TEAC GF-350 Turntable / CD-Recorder
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Manufacturer: TEACModel: GF-350
Color: Black
Product features:
- Retro-styled compact stereo with a full-function 3-speed turntable and a CD player/recorder
- Record from the turntable or from an external analog source (CD, cassette, reel-to-reel, MP3)
- Stereo 3-inch speakers, backlit LCD, headphone jack
- Includes an FM/AM radio with rotary tuning and a matching remote control
- Measures 18.9 x 9.1 x 15 inches (W x H x D)
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Customer Review: Great bang for the buck... but lacks a few essentials
Summary: 4 Stars
First off... I like this unit. It's EASY to use, and it does a fine job of taking your old LPs and making CDs out of them. All you need to do is place a blank AUDIO CD into the deck (it doesn't work with regular data CDs), hit the phono/aux button, followed by the record button and then after you place the needle on the LP... take it out of pause. It starts recording instantly. Between each song, hit a button and it break the recording into tracks. Pretty cool!
It's got great potential, but there are still a few shortcomings. For example, I was surprised to see that it doesn't let you record off of the radio. Just as surprising to me was the fact that the radio tuner wasn't digital. It's a pain in the neck having to fiddle with the dial to tune in to your favorite stations. You turn back and forth over and over like it was a radio from 40 years ago.
I wouldn't mind the analog tuner too much if it at least had a handful of presets. This also makes the remote control somewhat useless too. Oddly, the remote does have an AM/FM button. They should just label it the "Radio" button, because when you think of it, switching from AM to FM or vice versa using the remote makes no sense at all because you would need to re-tune the station too, using the dial.
Another key point is that the unit doesn't have any outputs at all. So you can't pipe the output from the turntable into your other systems or use any other speakers.
I would rate this as 3.5 stars, but since we can't use half stars, I'll give it 4 for one big reason.... For all it's shortcomings, it works, and there are very few alternatives.
Speaking of alternatives, here are a few other options.
1. A standalone CD-Recorder. I have one of these too. The advantage of this type of deck is that it fits into your existing system like an old cassette deck. In my case, my stand alone unit has two drives, so not only can I record from any source in my system, but I can dub from one drive to the other. Also, my deck can make MP3 CDs from regular CDs (It's easier than using a PC, however the song titles are just numbers). In my case, I opted not to use this for my LP projects, because I no longer have a turntable. I decided that as long as I needed a new turntable, I might as well pay a bit more for this unit.
2. Crosley makes a simuilar unit, but it costs a bit more and the reviews I read seemed to point out that although it looks better, the turntable itself was flimsy and it skipped a lot.
3. A portable digital recorder like the iKey Plus. I found one of these a few weeks ago and I love it. You plug your turntable or other external source into it... plug a USB storage device into the port tap a button or two to decide the quality (.WAV vs several MP3 sampling rates)... Viola! It records directly to your flash drive, iPod or external hard drive. If you do go that route, make sure you get the "Plus" model. The older model is outdated and doesn't work as well.
4. Use a PC. Even though it will give you the best possible sound and options, it's out of the question for me because I do not want to move my PC near my stereo every time I want to make a recording, nor do I want to move my stereo next to my PC... or bog it down while I'm trying to use it for that matter.
Keep in mind that if you record your CDs using one of the stand alone decks, you can still clean up the hiss and pops by loading the CDs you made into a PC afterwards, then filtering the files with your favorite audio software, then re-burn the files to CD or MP3.
Description of TEAC GF-350 Turntable / CD-Recorder
TEAC GF-350 turntable/cd recorder system with amplifierFinally, there's a way to burn vinyl to CD that doesn't require a computer or an engineering degree. With Teac's GF-350 turntable and CD recorder combo system, you simply load a blank CD-R or CD-RW, put on your LP, press "record," lower the tone arm, and press "play." You can record the entire album or simply pull select favorites from your entire collection to make your own unique compilations. Monitor your recording through the systems amplifier (3.5 watts per channel x 2) and twin 3-inch speakers, or avail yourself of the convenient front-panel .125-inch headphone jack.
The system is finished in black with a handsome woodgrain texture. Level meters and other CD feedback is visible from the system's backlit LCD. Please note that the GF-350 records only with CDs designated as "music" or "digital audio" (also CD-DA); computer-grade data CD-Rs are incompatible.
The GF-350 also offers features like automatic or manual track increment options (with 2 different level thresholds to choose from), manual record-level control, and an auxiliary set of RCA stereo analog audio inputs for recording from external sources like cassette, reel-to-reel tape, or even another CD player or MP3 player. Playback features include shuffle play, repeat play (1/all), and 32-track programming.
Tune in your favorite swing or big-band station on the rotary analog AM/FM tuner. The turntable supports 33-1/3, 45, or 78 rpm records, so you can play your entire collection--it even comes with a handy center-hole adapter for your 7-inch/45 rpm singles. A remote lets you operate everything from the comfort of your easy chair (but remember, you still have to get up to flip the records!).
What's in the Box
GF-350 system, 7-inch record adapter, a remote control, remote batteries, a user's manual, and warranty information.
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