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TEAC possibly offering inexpensive route to bypass iPod's DAC

post #1 of 5
12/22/10 at 3:48pm
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I came across the TEAC CD-P650 single-disc CD player (on J&R's website) by accident.  Since this particular model is not listed on US TEAC's own website, I decided to google it.  On TEAC's Europe website, I came across the below description....
 
[quote]Additionally an iPod or an iPhone (not scope of the supply) can be docked to the USB interface. This connection makes it possible to process the iPod audio data immediately, digitally, and free of losses with the integrated 1 bit converter.[/quote]
 
Hmmm....I know TEAC offer such a feature on its top-of-the-line non-Esoteric components, but on a $230.00 CD player?  Onkyo does offer an iPod dock that bypass the iPod's internal DAC, but that dock isn't imported into the US.
 
Btw, some website mentioned the TEAC CD-P650 has Burr-Brown DACs.  Of course, unconfirmed. 
 
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Edit:  Burr-Brown PCM-1791A DAC confirmed for the CD-P650, from TEAC's Japan website.

Edited by soundboy - 12/22/10 at 4:13pm
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post #2 of 5
12/22/10 at 5:56pm

Buy.com has it for 163.99 shipped!  Does anyone know anything about this or similar Teac products?  Seems like a pretty great unit for the price for all of us on a budget.

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post #3 of 5
12/22/10 at 6:27pm

I'm sceptical, particularly given that TEAC isn't the same company they once were, and knowing the high price that Wadia, Onkyo and others have had to pay Apple to license the 'bypass our DAC, guys' technology.  

 

That said, there were murmurs when the Onkyo dock was released (at a much cheaper RRP than the Wadia) that Apple might be prepared to loosen the licensing costs with the aim of pushing iDevices further up the audio source ladder.  Its also commonly accept that people were buying the Wadia dock because it was still the cheapest source you could buy with their logo on the front .....

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post #4 of 5
12/23/10 at 1:24pm
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Originally Posted by TheHulk View Post

Buy.com has it for 163.99 shipped!  Does anyone know anything about this or similar Teac products?  Seems like a pretty great unit for the price for all of us on a budget.


I e-mailed TEAC and they have replied they will send me a response after the X'mas break.

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post #5 of 5
1/13/11 at 12:18pm

Any word on if the Teac CD player truly has an iPac DAC bypass doc?

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