEAC is back; love their slim line style!

[@BlazejMarczak]

I got used TEAC A-H500i couple of months ago and man oh man what a gem this is!

[@baldF]

Thanks Young Randolph, another good, informative review. It's good to see a review that doesn't demand we buy muscle amplifiers to power our speakers, but that rather concentrates on the sound - which is what it's really all about. I'd be interested to see how this little amp handles other speakers as well - like Klipsch etc. Good job!

[@adsph]

Nice to see Teac back. Some memories for sure. All about the implementation of things. Edgy CAM a little here. That’s cool. Thanks for sharing what you heard. Have a great day.

[@pavsmonkeytube]

Wow! I have very fond memories of my uncle's TEAC equipment. I'm X-gen, and his era was WWII big band. I think he bought his reel-to-reel in the '60s; could have been the '50s. My aunt (his wife, and his age) and I listened to crystal clear Beatles long before CDs. It was awesome! I'm less happy about the price, but if this is anything like the stuff they made back then, wow!

[@mikepope577]

I have the 301 which came before it and looks almost identical together with the matching cd player. I love them, very wife-friendly and the sound is everything I need. I stream via Chromecast.

[@oohmeconkers1968]

New to the channel and I really like your no nonsense approach and accessible reviews!! Nearly bought the KEF’s but decided against.. Got the Buchardt P300 instead. Love the channel 👍🏼

[@cheapaudioman]

thanks!

[@MikeRusso2000]

I looked at these rebooted TEACs a couple of years ago, but it wasn’t in the budget. I’m not surprised to know that this model is the business - TEAC always made good gear. I wound up with the Elac EA-101eq-g - 80 watts with Bluetooth, a sub out, and room correction. Randy, knowing you’re an Andrew Jones/Elac fan, have you ever played with one of these?

[@gebo1103]

I recently purchased a DAC/Preamp and a Power Amp from the TEAC 505 series, the "bigger siblings" of the 300 series. Partly because I have an 301 CD Player, which I really like, partly out of a kind of curiosity, because TEAC is an established brand and you didn't hear much of them lately. The sound quality is superb. Randy, I think its definitely worth digging a little deeper into their current products and do some more reviews.

[@cheapaudioman]

hoping to

[@alankinsella2948]

PS Audio makes the 50 watt "Sprout." How bout a comparison test? I'm thinking that class D amps are less sensitive to speaker impedence changes at low frequencies--I assume from your review the Teac did well down low.

[@PhillioDoede]

Super cool. You need a lot of "power" to drive the LS50 which often times isn't the same as the watt rating on the amplifier. I'm currently running LS50s on a 10 watt class A amp, it sounds great and frankly there is more power on tap the KEFs can handle if I were to push it.

[@mannisasani]

4 months I bought the Teac PD- 301 DAB-X CD Player to hook it up to my sonus faber omnia. Connected via chord company interconnectors so everything was purchased 30-50% lower than retail price but brand new. The sound produced is astounding. Much better than so many other more conventional setups I tried when trialling different systems. Comes with the BurrBrown DAC and by luck the combination is amazing, especially for the elongated rectangular room I have. The sonus faber omnia projects the sound across the room so much better than some of the lovely standmounts I tried through B&W. Am sure there are always technilly better setups but for my space this was immense.

[@theparkbopper]

Would love to see what you think about Sonos amp. Teac sounds like it’s in the Naim,technics class of integrated that are low power but very load steady. Also you should review the gx70. Love my metas.

[@ScottBruton-q5q]

I liked the background music. What was the track and artist?

[@chrislj2890]

I've had a TEAC TN-5BB Turntable for the last year and I am very happy with it. Paired with an Audio-Technica AT-OC9XML moving coil cartridge that has been a good match. I also have a used TEAC V-6030S cassette deck and a TEAC AD-850 cd/cassette deck. Although I do like TEAC I don't think I'd go for that amp as Yamaha makes some really good ones at a lower price point.

[@normwetherbee3403]

They lost me at $1000 bucks.

[@ryanmccann2539]

Check out Buckeye amplifiers for the same technology and $300 cheaper. Yes, they're power amps, but if you already own a good pre they're a great budget upgrade. And they deliver the goods.

[@longbluesquid]

Man that sounds good. But $1000 there are many options out there I would think.

[@tomgilbertson2279]

Randy thanks for the great video. I have an AI 301DA, with the Burr-Brown DAC. Been using it since 2014 or so. Great integrated for the price at the time ($399.00 I think).

[@shaunyweaver1144]

Teac h500i gathering dust in the attic, it was my main rig alot of years ago, but more affordable then . They had some reliability issues (big ones) but seem to be reviving of late . Very distinctive sound Teac .

[@cconnon1912]

TEAC one of the only companies still making cassette tape decks.

