TEAC PD-301-X CD Player Slot-in Type Black Released in 2022 (Silver)

Update if you're interested in the FM radio. If not, skip to the next paragraph. FM works great. I used the included antenna on an inner wall in the house. Got all of my local stations. Easy to scan for stations and program favorites. That being said, I don't listen to the radio much so I'm going to take the antenna down and pack it away just in case I change my mind in the future. I was looking for a desktop CD player to setup in my smallish home office. It's also where I store and play my vinyl and CDs. The turntable and CD player are going through a Fosi integrated amp, with 2 Klipsch bookshelf speakers and a Klipsch subwoofer. The first CD player I bought was Syitren. It's a portable/rechargeable player that I used for my setup. It was OK. Sound was good for a small room. However, playback started skipping after 5 months. It wasn't constant, but an annoyance since the same CDs played OK in my BD player. Also some CD's with gapless tracks (like Dark Side of the Moon and Linkin Park Reanimated) played with gaps between the tracks. Also annoying. The SMSL failed right out of the box. CD's wouldn't play and even worse, wouldn't eject. I had to work with SMSL support to finally get the CDs out. Yup I tried it again with another CD after I got the first one out. Those players were 100/150 respectively. I decided to go with the Teac, which was over 200 more than the SMSL. I quickly found that was money well spent. The sound is fantastic. The playback is seamless. It's just well built with quality control. The remote works well, but I probably won't use it that much since it's within in reach of my desk. This also has an FM tuner, but I doubt if I'll use it since I use this system for vinyl and CD. This was definitely worth the extra money. I wish I would've started with it.

Excelente dispositivo funciona correctamente con cualquier cd que le ponga y el radio FM con la antena que venía en el paquete funciona muy bien

コンパクトで良い音質だと思います。

購入後10日ほど、毎日いろんなCD鳴らしてますが音飛びもなく良好。USB再生も問題なし。RADIOは聞いていません。

After having a large collection of vinyl and CDs in storage for some time, I’m finally putting together my “dream HiFi system” for our combination home office and listening room. I originally planned to use my 33-year old Yamaha CD player as a transport as it was in great shape and has digital output. Unfortunately, I found it would not consistently interface with modern Digital Analog Converters (DACs) with the exception of the one in my Yamaha AV receiver, so the search was on for a decent CD transport. Research quickly led me to this TEAC PD-301-X unit. It’s compact, but not too small, beefy and bulletproof, while elegantly and simply styled. Truly a quality piece of kit. When the unit arrived, everything was in great shape, but I was disappointed to find the RC-1323 remote missing, despite batteries being in the box and the remote being mentioned in the directions. BTW, the included directions were in Japanese, but an online English PDF is available on the TEAC website. I contacted the seller through Amazon, and they were great. Within 24 hours, they advised that a new remote was being shipped, and it arrived via FedEx a few days later. Outstanding support - BIG THANKS! As mentioned, I’m using this as a CD transport (vs player) with the digital signal sent via a Blue Jean co-ax to a FIIO K11 R2R ladder DAC, then on into my Willsenton R8 Tube Amplifier. This conditions the CD digital signal using a ladder array of ~200 resistors to take on some of the qualities of a true analog source like vinyl, before feeding the Tube Amp which also helps mellow any possible digital “glare” (if such a thing truly exists… 😀). I’ll mention that so far I’ve had zero issues with the TEAC playing a variety of different CDs. Operation is simple, crisp, and fairly quick. I decided to perform some informal audio testing. I happen to have both vinyl and CD versions of one of my all-time favorite albums, with songs I’m quite familiar with. I set the output levels the same and played both formats staggered by a few seconds through the R8. This allowed me to use the R8 remote to A/B test the two back and forth, while remaining seated in the sweet spot. I’m listening through mass-loaded Totem Arro loudspeakers, reputed to be among the best for smaller rooms. My vinyl turntable is a U-Turn Theory with an Ortofan 2M Blue cartridge feeding a Pro-Ject Tube Box S2 analog phono stage. I’ll admit I’m not likely the world’s most discerning audiophile, but to my ear, I’d be hard pressed to detect any obvious differences between the vinyl and the CD, at least for this particular album. They both sounded warm, deep, and smooth, way more detailed and musical than I’ve ever experienced before. I will note, I could pick out the vinyl mainly due to an occasional click, as my old vinyl still needs proper cleaning. I already knew I had a great sounding vinyl setup, and I’m thrilled now that this TEAC unit coupled with a ladder DAC and R8 Tube Amp will really bring my CD collection to life. As I can also run USB-C digital into the DAC, streaming is covered as well, so I feel my system is fairly well future proofed.