Teac AG-790 AM/FM Stereo Receiver
Around the world, the TEAC name is synonymous with high-quality, high performance consumer gear - not surprising when you consider that TEAC has been a leader in the industry since its earliest reel-to-reel recorders. Today, TEAC manufactures an entire spectrum of components for both high-fidelity audio systems and digitally enhanced home theaters. For many audiophiles, the TEAC label is a symbol of pride, one that shows they are serious about audio quality. Industry experts share this enthusiasm for TEAC products, giving them consistently high marks for performance.PRODUCT FEATURES:5-input selector: tuner, CD, tape, phono, AUX;Quartz PLL synthesized tuning system;Multi-function fluorescent display;Front panel headphone output Bass, treble, balance controls;90-minute sleep timer;30 FM/AM station presets;Remote control.
Enjoy full-bodied two-channel sound without breaking the bank with the Teac AG-790 stereo receiver. Equipped with 200 watts of total output power at 8 ohms (100 watts x 2), the AG-790 offers an affordable means of driving your left and right speakers to produce crisp, commanding audio. Among the receiver's audio features are a discrete circuit configuration that separates the audio signals for greater clarity; A/B speaker selection, which lets the listener choose an alternate pair of speakers; and binding post speaker terminals that provide a pure, high-quality connection. As with many receivers, the AG-790 also boasts a quartz PLL-synthesized AM/FM tuner with 30 AM and 30 FM presets. Thanks to the tuner, listeners can easily locate their favorite stations or browse among the dozens of presets (enough for virtually any size market). Users also have the choice of using the manual or auto-tuning. Other add-ons include a multifunction fluorescent display, a front-panel headphone jack for private listening, and a full-function remote control. The receiver measures 17.12 by 5.47 by 13.19 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 21.2 pounds. What's in the Box
AG-790 receiver, remote control, user's manual.
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Teac AG-790 AM/FM Stereo Receiver Reviews
I've owned this receiver for about a year now.
It's got a detailed, bright and precise sound. The controls are useful - having a remote is handy and the giant volume control on the unit itself is as intuitive as you need an amplifier to be.
My gripes are:
* Poor bass response unless you fiddle with the settings (which should not be necessary!)
* I could not get it to bi-wire properly with my B&W DM-602s even though the amp has two sets of speaker outputs. So I've had to twist my expensive four-core wire into two and cripple my beautiful speakers with inferior sound and bass/treble interference!
* The radio doesn't seem to be able to scan stations automatically properly. This means I have to crawl through manually.
All in all, my ancient Pioneer sounded far superior, as does anything by a "proper" hi-fi brand such as ARCAM or Marantz. I guess at this price it's what you might expect, but I have to say I'm disappointed and I'm already eager to get rid of it.
I bought this receiver because it has a phono input, a rarity on these days. It arrived a big, heavy monster that hummed like crazy no matter what I did to try and correct it.
I should have just sent it back, but the shipping would have cost 30% of the purchase price! I listened to it only infrequently, but it died shortly after the warranty expired anyway.
A total waste of money.
Bought one a year ago. In a matter of weeks the power transformer died. Amazon replaced. Now, just beyond warranty, the power transformer on this one has died. Need I say more?
Previous commenter stated:
"It also has a 'phono' input which has gone away on all others. Contrary to what the salesmen said, a 'phono' CANNOT be connected to the CD or other input without an additional pre-amp. "
Most (all?) modern phonographs have pre-amps built-in. If this is true in your case, then yes you can hook the phonograph to the CD, tape or other 'line-level' inputs.
If you have an older phonograph that does not have a built-in preamp, then you will either need to hook it up to a 'phono' input that is designed for this purpose, or you will need an additional preamp so that you can connect it to a line-level input.
This is because older phonographs, just like many microphones have a very low signal level. The preamp amplifies this low level signal to 'line-level' that your (speaker) amplifier is used to dealing with.
Purchased via Amazon 9+ months ago, and I was satisfied for the first few months. It did the job as my music sounded fine. But problems arose. It has inputs for Tape/Aux/CD/Tuner/Phono ~ and I installed 3 of the inputs (Aux/CD/Tape). Now it won't tell one from another - sometimes it plays CD when you push Aux, or Aux when you push Tape, othertimes it takes a power-off/power-on to find the Aux source. And the volume control is wacko - the volume gauge runs from 1 to 62, and I play cd's at around level 15, the aux. source at around 30 and Tapes at 40 ~ all to the same level of loudness. When switching to CD after an Aux. input I get BLASTED if I don't remember to turn down the volume.
So my sister loaned me a Denon (a higher-end stereo receiver line) and I was surprised at the step up (cost to value.) Suddenly I'm aware the Teac had (at best) a poor surround system, and a poor interface, and no subwoofer, central speaker, functionable surround options. So was the Denon worth $130? Yes, the quality of sound to the main speakers is fine, and worth $130 if it worked properly (I obviously got a defective unit.) But maybe I should have saved up and gotten a Denon (or equivalent higher-end) in the first place ($500) ~ having access to surround, central, subwoofer etc. is wonderful.
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