[@pauldelissen8903]

Pretty fine piece of kit for sure. If it had some kind of bass management with high pass on the mains it would be Total Awesomeness…

[@scofab]

Hook up the little Fosi ZA3 to those KEFs and see what happens... Nice and thanks again.

[@KajottR]

Dear hifi friends, a Benchmark Audio DAC-1 is currently on sale here in Germany. As I have never heard of it before, my question is whether it is a benefit for me. My small hi-fi chain is a Rega io, Cambridge Audio MNN10 and Spendor A2 loudspeakers. As an alternative I would also consider a Denafrips Ares II, but the DAC-1 is half the price and maybe twice as good? The DAC-1 is in my shopping basket as a precaution. Thanks for any help!

[@skankhunt420]

With these proper bluetooth codecs, this is amazing!!

[@erictheblue7256]

I'm hoping TEAC develops, at minimum, a line sized like the amp over time (external DAC, streamer, mono-block amps, etc).

[@stevenj2380]

You put me on a head trip. I want the TEAC. Already bought and sorry re: the vertical NAD. for my bedroom micro system purchased late NOV 2023. First reason not quite aware of specs with do not need it's phono input of the newer model which replaced the USB in (to be used with digital out of USB-C, on my Fiio DAP ). Also, the NAD has 'fiddly' lighted touch symbols on top. That is what I get from not being able to see these in person in retail. Not only $ issue (this month on Nikon mirrorless and lenses), i am not good at selling (where to trade?) and have some excess gear stuffed into my limited closet space.

[@daversj]

Having eARC would be a nice solution for a TV amp. I tend to stream from my Sony TV because i can control it by voice…It outputs to a Aiyima T9 and Energy bookshelf speakers. I just wish someone would make a small three channel amp with eARC for watching movies.

[@8track829]

Great to see that TEAC name back again. Very amusing vid, luv the new editing 👍🏽UK

[@WireHedd]

WOOHOO! So stoked to see TEAC back. Loved their stuff back in the day. I had a little TEAC 4 channel cassette mixer at one time but no idea where it went. Thanks for the memberberries Randy.

[@cheapaudioman]

You're Welcome! Rock on!

[@TheMrJammyjones]

Memba😂

[@imarmaerevoet3072]

Officially it' pronounced as "Teek"

[@EsotericArctos]

@@imarmaerevoet3072 You sure about that pronunciation? The marketing, advertising and other information has always pronounced it "Tee-Ack" I've never heard any advertising, marketing or other informtion from multiple countries referring to them as "teek". Maybe Teac Japan use "teek" but the Teac marketing company that puts the brand on all sorts of crap equipment that is NOT Japanese (most of the 80's and 90's stuff) was alwasy "Tee-Ack"

[@TristanSchneck]

I think they've been around all along putting out these little integrated amps and cd players, though not in the US market. Some of them even have VU meters and go for a couple grand. I snagged one of their AI-301-DA-X integrated amps a year or so ago for a $200 for my bedroom setup. Great little amp that runs a pair of Monitor Audio RX1 and sourced by a Denon DP-51F and Apple Airport Express gen 2 for digital.

[@johnbewty]

TEAC makes the best looking gear in the industry if you ask me. Reminds me of the best of Sony's pro/prosumer industrial designs in the 80s and 90s.

[@ShiroZ31]

Fun fact, TEAC used to supply the display recording system in the F16 for post mission debrief.

[@cheapaudioman]

love that

[@davidorrick63]

Just wandering Randy could it be that the Teac runs at a high current have a blessed day

[@triodekt66]

At one quarter of the price, I think I would prefer an Emotiva A2m. I enjoy that amp on my Lynn index speakers, and even drives small Magnepan’s to reasonable levels. Just my opinion.

[@kimk895]

Randy, does this mean there might be a KEF LS50 Meta review coming in the near future??

[@cheapaudioman]

soon

[@Sunshine_Superman]

Still have my Ref 500. Thing of beauty.

[@drw78]

Tidy your home. Great vid. ❤

[@cheapaudioman]

that is tidy. should have seen it before.

