Stunning retro design, Impeccable build quality and compact size, Nice, clean sound, Decent detail and punch, Supports high-res audio
Isn't as detailed, dynamic or exciting as rivals, Can get confused with complex rhythms
We have mixed feelings about the TEAC AI-501DA. On the one hand, we love the way it looks.On the other, the sound quality just isn't interesting enough to fully justify its £700 price. And when the NAD D 3020 performs better at nearly half the price, it's...
Published: 2013-12-04, Author: Ian , review by: pocket-lint.com
Looks beautiful, brilliantly built, sounds amazing when fed lossless audio (24-bit /192kHz max), lots of physical inputs, doesn't taint or bias sound
USB-based problems - likely related to Windows driver, expensive, lossless audio hard to track down
We won't pretend the Teac AI-501DA is not expensive, because it is. Now, £700 is not too much money for such a high-quality system, but it is a lot of money for anyone to cough up. By the time you've added decent speakers and any other devices you'r...
Abstract: Die Automobilbranche hat das Retrodesign schon vor geraumer Zeit entdeckt. Ob VW mit dem Beetle, BMW mit dem Mini oder Ford mit dem Mustang, um nur drei Beispiele zu nennen - sie alle zitieren Meilensteine ihrer Geschichte. Und sind damit sehr erfolgr...
