TEAC GF-350 Turntable / CD-Recorder

Average customer rating: 4.0

CD-Recorder
TEAC CD Recorder
Almost lives up to it's billing
Excellent product but with caveats
TEAC GF-350

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TEAC GF-350 Turntable / CD-Recorder

Manufacturer: TEAC
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0007LA9EE

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Product Description

The 1930's were an age of lost innocence with a redefinition of wealth as people struggled to survive the depression and public works projects launched civilization further into the 20th century. The rumbling beginnings that would lead to World War II were beyond the horizon of life in the USA. Music was the thing and swing was king on radio waves and records. Teac GF-350 Nostalgia Stereo System is reminiscent of that period of the 20th century. It also adds a CD Recorder Player (records directly from turntable phono, or from an auxiliary input onto CDR CDRW discs). It lets you convert your old phonograph record collection into a modern CD collection. It's the best of both eras. 3-Speed Belt-drive turntable plays 78, 33, and 45 RPM records with automatic tonearm return at end of play Rotary volume control with on/off Function selector Backlit LCD Jack for adding optional headphone Wireless Remote Control 1 Auxiliary Audio input Requires 120V AC, 60Hz USA Plug (power cord included) Size WHD - 18.87 x 9.12 (unopened) x 15.00 Weighs - 22.5 pounds

Amazon.com Product Description

Finally, 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.

Customer Reviews:

CD-Recorder.......2007-06-11

This product is user-friendly. It is designed for do-it-yourselfer who doesn't have a lot of sophistication with electronic products. It is relatively easy for me to preserve some old albums from my mom's childhood, without the high expense of taking them to some third party to duplicate.

TEAC CD Recorder.......2007-06-08

An easy to used and excellent product for relatively low cost. LP bands do not automatically track however and recording must be monitored to track manually.

Almost lives up to it's billing.......2007-06-01

I have a number of obscure 45 and 78 records that I wanted to digitize so I purchased the TEAC GF-350 turntable from Amazon a few weeks ago. The item arrived four days after I ordered it.

The quick set up instructions were fairly easy to understand. My problem, like others who have reviewed this system, was that I had the wrong type of CD-R discs. I found the proper music discs at OfficeMax for about 40 cents each.

In one weekend I burnt all 30 discs in the package assembling about 35 hours of music. Although the sound through the TEAC speakers is tinny at best, the recorded discs have vibrancy and acceptable tone quality.

My chief difficulty was recording 33rpm records and having them track properly. It took a while to find the right db level to trigger a track change. If you just want to record alblum sides to listen to, it is not a big deal. However if you want to break out individual tracks for musical assemblages, you need to pay attention to the automatic recording process, or, better still, record each record track manually.

All in all I was satisfied with the unit and I'm now searching for software to "clean" up the scratches, pops and hisses.

Excellent product but with caveats.......2007-05-31

The TEAC GF-350 is an excellent product which does what it claims to do. Ease of operation is viable, and copying LPs and tapes (with your own player patched to the unit)goes generally well. Song separation into tracks doesn't go as well as expected ("dead" spaces are picked up as tracks) but this is a minor inconvenience. If planning to use copied CDs to download into your computer and then onto your MP3 player, dispense with tracking and copy each record side as a singular track. The caveat here is that the sound quality cannot be adjusted through the machine. All music comes out with a "tinny", baseless sound. This is mostly correctable by adjusting your player's base and treble response knobs, which results in a very acceptable sound quality. The only problem lies with playing the created CD through a unit with no bass/treble adjustments, which results in an un-acceptable auditory scheme. This TEAC is highly recommended as long as you run the finished product through a sound system with adjustments.

TEAC GF-350.......2007-05-30

THIS PRODUCT LIVES UP TO ITS BILLING. VERY USEFUL FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A LARGE RECORD COLLECTION, WITH MANY NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON VINYL OR CDs. i CAN RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT.

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