[@memcdm]

I had a Teac tape deck along with the little 6 in 4 out mixer they sold. The Teac deck was more dependable than my Revox and sounded pretty descent. Love the KEFs at reasonable volumn levels. Image fine, easy-to-use and the sound is coherent. At higher levels, a strong high current helps but they sound a bit strained when peaks on my cheap meter exceed 85db. About the "watts" a number without specifics means nothing. Is the number quoted at 8 ohms say only 1000hz and what is the distortion? How about 4 ohms??? What the power band power ...20- 20000 at say .1% or even 0.5% IM and harmonic distortion? What about 2 ohms? I have a commercial Crown, Class D power amp that claims to be 650 watts per channel into 4 ohms. I've never been able to figure out how they got than number. It sounds fine and drives every speaker I have (5 pair) to ear splitting levels and only the 1st set of level lights light up. Fine but what is the real power available? Probably... 150 per channel at 8 ohms and maybe 300 into 4. I expect that 650 per channe number is really a peak value. I like the amp but would like to know the number measured in an old school way. Then there is the issue how the amp behaves into a reactive load and not a resistor....and on and on.... so the matter of a Power amps real power is not so simple. (I do have a totally rebuilt old school dual mono power amp that weights nearly 50 pound and recently tested at 150 watts, 20-20000 into 8 ohms at 0.2% distortion. Power easily doubled into 4 ohms. Still i like the sound of my much newer Crown better . Both can destroy your hearing.

[@ricog8209]

I love this Amp. It has everything I want but the price.

[@shawnt906]

Hey Randy. You should ask XTZ if they'll send you a review sample of their A2-300. I know it's not a brand new product, but I'd love to know what you think. 150w X 2 into 8 ohms. $559 MSRP, and it was on sale in late December for $400.

[@karlos543]

Have you scratched the display on the Cambridge near the start?

[@dexeter3033]

If it put out a true 100 watts @ 8 ohms, I'd be interested... maybe. My first time trying class D was with the Sprout 100 through a pair of Klipsch RP 600Ms and I was not impressed at all. I'm now using the Sprout100 as my pre-amp and DAC through an Emotiva Basx A2 with the same pair of Klipsch speakers and it sounds pretty fantastic. I'm willing to try class D again though. Hopefully I can find one I like.

[@jdekong3945]

Very smart looking little amplifier

[@shardie78239]

Can I ask you since you have heard the Polk speakers, which one you prefer between them and the new 499 speakers you like so much. They are sold out. But I found some polls for 550.00.

[@ItalianCJM8232]

Looks cool!

[@dark2smile]

Would love to buy one for my Beovox 6522's.

[@danielgallagher2728]

Dude, just purchased the Advanced Paris A10. I hope you didn’t steer me wrong. I’m really excited about it. I went to bed thinking about it and woke up thinking about it for several weeks, so I figured it was meant to be.

[@cheapaudioman]

if you're disappointed I'll be very surprised

[@danielgallagher2728]

@@cheapaudioman very cool you replied. Thank you

[@danielgallagher2728]

@@cheapaudioman to tell ya the truth, I got a little concerned when I revisited an old live episode and you spoke about hating tubes 😳 So I jumped in with both feet. Just ordered the Lumina ii Amatore’s. Supposedly will ship in May. I was already looking at the original Lumina ii’s and the Martin Logan Motion F100’s. Frankly price motivated my purchase. I think they will make a beautiful combo. Will need to save more $$$ now before proceeding with other items. Btw, from your comments I assume you were Navy Submariner. Thanks for your service. Were you a sonar tech or ET? I was a radioman in the Coast Guard. Alright, keep on doing.

[@dosstodd8014]

Is Teac back? 🤔 Or did someone just buy the name like happened to Dual, AR and several others? Asking for a friend.

[@solomonstewart1025]

I might be wrong but I believe Teac is owned by Sony.

[@karlos543]

Love the metal feet...just needs a useless vu meter..and my credit card is out!

[@mmeister13]

How is the TEAC with noise or hiss? I have an earlier model (AI-301 USB DAC Amp) that hisses at zero volume. I realize that many Class D amps do have this issue.

[@razvaninca]

Hey Randy! Have you ever listened to the LS50 Metas using a Bluesound Powernode? I'd really like a pair of the KEFs, but I don't know how they'd make a good match.. That TEAC seems great!

[@D1N02]

I can get a Cambridge CXA81 for the price

[@D1N02]

In Europe I can get it for 699 euro. More interesting. 2x 50 watts INTO 4 OHM Hypex Ncore inside.

[@theodoroschronis2966]

The price in Greece (EU) is 779 € and I think it's great value for money!

[@francescotenti193]

All god, but no tone and loudness controls? A little pricy for just 25 wpc, a lot of competition out there starting from Cambridge, Yamaha, Marantz...

[@chrisy4011]

So let's ressurect a company by charging 1000 dollars for something I can get better for less than half the price. 🙄

[@carminedesanto6746]

Let’s not overlook..the Esoteric line ( from Teac as the OG ) 💸💸💸

[@gonzalogacituapinilla-yu1vn]

Good video! Thanks! By the way: do you know or have you listened the Yamaha WXA-50? It’s a small amplifier with a streamer (Musicast) and it’s been around for at least 5 years.

[@cheapaudioman]

Not yet!

[@TheKudruggist]

That kind of reminds me of the failed Klipsch Powergate. Wish it had a tuner.

