The high-performance TN-3B, belt-drive analog turntable, delivers precision sound for your favorite records using state-of-the-art engineering. teacusa.com/products/tn-3b-se-belt-drive-analog-turntable. If you wish to join the channel and become a member please click here: www.youtube.com/@OldGuyHifi/membership
@@1Hiprascal I wonder if John had the one that came in a gorgeous 1980s computer plastic tan color with orange and brown accents. Placed right at the top of the equipment rack.
Thanks for the review cool knife edge bearing my lanco78 has that bearing I restored it I got the knife edge bearings I sent away to France they were fantastic the reproduction knife edge bearings for the lancos are great I love my lanco I found it on the curb 10 years ago I restored it it's fabulous have a great day I'll keep watching
Back in the day, the best tables had add on arms and no automatic anything. I used to back cue to record to cassette or reel to reel. We are taking 70s. I subscribed. Thanks
Hi, an even better pick would be the Teac TN-4D which is a Direct Drive and comes with a Sumiko Oyster cartridge. Prices vary and can be as low or even lower than the belt driven TN-3D.
I have a very good turntable - a Linn Axis with the Basik tonearm, and a Dynavector 10X5 high-output moving coil cartridge. I don't use it nearly as much as I used to; before I started streaming at the beginning of the pandemic. With my Geshelli Dayzee DAC (upgraded to the Sparkos SS2590 - which are on sale for 30% off!) and a Pine Tree Audio LPS - I am not needing to play records; except for recordings that are not available elsewhere. Over time, we are recording our LPs to FLAC, and so if the Axis has an issue, I would want to find something at least as good. My leading candidates are the flagship U-Turn, a Rega, a Michell, etc.
If you have never had it serviced, might be time. It was an interesting design. A friend still has hers for thirty plus years. While not a DD table person, Teac's latest stuff is pretty damn good especially for the money at any of there price points. I want to checkout the1300g. it just might be the bargain in a good setup.
I remember Dad’s turntable in the 80’s had a pattern of reflective surfaces that were lit by a high frequency pulsed light source, and fine tuning the speed required getting the light pattern to be stationary. There was a groove for every speed. I understand now how it works, but it was MAGIC to see as a young child!
I really like all the modern turntables and this one looks like a gem. What I'm interested in is a new automatic record changer. When are they going to make one again? I'm also interested in a new, modern 78 player with a true mono cartridge. I probably have over 1000 78rpm records and would love to listen to them in high quality mono or hi-fi.
I remember that SAEC WE407/23 was a knife-edge bearing tonearm back around 1980 that I was thinking of buying one new installed on a store demo Linn Sondek LP12, but I ended up deciding at that same dealer to have a new Stax UA-7cf unipivot, carbon fiber tonearm installed instead. If I had the buckoos at that time, I may have been inclined to get another LP12 with it, though. I was very impressed with both arms. Memories! Cheers, and happy listening! 😊🎶🎶🎶
@OldGuyHifi I'm happy to see it back, if even so attached to a turntable already. I also like TEAC gear, so I am sure that the turntable + SAEC arm is wonderful to use and listen to! Cheers! 😊
@OldGuyHiFi - Hi Ed! 🙂 I use a Audio Technica AT-PL120 Direct Drive Turntable that I bought from J&R Music World 😮some 20+ years ago as my main. It's much like the TEAC in it's all manual configuration but I'm always up on it so that's never been an issue. 😁 The first independent turntable I owned is the Realistic LAB-65 (BIC 960) Automatic \ Belt Drive \ Multi-Play Manual (1979) which needs rehab work now. 🙄 My last album purchase was Ramsey Lewis - Up Pops Ramsey Lewis - which I found used in EXCELLENT condition for $5.00! 👍🏽 Lots of nostalgia here as my Mother use to play it a lot on her Magnavox console stereo when I was a kid. To me, this is what vinyl brings when I play it . . . that 'way back machine' to less complicated times. 🥰😉
What a nice looking table! Sounds like decent bang for the buck! Love that tonearm design. Stock with the wonderful AT-VM95E which is a great cart even though it’s “lower” in the lineup. I think Teac has a winner here! Move over Fluance RT-85. There’s some strong competition in your price range.
@@OldGuyHifi The Fluance has the better platter and auto-stop, while the Teac has the better arm. I'd go with the Fluance unless its $100 higher price exceeds your budget.
