TEAC may be offering inexpensive route to bypass iPod's internal DAC

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited December 2010 in 2 Channel Audio
I came across the TEAC CD-P650 single-disc CD player (on J&R's website) by accident. Since this particular model is not listed on US TEAC's own website, I decided to google it. On TEAC's Europe website, I came across the below description....
Additionally an iPod or an iPhone (not scope of the supply) can be docked to the USB interface. This connection makes it possible to process the iPod audio data immediately, digitally, and free of losses with the integrated 1 bit converter.

Hmmm....I know TEAC offer such a feature on its top-of-the-line non-Esoteric components, but on a $230.00 CD player? Onkyo does offer an iPod dock that bypass the iPod's internal DAC, but that dock isn't imported into the US.

Btw, some website mentioned the TEAC CD-P650 has Burr-Brown DACs. Of course, unconfirmed.

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited December 2010
    Wadia's iTransport was the first dock that can extract digital files off an iPod. The new Yamaha AVRs offer this ability also. At least that's what the ads say.

    I wonder if the CD player lets you send the digital to an external DAC? While less expensive than the Wadia, using the CD player as a dock would be a kludge. Also having to use a USB cable to iPod connector has the potential to introduce jitter.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited December 2010
    BlueFox wrote: »
    I wonder if the CD player lets you send the digital to an external DAC? While less expensive than the Wadia, using the CD player as a dock would be a kludge. Also having to use a USB cable to iPod connector has the potential to introduce jitter.

    The TEAC does have a digital output.

    Burr-Brown's PCM-1791A DAC is confirmed as the DAC inside the CD-P650.
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited December 2010
    Not sure of pricing but here's an interesting looking stadalone alternative to the Wadia.http://www.highresolutiontechnologies.com/istreamer/
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  • praedet
    praedet Posts: 314
    edited December 2010
    This is pretty cool!
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