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MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE IN THESE DECKS IS BASED ON A TIMELESS IDEA.
The features and specifications of TEAC decks have changed, but the timeless constant has been MAC reliability.
Every improvement we've made has added to this reliability. It's our most important feature. Every TEAC cassette deck from the least expensive to the most expensive is built to last a long, long time. That's been true since the first TEAC was built more than 25 years ago.
A-103 Specifications:
Wow & Flutter: 0.10. (NAB weighted)
Signal-to-noise ratio: 50dB (without Dolby) 55dB (with Dolby at 1kHz) 60dB (with Dolby over 5kHz.)
Frequency Response: 30-14,000Hz (CrO2/FeCr) 30-11,000Hz ( Normal)
Dolby is a trademark of Dolby Laborer TEAC
Take the new A-103, one of the least expensive TEAC's you can buy. Despite its low price, the A-103 is manufactured to the same tolerances as decks costing three times as much.
And, where most decks have a maze of hand-wired switches, harnesses and boards inside, the A-103 boasts an innovative design which replaces all that with a single circuit board directly coupled to the front control panel.
A-640
Specifications:
Wow & Flutter: 0.06% (NAB weighted)
Signal-to-noise ratio: 57dB (without Dolby) 62dB (with Dolby at 1kHz) 67dB (with Dolby over 5kHz)
Frequency Response: (CrO2) 30-14,000Hz ( Normal)
TEAC's more expensive A-640 brings engineering sophistication to a new high with plug-in circuit boards,, two motors and electronically operated push buttons for feather-touch, maintenance-free reliability.
People who work with tape recorders know.
Teac tape recorders work and keep on working. That's the reason people whose living depends on sound judgment, depend on TEAC.
You can, too.
TEAC. First. Because they last.
TEAC 1977
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Source: Stereo Review (USA magazine)