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I have loved this vinyl to CD recorder.and I also play the CD's on it. Recording is exactly duplicated.good sound.
I recommend the product highly to anyone wanting to convert their LPs or 45s to CD. The magnetic cartridge makes the recording quality superior and there's no problem with the bass. After reading the reviews for the TEAC GF-350, I was concerned about buying the TEAC GF-650. No need to worry though. Plus, the process is very simple with very easy to understand directions.
The one we received was unuseable due to a manufacturing problem with the tone arm. That is a new strategy, sell the customer a faulty product, then make the customer pay to make it right.
It will be a lot less painful in the long run. I'm out shipping both ways--the folks at TEAC America really don't care.
The product may work, I will never know. However, if you have a choice between dealing with TEAC America or closing your head in the car door--opt for the door.
After reading the reviews, I thought this would be a great birthday gift for my sweet spouse. TEAC's customer service's (a misnomer if there ever was one) offered solution was, If I would send it in (at my non-reimbursable expense) or take it to the nearest authorized repair shop (92 miles one way) they would see if they could fix it.
So, if you think you might be luck enough to get one that was built correctly, go ahead.
This unit is simple to use. I suggest getting the GF-650 0ver the less expensive unit, it has better a cartridge and has audio outputs to go into your HTS.
The user instructions are adequate and the TEAC's sound reproduction is very good. The turntable switches are almost hidden and are somewhat inconvenient to reach and a major item missing from the turntable is a stylus lockdown clip. Overall, the TEAC GF-650 has been performing very well for us in recording from CD's and (mostly) our collection of lp's. However, the control buttons need to be better marked and lighted as they are not easy to read unless the machine is at eye level or under a bright light.
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