@fonkenful Yes, they did. Beautiful precision pickup arms, they were. They did not venture into ball and race gimbal type bearings until they had at their disposal the means much later to produce superbly precise bearings that would meet the high ratings on the gruelingly difficult ABEC scale of precision. The company temporarily went bankrupt and then daringly returned with their flagship SME Series V arm, which had the statistically difficult to achieve ABEC 7 rating for both sets of bearings. This upset the market with a product that showed what level of precision could be accomplished in a domestic product. In fact, Sumiko in the US discontinued their own wonderful top high-end tonearm, "The Arm", designed by the physicist David Flether, and took on the new SME V as their new top offering as SME's US distributor. The Series IV followed with what was, I believe, ABEC 5/ABEC 7 bearings in this 2nd from the top model. Yes, SME is quite frankly, synonymous with the word 'precision', justifiably so. Cheers and good day! 👍
@ I was thinking of SME UK; originally formed in 1946 as Scale Model Equipment . Their first tonearm (3012 Mk I)was introduced in 1958. During my tweaker era (early ‘70s) one of numerous arms I went through was a 3009 MkII with after market damped bearing mod. SAEC, IINM arrived on the audio scene a few decades later, but really, this is all pedantry; the only thing that matters is how this particular piece sounds.
Sorry but I have to disagree on your AT cartridge comment. I've used AT cartridges for decades and switched over to Nagaoka and Ortofon cartridges more recently. The 2M Red & Blue, IMO, are definite upgrades to the AT cartridge in my system. The AT cartridge can't deliver the same level of resolution, clarity, dynamics and details. I do agree that the TEAC TT is a looker. Thanks for the review!
That's a steal if you can get it for $400. I have the top model TN-5BB that has auto stop/lift which I prefer. Because of this it is in my main system while my Technics SL-1200GR2 is in my secondary system. TEAC makes some very nice stuff.
@@rafacq It's all in your perspective and pocketbook There are phono cartridges that are way more than $1,800 and turntables over ten grand. The point is that you don't have to spend that much to get great sound, such as with this TN-3B turntable.
@@OldGuyHifi Hope you are able to. Other than the auto stop/lift and the electronic tonearm control I doubt if there would be that much difference sonically between them, at least to my tired old ears, lol.
That is a 45 year old Technics Cartridge overhang tool. That is a great idea 3D printing something. I am going to steal that with your permission. Thx. See one here:www.ebay.com/itm/115361852098?_skw=overhang+gauge+turntable&itmmeta=01JDNXQDCRKV2BHGFWK69YM8NE&hash=item1adc1a2ac2:g:WJcAAOSwKV9iePtZ&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKmoWxBTd5q6%2FaL4g%2BJo9B1rbEYHccHugCPedj5UpMDSF%2FRXHZV7zRpc3G51wv8Pe5VMb1ItGtgxoPwvFVsIUPzsqNZQD8O3D4DWV8jRsKsnooXs%2F1YSDUGmxrtJn9EOmi5zX24ge8q1yUTzQQho05YFeMh6KxSiLNB5TF3pnQEEWdzP3qJUFTwxXwDRkI4Q9NNTjsraa4mVHGIMFeYo4mp5OE5ok9Xk06Hs6tMdhso1dgOawR5OJKOS5FMYmNP%2FuqAEw%2FehLMNp6SuIm4H943cqBzaSeOQl98fo6RVlLrHQ9w%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR7jW3b3tZA
Hey, Ed. That's an impressive tone arm, truly. I bought a Fluance RT-85 earlier this year and have owned a Denon direct drive, full auto since the 80s before that, which I will continue to use as I put together a system in our living room. Off topic, though... is it me or did you have some supercharged coffee before recording this? 😊 Your delivery is a bit brisk in this one. Not in a bad way at all, you were spot on, it's just something my wife and I noticed. 😎👍
Hi Ed I am fairly new to your channell but am rally digging it! Also when you are on with CAM. this might be just what im looking for, As i havent had a TT in decades i am concerned about setting it up.Can you comment on the set up process? for basically a beginner ? thanks.
