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    Any reason not to buy a TEAC TN-4D-SE

    Original press, I only bought it because I couldn't find my 80's reissue, its in very good conidtion and plays beautifully.
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    Any reason not to buy a TEAC TN-4D-SE

    Sumiko Oyster is fitted as standard, quite pleased with it.
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    Any reason not to buy a TEAC TN-4D-SE

    Well, I have it, courtesy of Peter Tyson and their excellent service . It arrived well packed, and was very easy to set up with clear instructions, it looks stunning and sounds fantastic, tested on 1991 Greek pressed DSOTM, this was very crackly and suffered from sibilance, on here the pops...
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    Any reason not to buy a TEAC TN-4D-SE

    Thanks for the replies I'll try and answer and shed more light. I currently have a TEAC TN-100, basic but sounds right - its belt drive hence I want direct for a change and its a new design, I only bought the TN-100 as I thought back in 2016 when I brought my vinyl out of storage after Bowie...
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    Any reason not to buy a TEAC TN-4D-SE

    This turntable seems to match my needs when I started to look and an upgrade to my current. I wanted , direct drive, removable headshell, decent cartridge and tonearm, my comparisons were done against the Project Evo D2 and the Rega Planer 3. I'm not fussed about the onboard phono as my amp has...
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    Playing a SACD through my Audiolab 6000A play

    Thanks, I think that is the solution, by a cpaable dvd player with SACD output via RCA, so much for reducing boxes!
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    Playing a SACD through my Audiolab 6000A play

    Thanks, thought as much - a bit pricey the options available, and I have an internal DAC already and an old CA DacMagic 100, so I think a third DAC would be excessive especially as I wanted to box down my equipment.
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    Playing a SACD through my Audiolab 6000A play

    Hello I have a Sony ubp-x800m2 and a Audiolab 6000A Play . I'd like to hear a SACD through my AL amp in 2.0 channel form, I know the SACD only outputs through HDMI and the AL doesn't have that input, so any ideas of how this would be possible? Would I need some adaptor? I know the internal...
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    Question How do I get my sound working through my DAC? Need some advice!

    I had a similar issue, not with the same gear. Turned out switching the amp on first, then source then DAC resolved the issue.