Teac CD Receiver for Hi-Res, Black

This TEAC CD receiver's biggest plus is its compact size, as noted by the other reviewers. The controls on the front of the unit are elegant and easy to use. I'm sorry, but those are the only nice things I can think of to say about it.I purchased this item to replace my most excellent Onkyo shelf system. After several years of faithful service from the Onkyo, my cat jumped onto its open CD tray, rendering it inoperative and not worth the cost of repair. Shopping around for a suitable replacement, I was looking for something that did not include speakers, since I wanted to keep the Onkyo speakers. I also needed a subwoofer output, line input, the correct speaker impedance rating, and an integrated CD player and amplifier that didn't take up too much room - there is limited space in the area where I use it. I am also trying to steer clear of wireless/bluetooth/streaming features - I want pure, unadulterated audio signal that doesn't need Internet access and has been taken apart, compressed, scrambled, transmitted, re-encoded, and reassembled as few time as possible. This TEAC was pretty much the only system that met all my requirements. I thought this brand and the price would give me not necessarily a top-shelf experience, but certainly a high-quality one.After a couple of months using it, I have noted a few flaws. The major problem is that this equipment does not read the super audio layer on SACDs. For a system that has a "Hi-Res AUDIO" sticker right on it, and for the $500 I paid for it, I would expect it to play super audio. Big, big problem. Other drawbacks - the display is hard to read compared the bygone Onkyo. The remote is small and awkard to use. The remote does not have a number keypad, so getting to a track deep in the middle of a disc requires repeated pushing of the (difficult to operate on the remote) track skip buttons.One other issue - I'm experiencing intermittent digital clipping on disc playback. I'm not sure if it's something I'm doing, if it's my discs, or if it's actually something wrong with the equipment. I haven't really done any extensive troubleshooting, but I don't remember those discs clipping on any of my other CD players. I suspect it's just that TEAC's signal processing circuitry is poorly designed. Those clicks, squeaks, and chirps while I'm trying to enjoy the music are SUPREMELY annoying.

Very good sound! I was a bit skeptical about any digital amplifier, but it does the job giving a clear sound with nice warm bass (using with Elac UB5 speakers). Unit is small and looks decent (in the era of plastic), fitting into my lofty design. FM reception is good with the wire antenna from the set. Unit works with 100-240V power supply. Three little flaws though: Loudness works very bad way (you would expect boosting low and high frequencies, it adds some bass and weird boosted surround making me dizzy), LCD display (a typical 16x2 alphanumeric) has poor viewing angles and it takes approx. 8 seconds from turning on to hearing a FM station (could be faster). Remote control is cute, could be more handy but good enough.

I bought this to fit a particular shelf in our home, so dimensions were very important. Also it had to have a sub pre-out. This receiver is heavy and the sound quality is pretty good. Bluetooth works well and is easy to pair. Not sure why it still has a CD player, do people still use those? Anyway, the remote is tiny and terrible. Most of the important controls are remote only making the receiver dependent on having the tiny, difficult to hold remote around.Pros:-Very compact size-Good amplifier and sound-BluetoothCons:-No Bass or Treble controls!-Remote dependent.-No standard USB input

After some careful research, this just seemed like the best fit for replacing an old Denon amp/fm receiver and a nice 15 year old TEAC cd player whose transport had stopped transporting. Couldn't be happier. The quality seems fine and the compact size replacing the old equipment is another bonus. The old B&W speakers sound great. Haven't used some of the other features yet, but definitely will. The only small disappointment I have is that the "standby" mode is not truly off, and so when not being used it still is drawing a small bit of electricity. But I will mitigate this by getting a smart power strip! I would recommend this to anyone with a similar situation to mine, where playing cd's is still a thing.

Note: This is not a CD Recorder. It is a CD Receiver. Big difference. This unit is small but packs a punch and sounds great. It has a lot of functions, including a sleep timer. Very good looking receiver.

I am impressed with how good music sounds. I was a little worried some of my oldest Bluetooth devices wouldn't connect but I had no problem whatsoever.

Controls are difficult to read and to use. FM reception is worse than previous, cheaper Teac unit we had for about 10 years. I don't agree with the "Hi-Res" description, just average sound. I might have rated it higher if it was $100. Can not recommend this unit.