I may. The TT is all packed up as it has to go back to TEAC. I am hoping to get another one from them. I may just grab my Fluance RTA-84 and do a set up vid. Good suggestion. Thanks.
this TT looks very nice always loved Teac they made great cassette decks and reel to reel never had any TT's from them but this looks good its fully manual I am not a fan of manual only if it is priced lower than 400.00 I like the sale for black friday but 500.00 when the sale ends to me is too high I am old school I grew up with automatic TT's I did not have the high end type its what my father at the time could buy use to love to read motor trend mag and sterio review which was my favorite was like a hungry wild animal waiting for the next issue I remember seeing the advertisements for the mag carts and turntables saw a lot of dual TT's Garrards and a few thorens ,then technics and JVC,Denon Sansui ,my fav was the Duals and Garrards they had that tough Tank like look that the other TT's seem to lack the japan models were good but too much plastic the last new TT i bought was the onkyo CP 1055 FII integera fully auto with quartz DD iin 1985 the store I went to was and audio store but they had mostly the japan models ,still have the TT still works only broke down once cause of a PLASTIC gear which moved tone arm ,the japanese models used lot of plastic as a cost saving measure internally but when you compare the garrards and dual TT you csan see lot more metal very little plastic I have 8 auto TT's that were from the early 70's these are the type of turntable I like you can see the build on them I even have a BSR 610 that looks great even with its plastic base ,on the moving coil cart when I was younger I wanted to get the best for my audio system I had at the time when in high school got a job at a record store where I saw my first audio set up don't remember the system but it had a TT,very big amp and speakers it sounded great as I got more of my own system reading my stereo review I learned more about carts and other things when I read about the moving coil cart I tried to buy one but it wax way out of reach as I got older the regulat mag carts I got were the best I could afford the most expensive cart I got was the AT-140 by audio technca gold plated cart ,elliptical stylus very light tracking it sounded great just before I married andcd's got pop ,but after cd's it all stopped was never a fan of cd's but now record players are back ,since then I have collected 13 total of the TT's 11 of them I taught myself to fix them never thought of myself smart enough to fix anything so I call myself lucky a lot of the ones I fixed already had good carts in them so I cleaned them up replaced tyhe stylus and they sound great ,on the moving coil I no longer want one to me its not practical they seem to have the elliptical or shibata type stylus some cost 1000.00 or more and what bothers me is when stylus wears you have to send whole cart out to replace stylus note this my opinion only!! I do not have 1000.00 to shell out for a new stylus let alone buying a extra moving coil cart to use as the old one gets replaced just to hear one lonely extra tings - ling from an album is not worth it to me ,and found by using a 31 band equalizer which were highly pop in the 70's but nobody talks about i have extracted a lot of music from the albums of the 70's that i bought ,I have 3 systems set up in my man cave each has 2 TT';s hooked up I have 2 31 band equalizers and hopefully will get a third soon but they do not cost 1000.00 dollars the best I found was by DBX which were pop in the 70's they run about 250'00 but I was able to find a few used at 70.00 dollars ,not pooping on people who can buy a moving coil cart not to mention that you do need a special phono stage to amp the cart also if you can get one thats fine ,I just cannnot justify paying 1000.00 for a cart moving coil ,but I liked this vid and I love the tone arm on this teac model it looks real pro and well made JRo
Good looking turntable and the tonearm is interesting. It would have been good if you had shown the underside. Have to respectfully disagree on your comment about the VM 95e Vs the 2M blue though, as we all know, these things are subjective. Jim🏴🙂
For what it is worth I can vouch for the VM540ML. I love ATs Micro line stylus. I also have a vintage AT 120LC line contact cart. My new AT OC9XEN MC cart is now breaking in and my goodness is it sounding great. Keep me posted on what you decide. Thx. Have a great Thanksgiving.
Beware that the StudioDeck's heavy arm works against light, high-compliance cartridges. I love how my Nagaoka MP-200 sounds on it, but it precludes playing any heavily warped records.
Nice looking turntable. My 1979 Technics SL-3300 direct drive turntable is still working perfectly! How do you think the Teac compares to a Fluance RT-81+?
No. Very few turntables at this price do. Most Turntable mfrs. and Cartridge mfrs. have a standard VTA setting that they adhere to. Thanks for the view.
I recently bought a Rega P1 Eco for the same price the Teac will be on sale for. I can still return it if I want. Which is the better turntable? I"m planning on upgrading the cartridge to the AT model above the green one. If it's possible to replace the original without being able to change counterweight or anti-skate.
I am sure the Rega is a fine TT. I don't have any direct experience with that model so, I can't render an opinion. Sorry. For me, I like turntables with removable headshells so I can swap carts more easily. If the Rega works and you like it, keep it.
