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💿 Elevate your home audio game with TEAC’s VRDS-701 — where precision meets passion.
The TEAC VRDS-701 is a premium all-in-one CD player, dual mono FPGA DAC, preamplifier, and headphone amplifier designed for discerning audiophiles. Featuring proprietary vibration-free VRDS disc technology, native DSD512 and 384kHz/32-bit PCM playback, and a built-in MQA decoder, it delivers exceptional sound clarity and stability. Its versatile headphone amp and customizable upconversion and USB transmission modes make it a powerhouse for high-fidelity home listening.
| ASIN | B0C542W6LX |
| Best Sellers Rank | 201,357 in Electronics & Photo ( See Top 100 in Electronics & Photo ) 213 in Home Audio CD Players |
| Box Contents | CD Player |
| Brand | TEAC |
| Brand Name | TEAC |
| Colour | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Headphone |
| Connectivity technology | USB |
| Connector Type | USB |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 2 Reviews |
| Headphones Jack | 6.35mm Jack |
| Included components | CD Player |
| Item height | 11.81 inches |
| Manufacturer | TEAC |
| Media Format Type | Digital |
| Model Name | VRDS-701 |
| Model Number | VRDS701B |
| Model name | VRDS-701 |
| Network Connectivity Technology | USB |
| Number Of Discs | 1 |
| Number of Channels | 2 |
| Product Features | State-of-the-art DAC, Built-in MQA Decoder, Proprietary VRDS Technology, Built-in Headphone Amplifier |
| Special feature | State-of-the-art DAC, Built-in MQA Decoder, Proprietary VRDS Technology, Built-in Headphone Amplifier Special feature State-of-the-art DAC, Built-in MQA Decoder, Proprietary VRDS Technology, Built-in Headphone Amplifier See more |
| Specific Uses For Product | listen to high fidelity music in home environments |
| Supported Audio Format | MP3 |
| UPC | 043774035724 |
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Very expensive for what you get.
I love the idea of a modern DAC design incorporated with a good transport. The DAC section has inputs so other digital sources can feed in. This is quite rare. What a gorgeous machine - the latest in a long line of VRDS machines and I liked the idea of a super stable disc spinner. BUT BUT BUT. After a few hours over a couple of days I was intrigued to see how much better the TEAC was compared to an expensive 90's player (Rotel RCD991 - had for years. £100 second hand) and a Topping DX5 (DAC new open box purchase costing £200). BTW lasers for the Rotel are abundant and cheap which is not the case for many highly rated spinners from Sony and Philips from the 90's on. Early VRDS models have a Sony KSS151 or KSS190 laser assembly and they are into £300 to £500 to replace. I could hear some differences but nothing that put the TEAC above the gear mentioned above. The sound was gorgeous with a soundstage and depth but that was more to do with a pure class A Sugden amp feeding gorgeous and genuinely rare Mission 754f Freedoms. I could make that comparison comparing the TEAC feeds via the Topping DAC and straight from the CD spinner to another input on the Sugden. I could not square £2500 with £300. BTW I had my son in on some blind testing and the experience was the same. Some differences, mostly slight, not unpleasant but not an unambiguous win for the TEAC. If it was pitched at £1500 to £1700 I think you can justify that sort of money - not least because it is well engineered, gorgeous, built like a tank and competent - but just competent.
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