TEAC CD-P1160 cd player?

[appar111]

I'm looking for a decent, no frills, single disc cd player for use at home for a bedside system.

Would something from TEAC fit the bill? I'm particularly intereste in the CD-P1160, but also the CD-P1250. I would end up getting an amp for it, and running it through some Grado SR80's.

So would this be a wise, cheap investment? Also, how much should I expet to pay for either of these models?

thank in advance,
appar111

 

[soundboy]

I've been eyeing the inexpensive TEAC single-disc CD player myself to replace my 13 year old Sony. To be honest, I don't think TEAC has made much revisions to the current CD-P1250 since the previous CD-P1120 or CD-P1100. Check out the links I provided and the mods that can be done on them. J&R has the CD-P1250 for $79.88.

Also have my eyes on the TEAC C-1D.

 

[appar111]

Well, I can get a brand new CD-P1160 (not refurbished) for $25 plus $20 shipping.

Would this be worthy to pair with a Meta42 and a pair of Grado SR80's for a bedroom setup?

appar111

 

[soundboy]

Well, for a total of $45.00, I don't think you can lose.

This is brand new? Where?

 

[soundboy]

Any opinions on the inexpensive TEAC?

 

[Bill Ward]

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Also have my eyes on the TEAC C-1D.

Soundboy, I can speak to this one. I have a C-1D still in the original box on a closet shelf. I bought it in Dec. to source an office system. It's got about three hours playing time on it, and that's all it will ever get from me.

This is one seriously bright cdp. With a JMT Home, AR interconnects, and my A900's, I found the sound unbearable. Nice design, smooth and quiet, but I'd audition before purchase or get it with an ironclad return guarantee.

BW

 

[soundboy]

Thanks Bill.

I am looking for an inexpensive single-disc CD player with a headphone output. I was interested in the TEAC CD player because of this review at tntaudio.com.

I wonder if current inexpensive CD players improved upon my 10 year old Sony. I would think so, given the advances in DAC technology. Great, I am answering my own questions.

 

[Bill Ward]

Funny thing is that I read the same review before buying this .

I really like the design and functionality of the unit (and I was using the headphone jack out the player incidentally), but it is definitely bright. Your profile lists Grado cans, which might tend to exacerbate the effect. The alternative is that you might really appreciate the sound.

Let me send you a PM.

BW

 

[Robert Seletsky]

Hello,
I am new, but I couldn't help noticing this old-ish thread. I had the latest, roughly identical, version of Teac's cheap player, the CD-P1250. As the reviews for its predecessors the CD-P-1100 and 1120 on TNT indicate, it had a sweet, warm sound. However, it is so rolled off as to be muted. This is a matter of taste and though I do not like bright sound, this was too muffled even for me. Worse, the player has the flimsiest build possible: the tray is so thin and floppy that it was terrifying to put a CD in it. The laser is rubbish, and would only read things selectively, skipping a few seconds here and there soon after purchase. Not suprisingly, the toy transport failed completely days after the 3-month labor warranty expired. It was an $80 waste. Also, the engineering of Teac players does not permit for single-touch close-and-play (despite the inaccurate instructions), and by the time of the CD-P1250, the default readout upon CD insertion was "1 0:00" like a DVD player, rather than total tracks and total time. Based on my experience, I would advise against ever considering a cheap Teac CDP.

Robert Seletsky

 

[NotoriousBIG_PJ]

Even the more expensive teac's arn't particularily good before mods..

Biggie.

 

[CSMR]

The cheap teac is terrible at reading CDs, a waste of money.

 

[Robert Seletsky]

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Originally Posted by CSMR The cheap teac is terrible at reading CDs, a waste of money.

Exactly as I said. Unfortunately, I didn't know this and did waste $80 on a miserable Teac 1250 which ended in the trash after four months.

To the person who started this thread, and was looking for a cheap second or third CDP, I'd point out that there has been a lot of buzz about the Toshiba DVD players like the SD-3950. They do sound remarkable, with totally unexpected sweetness, detail, and accuracy for as little as $60. I have a caveat about the current (3950, 4900)--and probably future--batch: they are not user-friendly as CDPs, with limited readout abilities if you're not hooked up to a video monitor; and no ability to interpret pre-gaps (those inter-track backward countdowns), where they just freeze at 00:00 for the duration of the pre-gap. You can't scan backward beyond the beginning of a track is there's a pre-gap either: the transport just jumps to the beginning of the previous track.

The 2002 line of Toshiba DVDPs had no such problems with CDs since the transport wasn't as aggressively geared to DVDs. You can get elapsed or remaining time and track number readouts as well as CD text (!), all on the unit itself *without* a monitor; and pre-gaps are read normally in all modes. The sound and its electronics (including the same 24-bit/192 kHz DAC) are the same as on the new Toshiba DVDPs that people suddenly noticed and are enthusing about. If you can find one on e-bay or somewhere, I'd strongly recommend the SD-1800. New it could often be had for about $65. And I got a third one new and sealed on ebay for $50 a few months ago. Worth looking into.

Robert Seletsky