Nice tone arm. Specs say max 0,1% wow and flutter. That is just sufficient, not good. My old Technics SL-D2 (direct drive) does 0,03%.That is excellent. I wonder why almost all modern mid range tts have these low specs. There is usually no speed control, no quartz, or any other electronic feedback system, just a motor and a belt.
LOL a sales ad of some old school approach. LOL. Forget that TEAC. That does not grow anywhere, what does is replacing the turntable, just like you change cartridge, and cables. It’s the elevated primark solution.
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Hmm; interesting product. I don't think your two gripes are an issue as every highend table is manual plus an MC cartridge a bit of an over kill? I agree with your preference for the AC cartridges over the really overrated tubby bloated Ortofon's.
Why is an MC a bit of over kill? I used a price appropriate cart the AT-OC9XEN at $380.00. Not crazy. Yes, Ortofon OM series on the low end are not good.
@@OldGuyHifi Who said crazy? I'd have to listen to one. I did spend an afternoon listening to a TN-5BB at a local audio dealers record dept as they were using it in there playback system(It was the only Teac they sold). It was pretty good; I seem to remember it having a granite or maybe Corian base with balanced connections to the int amp. I guess it was a bit different than this one.
@@watdanuqta-mf5ms TEAC makes a full line and some real nice upper end tables. I am hoping to get one in after the first of the year for review. Thx for responding.
Hi have got one of these turntables I bought some time back I am very disappointed operates okay but there is a continuous hum i’m no stranger to hifi and no matter what I do I cannot get rid of this hum even with the turntable not turning just resting the stylus on the record it picks up even more noise it’s not a grounding issue I have tried every combination in the book and some not written, and nothing kills it my advice is to buy it from somewhere you can return it if you have the same problem my turntable is now collecting dust I have given up with a damn thing
Sorry to hear that. I hope you get it solve. You might want to try a ground loop isolator like this: amzn.to/3V8rypn. That is an affiliate link. If you get one thank you and let me know if it works.
@ already tried that I even have a hum by juts resting the styles on a record without it turning and subs switch off with the amp at low volume the only thing I can think of is if the internal electronics have a flat that I have not found
The high-performance TN-3B, belt-drive analog turntable, delivers precision sound for your favorite records using state-of-the-art engineering. teacusa.com/products/tn-3b-se-belt-drive-analog-turntable. If you wish to join the channel and become a member please click here: www.youtube.com/@OldGuyHifi/membership
SME used to use knife edge bearings in their tonearms going back to the 1960’s.
Wow what a value!
Love that you have your own theme song. Not enough UA-camrs do that!
Thanks to AI.
@ still awesome!
Kudos to you for testing the turntable with your own cartridges you are familiar with, not just the one it came with.
Thank you. I appreciate it.
Great Job telling us about this turntable, but I'm going to stay using my classic Fisher Price Change A Record Music Box.
I love the regrooving that unit does on my old records.
Playing records should be fun after-all. Plus, I love the aesthetic appeal it adds to a room.
@@1Hiprascal I wonder if John had the one that came in a gorgeous 1980s computer plastic tan color with orange and brown accents. Placed right at the top of the equipment rack.
@@OldGuyHifi That's deep.
@@paulxavier431 The groovyness? Indeed it is.
Thanks for the review cool knife edge bearing my lanco78 has that bearing I restored it I got the knife edge bearings I sent away to France they were fantastic the reproduction knife edge bearings for the lancos are great I love my lanco I found it on the curb 10 years ago I restored it it's fabulous have a great day I'll keep watching
That's a great story., Thank you for sharing your experience.
Lanco? I think it`s Lenco switzerland.
Back in the day, the best tables had add on arms and no automatic anything. I used to back cue to record to cassette or reel to reel. We are taking 70s. I subscribed. Thanks
Thanks for sharing and subscribing.
Hi,
an even better pick would be the Teac TN-4D which is a Direct Drive and comes with a Sumiko Oyster cartridge. Prices vary and can be as low or even lower than the belt driven TN-3D.
I have a very good turntable - a Linn Axis with the Basik tonearm, and a Dynavector 10X5 high-output moving coil cartridge. I don't use it nearly as much as I used to; before I started streaming at the beginning of the pandemic. With my Geshelli Dayzee DAC (upgraded to the Sparkos SS2590 - which are on sale for 30% off!) and a Pine Tree Audio LPS - I am not needing to play records; except for recordings that are not available elsewhere. Over time, we are recording our LPs to FLAC, and so if the Axis has an issue, I would want to find something at least as good. My leading candidates are the flagship U-Turn, a Rega, a Michell, etc.