[@donatj]

This sounds like exactly what I have been looking for but at about twice what I am looking to pay 😢

[@patrickmeylemans9627]

Power, the most mysterieus topic in audio… Accuphase E650 = 2x30watt and was the top of the line, but class A but 1watt stays 1watt…

[@nicleclerc]

I have both a pair of LS50 Metas and a TEAC AI-303; this is completely the wrong amp for the speakers. My LS50s are powered by a NAD M10 while my AI-303 power my desktop set up with Kanto Yu 4 passive.

[@phil9593]

Form factor is pretty awesome, but I want tone controls, dammit! (Not that I ever actually use them)

[@bornodnoc1034]

Atta Boy Randy. This is good.

[@cheapaudioman]

thanks!

[@solomonstewart1025]

I have been aware of these new Teacs and come to the conclusion that they are targeting a more upscale clientele based upon the associated equipment in their advertisements. I am assuming that these Teacs are quality products designed for buyers who are not worried about a thousand dollars.

[@BoRerunn]

I need a new DAC , I’m returning my A6 . What are my options

[@boriss.861]

The Teac A350! A lovely looking Beast! Comment below as to what you think it is without using a search engine!

[@Mark198d]

I'm the person who mentioned that LS50's are best used in a nearfield setup on your IG. I feel proud that I may have inspired the guy on the phone over such an innocuous comment lol. I don't even like KEF hahah. BTW, Magnepan has even more ardent defenders/apologists than the LS50s. If you think people put strict requirements on amplification and room/placement for the LS50's then you have never spoken to a Maggie fan :-). I think it's weird that you had a poor experience with the original LS50's and didn't just say, "Oh well, this is just not for me". But instead you were so disillusioned with them that you started your own channel to set everyone else straight because everyone else who likes them is on crazy pills? Again, I also don't really care for those speakers, but I don't feel the need to talk down on fans of them for suggesting that you may not have had adequate amplification or expectations for your room. Those speakers are hard to drive, they dip under 4 ohms and are 85 dB, which is documented by measurements. It's not insane to suggest you need good power behind them.

[@bengleason508]

Scotty, I need more power ;)

[@WarriorProphet]

Probably because they rate their power wit the full spectrum sound of pink noise and not at a single frequency

[@greyorbit]

Buckeye Amps makes a very stripped down ncore amp that is a bargain. you can get 250 watts for under $600

[@mannye]

Is it class A?

[@2visiondigital]

$900 ? I would go on CL and get a used receiver for $200.

[@ThecrosseyedTexan]

So do you think they are conservative and their numbers?

[@cheapaudioman]

I think it's got to be

[@Mark198d]

No, they are using an amp module from Hypex (NC52MP) that is rated for 25 watts into 8 ohms. Most people will never need more than that to drive real world speakers in the average room.

[@paulocarocinho9556]

Teac never left 😜

[@anthonyalvarado1635]

I feel that if amp pairing is so critital.with a speaker then the manufacturer should point you in the right direction. For example rock pop ect ABC amp is recommended. For classical ABC amp is recommended. This is an expensive hobby and I think people would appreciate that more than spending thousands on amps that don't pair well with speakers. Or just make a speaker that plays nice with all amps 🤔. I agree they image well but I would argue that my emotivas image better with a deeper Soundstage if I'm being honest. But to eachs own I guess .

[@timbacchus]

price too high for me.

[@carlsitler9071]

$1000 for 25 x 2 at 8 ohms. It will be flying off the shelf.

[@matt34003434]

They really missed the mark with that price. Too many lower cost options without giving up anything except maybe brand recognition.

[@toddwmac]

A thousand bucks...today? I think their business guys are still back in the 90s

[@BrianVallotton]

Great job poo poo head! ;-)

[@vvsousa]

I would never buy it for 1000 dollars. It's not worth it!

[@jondonnelly3]

The Meta's love lots of power and a high dampening factor. It's a speaker that rewards great partnering and has virtually no cost ceiling. That TEAC wont cut it. He knows nothing.

[@cheapaudioman]

lol. was that you on the phone?

[@anthonyalvarado1635]

Kef ls50 yap yap yap . They are so over rated its ridiculous. My emotiva t2 + towers were 1200.00 (kef ls 50 1599.00 )and they will smoke.those ls 50 . Not sure what the big fascination is with the kefs

[@johnsittard7025]

It’s all about what you’re looking for. With the right equipment matching and setup, their imaging and clarity are amazing. They are definitely not meant for huge rooms at gut thumping volumes.

[@ryanwallman7114]

Way over priced for that TEAC for what you’re getting. I’ll take my little class D integrated RSL amp with a 90 Hz high-pass filter and 55 watts per channel for $110 bucks a million times over this over priced unit

[@Alamo-cz5xc]

Lol