"Sander deWaal" wrote in message
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Eeyore said:
I've never heard a single good word about TEAC CD players ( I'd
categorise them
as 'also-rans' ) and Sony ones tend to be overpriced relative to what's
actually
inside them ( you pay for the name ).
Never heard of the VRDS10 and 20?
The P700?
Never heard of Sony's fixed pickup mechanism?
The CDP-XA50?
Landmarks of technology in their days, and still in use by some.
And how is TEAC involved ?
Huh?
You mention TEAC as an "also-ran", I dispute that.
You, as an audio pro, should be aware of TEAC's (Tascam) achievements
in the broadcast- and pro audio field, as well as in domestic hifi.
http://www.pbase.com/adn/image/26283873
http://www.audiofili.net/impianti/luciano_m3/cd_tt.jpg
http://www.zenn.com.sg/Teac_T1_D1.jpg
Teac are cheap and nasty and considered sub-standard, and are really only
cheap toys, didn't the Australian arm of the company go broke. I can
remember them getting the receivers in, to wind up the company, some
time ago.
You mention Sony as "paying for the name", I dispute that.
You, as an audio pro, should be aware of Sony's achievements in the
broadcast- and pro audio/video field, as well as in domestic hifi.
http://www.ciklo-group.com/Hexanol/s...CDP-XA50ES.gif
http://www.hifi.nl/gfx/Sony_cdpXA50_09012003.jpg
Sony are expencive for what you get, and very time consuming to have
repaired, IF you can find someone to repair there stuff. These days you
only pay for the name. and any connection between there domestic
stocks and there professional arm, is only in the name..
bassett