If you have never had it serviced, might be time. It was an interesting design. A friend still has hers for thirty plus years. While not a DD table person, Teac's latest stuff is pretty damn good especially for the money at any of there price points. I want to checkout the1300g. it just might be the bargain in a good setup.
I am working on getting a Michelle. 🤞
@@OldGuyHifi Oops! I meant Technics DDs not Teac.
Thanks for the review Ed !! I just got a new deck two weeks ago.
Thanks.
I remember Dad’s turntable in the 80’s had a pattern of reflective surfaces that were lit by a high frequency pulsed light source, and fine tuning the speed required getting the light pattern to be stationary. There was a groove for every speed.
I understand now how it works, but it was MAGIC to see as a young child!
What a great memory. Thanks for sharing it.
I really like all the modern turntables and this one looks like a gem. What I'm interested in is a new automatic record changer. When are they going to make one again? I'm also interested in a new, modern 78 player with a true mono cartridge. I probably have over 1000 78rpm records and would love to listen to them in high quality mono or hi-fi.
There are a few out there that works fit you needs. Thx.
I remember that SAEC WE407/23 was a knife-edge bearing tonearm back around 1980 that I was thinking of buying one new installed on a store demo Linn Sondek LP12, but I ended up deciding at that same dealer to have a new Stax UA-7cf unipivot, carbon fiber tonearm installed instead. If I had the buckoos at that time, I may have been inclined to get another LP12 with it, though. I was very impressed with both arms. Memories! Cheers, and happy listening! 😊🎶🎶🎶
Yes. SAEC kind of disappeared for a while. Thanks for tuning in.
@OldGuyHifi I'm happy to see it back, if even so attached to a turntable already. I also like TEAC gear, so I am sure that the turntable + SAEC arm is wonderful to use and listen to! Cheers! 😊
It is a nice table. Sounded good. Thx.
Wow... at the sale price... a really interesting buy... Thanks
I'm still using an sme arm with knife edge bearings, simple and very effective. The TEAC looks really good.
I dig the new Polo, Ed. Looking good my friend 👍
Styling baby!
@OldGuyHiFi - Hi Ed! 🙂 I use a Audio Technica AT-PL120 Direct Drive Turntable that I bought from J&R Music World 😮some 20+ years ago as my main. It's much like the TEAC in it's all manual configuration but I'm always up on it so that's never been an issue. 😁 The first independent turntable I owned is the Realistic LAB-65 (BIC 960) Automatic \ Belt Drive \ Multi-Play Manual (1979) which needs rehab work now. 🙄 My last album purchase was Ramsey Lewis - Up Pops Ramsey Lewis - which I found used in EXCELLENT condition for $5.00! 👍🏽 Lots of nostalgia here as my Mother use to play it a lot on her Magnavox console stereo when I was a kid. To me, this is what vinyl brings when I play it . . . that 'way back machine' to less complicated times. 🥰😉
I love Ramsey. He had a radio show here in Chicago for a few years and he played the stuff he liked and it was amazing. Thanks my friend.
Luxman PD151 MK II has this tone arm too.
looks a nice TT. But the Thorens TD 1600/1601 with the TP 160 arm allready has a knife bearing tone arm. It is a total other price class though.
Great review
Thank you.
@ thank you for the video, I really enjoyed them. Have a great Holiday
@@justinrun100 You too. THx.
What a nice looking table! Sounds like decent bang for the buck! Love that tonearm design. Stock with the wonderful AT-VM95E which is a great cart even though it’s “lower” in the lineup. I think Teac has a winner here! Move over Fluance RT-85. There’s some strong competition in your price range.
is nice. Shhh, I would still have the RT85,
@@OldGuyHifi The Fluance has the better platter and auto-stop, while the Teac has the better arm. I'd go with the Fluance unless its $100 higher price exceeds your budget.
@@1mctous Agreed.
IINM, SME had knife edge vertical bearing on their 3009/3012 tonearms back in the early ‘60s or so.
Yes SAEC has been around for many years.
