Click to view our Accessibility Statement or contact us with accessibility-related questions
dbdicker
28
Nov 6, 2016
TEAC is the $h!t in Japan -- they are the parent company of Esoteric, some of the most expensive Japanese audiophile stereo stuff. Chord is a British company of relatively mid-priced to lower priced stereo gear, and I'd make a bet on a blind a/b of their mojo to this any day........Grace is famous for internet radios. I'm joining this drop...........should be great for those really long trans-atlantic flights.............
BernieNordman
9
Nov 7, 2016
dbdickerYou need to check your references again if you think Chord is a mid-price hifi-company. Example: http://www.fanthorpes.co.uk/p0/chord-electronics/418278.htm?showPage=9&sort=PDESC
K.T.N
1264
Nov 8, 2016
dbdickerWell, the Chord I know, and I think most people know, makes pretty high end stuff. Stuff priced in the thousands of dollars range.
I, myself, have a Chord preamp and power amp. These weren't mid-priced or lower priced, and they were at the bottom of the range when I bought them. Again, several thousand dollars each. So I think you have an incorrect understanding of where Chord's place in the market is.
Similarly, Grace makes some darned good and not inexpensive products. For example, the $499 Grace Dac/headphone amp that Massdrop commissioned from Grace is one of their affordable products. So again, a misunderstanding of Grace's place in the market.
Also, while Teac may be the parent company of Esoteric, the Teac line-up is NOT the Esoteric line-up. Just as a Toyata is not the more expensive, luxurious Lexus brand, although both are a Toyata company. They are different products made for different market segments at a different price point.
Having said that, this Teac product may be great. It's just hard to tell whether it is without reviews and feedback.
bsa.tannguyen58
3
Nov 8, 2016
dbdickerTEAC has been doing audio equipments long time since 1953. The Reel to Reel TEAC Tascam was their best professional audio product.
http://museumofmagneticsoundrecording.org/ManufacturersTeacTascam.html
K.T.NI know this comment is almost a year old but since this is dropping again I just thought I would share the Lexus/Toyota may not be the best option to illustrate your point... For the first 16 years of it's life, Lexus was only sold outside of Japan (aimed at western markets). All the Lexus models were just the top trim level Toyota's inside of Japan. Don't disagree with your point but you may want to pick a different analogy.
PRODUCTS YOU MAY LIKE
Trending Posts in Audiophile