Opinions of Teac Receivers anyone?

tturner1157

tturner1157

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I hear mostly good...some not so good about the Teac line of receivers. I was considering maybe adding one to the collection just to see what they've got since I've never really heard one. I've had experience with Teac cassette decks but not receivers. Any opinions? How about the Teac AG-750...good or bad?? Specs? Haven't taken the plunge yet...just thinking about it but thought to seek out advice first!
Thanks...
Tom:music:
 
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I have had two, still have one - AG V8520. Gave the other (AG V7700) to my nephew. We're both very happy. I've never heard of seen a bad TEAC receiver. Have fun :)
 
Looks like low end midfi stuff. Other models might be OK, but if you're looking for surround sound, consider a Denon.
 
any pics? What year is it?Teac receivers or amps are not very common from what I gather.I have teac separates from earl 80's.Decent and very nice looking.
 

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If it's anything like the Teac CD player I bought last year it must be very bad!!! The thing wouldn't even play a regular music CD, much less a burnt CD that it was supposed to be able to handle. Fortunately, the store had a good return policy and even told me that nearly all of the Teac CD players came back!
 
The current line of TEAC rcvrs that I see seem to be competing with Sherwood for the entry level market. Have often wondered if they are a decent budget bedroom system but I am going a different route in this hobby so will probably only find out vicariously.

mike
 
Time to resurrect an older thread.... since I can't find much info on this receiver.

I picked up a Teac AG-75 receiver from 1989 per audiocircuit, rated at 75W per channel but no other specs. The sound was distorted until I cleaned the pots, works great now. The FM tuner is very good, and it's fairly hefty, definitely not BPC. Thought I'd post a pic and see if anyone has information on it.
 

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No specs or help, but I still like mine very much. Decent phono section for surround receivers :)
 
My friend bought a new AG-790A in December that was a real dud: bad digital encoder, very poor soldering throughout, and abysmal warranty service. Dunno about other models, but I would never recommend this or similar models to anyone.
 
I came across a very early Teac reciever at the Truro dump on Cape Cod years ago. It was partly mashed so I left it there, with regrets. It was actually a Luxman, imported by Teac, and looked like a mid/late 60s to early 70s model,rather clumsy in its cosmetics, but intriguing. Never seen anything else like it, though I do know that Teac has made (or sold) pretty high end non tape recorder stuff at various times.
 
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I came across a very early Teac reciever at the Truro dump on Cape Cod years ago. It was partly mashed so I left it there, with regrets. It was actually a Luxman, imported by Teac, and looked like a mid/late 60s to early 70s model,rather clumsy in its cosmetics, but intriguing. Never seen anything else like it, though I do know that Teac has made (or sold) pretty high end non tape recorder stuff at various times.
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I also stumbled on a TEAC at the dump, an integrated amp. Grabbed it and was very pleasantly surprised when I opened it up. Big torroidal transformer was a shock, big heatsinks, I think it was rated about 40wpc, sounded good but not great but I did nothing to it, no new signal path caps or anything. Cleaned it up and gave it away... easy come easy go.
 
Wait -- a dump story that's not from me or Mark Hardy? Welcome to the fraternity! Though I have to say that I hope your dump is as good as Marks -- his has more and better equipment rolling through than most audio stores.
 
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Mixed experiences with TEAC, I have had a receiver with pretty unpleasing sound. But at the moment I have an integrated amp and tuner set that sounds good, gutsy for 30Wpc. I have two of the intergrated amps so I'm going to give one to a good friend of mine.
They make good TV's but CRAP VCR's.
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Hi Tom,

Since this is in the vintage solid state forum, I'll assume you talking about Teac receivers from the 70's. I have a Teac AG-6500 from 1973. It was the top of the line for the year I believe. 40 wpc/8ohms. It is a very solidly made, well thought out reciever with excellent sound and a very good tuner. It has an interesting light blue back light with a high WAF ( at least mine).

I suspect that TEAC lost out to the high volume Japanese offerings because the styling is quite old fashioned compared to the Pioneer/Sansui/Yamaha and the cost at any power point was substantially higher.

As a piece of vintage gear, I've found no downside and it's "old fashioned" looks create interesting conversations among knowledgeable vintage receiver collectors.

Everything else being equal, I would recommend it. They're quite rare ( at least in the UK) and relatively inexpensive.

Ray
 
I picked up an AG-75 receiver today and it is a two channel, the kind we like. It lasted a week at the T.S. and now it's mine. Definitely one of the better mid-powered receivers I've heard. Nice hefty transformer supports the rating.
 
4 and a half year old thread, but I'll bite. I have a rather rare AG-78, looks like late 80's, i can fine NO info on it anywhere, but it sounds great going into my HPM900's, clean, clear, no clipping at 3/4 volume, and it really pulls the stations in on the tuner. It's pulling garage duty and doing it very well.
 
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