@fonkenful Yes, they did. Beautiful precision pickup arms, they were. They did not venture into ball and race gimbal type bearings until they had at their disposal the means much later to produce superbly precise bearings that would meet the high ratings on the gruelingly difficult ABEC scale of precision. The company temporarily went bankrupt and then daringly returned with their flagship SME Series V arm, which had the statistically difficult to achieve ABEC 7 rating for both sets of bearings. This upset the market with a product that showed what level of precision could be accomplished in a domestic product. In fact, Sumiko in the US discontinued their own wonderful top high-end tonearm, "The Arm", designed by the physicist David Flether, and took on the new SME V as their new top offering as SME's US distributor. The Series IV followed with what was, I believe, ABEC 5/ABEC 7 bearings in this 2nd from the top model. Yes, SME is quite frankly, synonymous with the word 'precision', justifiably so. Cheers and good day! 👍
@@OldGuyHifi no he's talking about SME which nowadays makes 60k machines,
@ I was thinking of SME UK; originally formed in 1946 as Scale Model Equipment . Their first tonearm (3012 Mk I)was introduced in 1958. During my tweaker era (early ‘70s) one of numerous arms I went through was a 3009 MkII with after market damped bearing mod.
SAEC, IINM arrived on the audio scene a few decades later, but really, this is all pedantry; the only thing that matters is how this particular piece sounds.
Sorry but I have to disagree on your AT cartridge comment. I've used AT cartridges for decades and switched over to Nagaoka and Ortofon cartridges more recently. The 2M Red & Blue, IMO, are definite upgrades to the AT cartridge in my system. The AT cartridge can't deliver the same level of resolution, clarity, dynamics and details. I do agree that the TEAC TT is a looker. Thanks for the review!
We all have our own tastes. That is what makes this hobby so much fun. Thanks for watching and commenting.
That's a steal if you can get it for $400. I have the top model TN-5BB that has auto stop/lift which I prefer. Because of this it is in my main system while my Technics SL-1200GR2 is in my secondary system. TEAC makes some very nice stuff.
Agreed. Thx for tuning in.
For $1,800, the TN-5BB better be good!
I am hoping to get one in for review. 🤞
@@rafacq
It's all in your perspective and pocketbook There are phono cartridges that are way more than $1,800 and turntables over ten grand. The point is that you don't have to spend that much to get great sound, such as with this TN-3B turntable.
@@OldGuyHifi
Hope you are able to. Other than the auto stop/lift and the electronic tonearm control I doubt if there would be that much difference sonically between them, at least to my tired old ears, lol.
Are your cartridge "holders" a retail item or something you 3D printed? I like those!
That is a 45 year old Technics Cartridge overhang tool. That is a great idea 3D printing something. I am going to steal that with your permission. Thx. See one here:www.ebay.com/itm/115361852098?_skw=overhang+gauge+turntable&itmmeta=01JDNXQDCRKV2BHGFWK69YM8NE&hash=item1adc1a2ac2:g:WJcAAOSwKV9iePtZ&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKmoWxBTd5q6%2FaL4g%2BJo9B1rbEYHccHugCPedj5UpMDSF%2FRXHZV7zRpc3G51wv8Pe5VMb1ItGtgxoPwvFVsIUPzsqNZQD8O3D4DWV8jRsKsnooXs%2F1YSDUGmxrtJn9EOmi5zX24ge8q1yUTzQQho05YFeMh6KxSiLNB5TF3pnQEEWdzP3qJUFTwxXwDRkI4Q9NNTjsraa4mVHGIMFeYo4mp5OE5ok9Xk06Hs6tMdhso1dgOawR5OJKOS5FMYmNP%2FuqAEw%2FehLMNp6SuIm4H943cqBzaSeOQl98fo6RVlLrHQ9w%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR7jW3b3tZA
Hey, Ed. That's an impressive tone arm, truly. I bought a Fluance RT-85 earlier this year and have owned a Denon direct drive, full auto since the 80s before that, which I will continue to use as I put together a system in our living room. Off topic, though... is it me or did you have some supercharged coffee before recording this? 😊 Your delivery is a bit brisk in this one. Not in a bad way at all, you were spot on, it's just something my wife and I noticed. 😎👍
I was trying to keep it short under 8 minutes. Sorry. I do like coffee. A lot. Maybe too much?
@@stevecruz465 Good strong coffee!!
@@OldGuyHifiHave you tried Berres Brothers Highland Grog?
@@unstablenetwork4744 I have not. I will order some later. Thanks.
@@OldGuyHifiIt was just perfect, Ed. I wasn't complaining, I promise. 😊
Hi Ed I am fairly new to your channell but am rally digging it! Also when you are on with CAM. this might be just what im looking for, As i havent had a TT in decades i am concerned about setting it up.Can you comment on the set up process? for basically a beginner ? thanks.
I may. The TT is all packed up as it has to go back to TEAC. I am hoping to get another one from them. I may just grab my Fluance RTA-84 and do a set up vid. Good suggestion. Thanks.
this TT looks very nice always loved Teac they made great cassette decks and reel to reel never had any TT's from them but this looks good its fully manual I am not a fan of manual only if it is priced lower than 400.00 I like the sale for black friday but 500.00 when the sale ends to me is too high I am old school I grew up with automatic TT's I did not have the high end type its what my father at the time could buy use to love to read motor trend mag and sterio review which was my favorite was like a hungry wild animal waiting for the next issue I remember seeing the advertisements for the mag carts and turntables saw a lot of dual TT's Garrards and a few thorens ,then technics and JVC,Denon Sansui ,my fav was the Duals and Garrards they had that tough Tank like look that the other TT's seem to lack the japan models were good but too much plastic the last new TT i bought was the onkyo CP 1055 FII integera fully auto with quartz DD iin 1985 the store I went to was and audio store but they had mostly the japan models ,still have the TT still works only broke down once cause of a PLASTIC gear which moved tone arm ,the japanese models used lot of plastic as a cost saving measure internally but when you compare the garrards and dual TT you csan see lot more metal very little plastic I have 8 auto TT's that were from the early 70's these are the type of turntable I like you can see the build on them I even have a BSR 610 that looks great even with its plastic base ,on the moving coil cart when I was younger I wanted to get the best for my audio system I had at the time when in high school got a job at a record store where I saw my first audio set up don't remember the system but it had a TT,very big amp and speakers it sounded great as I got more of my own system reading my stereo review I learned more about carts and other things when I read about the moving coil cart I tried to buy one but it wax way out of reach as I got older the regulat mag carts I got were the best I could afford the most expensive cart I got was the AT-140 by audio technca gold plated cart ,elliptical stylus very light tracking it sounded great just before I married andcd's got pop ,but after cd's it all stopped was never a fan of cd's but now record players are back ,since then I have collected 13 total of the TT's 11 of them I taught myself to fix them never thought of myself smart enough to fix anything so I call myself lucky a lot of the ones I fixed already had good carts in them so I cleaned them up replaced tyhe stylus and they sound great ,on the moving coil I no longer want one to me its not practical they seem to have the elliptical or shibata type stylus some cost 1000.00 or more and what bothers me is when stylus wears you have to send whole cart out to replace stylus note this my opinion only!! I do not have 1000.00 to shell out for a new stylus let alone buying a extra moving coil cart to use as the old one gets replaced just to hear one lonely extra tings - ling from an album is not worth it to me ,and found by using a 31 band equalizer which were highly pop in the 70's but nobody talks about i have extracted a lot of music from the albums of the 70's that i bought ,I have 3 systems set up in my man cave each has 2 TT';s hooked up I have 2 31 band equalizers and hopefully will get a third soon but they do not cost 1000.00 dollars the best I found was by DBX which were pop in the 70's they run about 250'00 but I was able to find a few used at 70.00 dollars ,not pooping on people who can buy a moving coil cart not to mention that you do need a special phono stage to amp the cart also if you can get one thats fine ,I just cannnot justify paying 1000.00 for a cart moving coil ,but I liked this vid and I love the tone arm on this teac model it looks real pro and well made JRo
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience.
Good looking turntable and the tonearm is interesting. It would have been good if you had shown the underside.
Have to respectfully disagree on your comment about the VM 95e Vs the 2M blue though, as we all know, these things are subjective.
Jim🏴🙂
Thx for tuning in.
I loved your review , but who is going to have it on sale ? I hate browsing for hours trying to find sales when I don’t know where to start
TEAC has it on sale. There is a link in the video description. It's a legit deal.
Quality turntables can be had for decent prices now-a-days. I enjoy my Mofi studio deck. I'm going to need a new cartridge soon.
Not sure what cartridge. That VM540ML or Nagaoka 200 or even the Denon DL-301II have caught my eye. Haven't done much depth research yet.
For what it is worth I can vouch for the VM540ML. I love ATs Micro line stylus. I also have a vintage AT 120LC line contact cart. My new AT OC9XEN MC cart is now breaking in and my goodness is it sounding great. Keep me posted on what you decide. Thx. Have a great Thanksgiving.
Beware that the StudioDeck's heavy arm works against light, high-compliance cartridges. I love how my Nagaoka MP-200 sounds on it, but it precludes playing any heavily warped records.
@@1mctous have you tried the demon dl 301 II on it?
@@Feliciano12v I'm not a fan of Denon's high-output models, but I'd gladly use their DL-102 and -103 LOMCs with a SUT on older records.
Nice looking turntable. My 1979 Technics SL-3300 direct drive turntable is still working perfectly! How do you think the Teac compares to a Fluance RT-81+?
The Fluance has the advantage of being less expensive. That said at $399 I would go for the RT83 every time. Don't tell anyone.
@@OldGuyHifithanks Ed!
@@OldGuyHifi happy thanksgiving Ed!
@@rafacq Thanks Ralph. I hope you and yours have a great day.
Does it have a vertical tracking adjustment?
No. Very few turntables at this price do. Most Turntable mfrs. and Cartridge mfrs. have a standard VTA setting that they adhere to. Thanks for the view.
Now if only it was fully automatic and quartz-locked direct drive! Peace.
I recently bought a Rega P1 Eco for the same price the Teac will be on sale for. I can still return it if I want. Which is the better turntable? I"m planning on upgrading the cartridge to the AT model above the green one. If it's possible to replace the original without being able to change counterweight or anti-skate.
I am sure the Rega is a fine TT. I don't have any direct experience with that model so, I can't render an opinion. Sorry. For me, I like turntables with removable headshells so I can swap carts more easily. If the Rega works and you like it, keep it.
With the VM series, just buy the replacement stylus upgrades. They're plug-and-play into the cartridge base.
Nice tone arm. Specs say max 0,1% wow and flutter. That is just sufficient, not good. My old Technics SL-D2 (direct drive) does 0,03%.That is excellent. I wonder why almost all modern mid range tts have these low specs. There is usually no speed control, no quartz, or any other electronic feedback system, just a motor and a belt.
LOL a sales ad of some old school approach. LOL. Forget that TEAC. That does not grow anywhere, what does is replacing the turntable, just like you change cartridge, and cables. It’s the elevated primark solution.
Thanks for watching.
If it had auto-return alone, TEAC would sell tons of these.
Agreed. That was one of my gripes. At least auto stop. Thx for swinging by.
What are think about? What's your budget?
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Hmm; interesting product. I don't think your two gripes are an issue as every highend table is manual plus an MC cartridge a bit of an over kill? I agree with your preference for the AC cartridges over the really overrated tubby bloated Ortofon's.
Why is an MC a bit of over kill? I used a price appropriate cart the AT-OC9XEN at $380.00. Not crazy. Yes, Ortofon OM series on the low end are not good.
@@OldGuyHifi Who said crazy? I'd have to listen to one. I did spend an afternoon listening to a TN-5BB at a local audio dealers record dept as they were using it in there playback system(It was the only Teac they sold). It was pretty good; I seem to remember it having a granite or maybe Corian base with balanced connections to the int amp. I guess it was a bit different than this one.
@@watdanuqta-mf5ms TEAC makes a full line and some real nice upper end tables. I am hoping to get one in after the first of the year for review. Thx for responding.
Hi have got one of these turntables I bought some time back I am very disappointed operates okay but there is a continuous hum i’m no stranger to hifi and no matter what I do I cannot get rid of this hum even with the turntable not turning just resting the stylus on the record it picks up even more noise it’s not a grounding issue I have tried every combination in the book and some not written, and nothing kills it my advice is to buy it from somewhere you can return it if you have the same problem my turntable is now collecting dust I have given up with a damn thing
Try using a cheater plug, definitely move away from woofers
Sorry to hear that. I hope you get it solve. You might want to try a ground loop isolator like this: amzn.to/3V8rypn. That is an affiliate link. If you get one thank you and let me know if it works.
@ already tried that I even have a hum by juts resting the styles on a record without it turning and subs switch off with the amp at low volume the only thing I can think of is if the internal electronics have a flat that I have not found
@@OldGuyHifi already tried that my friend i’m about given up with it
@@ianyates7742 Sorry to hear.
@OldGuyHifi The link leads me to $399 -- only for open-box?
I did mention in the video the sales starts on the 28th.
@@OldGuyHifi oops! thanks!