The teac ud501 dualmonarual pcmdsd usb digital to analog converter dac is the star of the 501 series. Pioneering the sound frontier with stateofthe art technology and matured circuit design knowhow. Read me first ai301da ud301 ud501 macintosh what you. Enjoy your favorite vinyl records while adding a colorful, 1960sflavored psychedelic touch to your space with teac s new tn420 turntable. It has a range of digital and fir filter options and allows the automated pcm upconverter to be disabled. Teac provides a free highresolution player on our website, see below for download instructions. Teac ud501 dualmonaural pcmdsd usb digital to analog. I have been ripping cds with xld a free program that can be downloaded. Windows or macintosh, it is recommended to install highres audio player software. A pair of tiburrbrown pcm1795 32bit dacs take care of the d to a conversion and the usb input is of the asynchronous variety meaning it controls the allimportant system clock. The teac ud501 is a dual mono design and packs a lot of technological punch into its narrow, stout a4sized aluminumwrapped and handleequipped body. Summary of contents for teac ud501 page 1 regardless of your computers os, mac or windows, you are able to enjoy highres audio files straight from your computer. The teac ud501 is currently the cheapest dac to support dsd replay across usb.
I compared the teac against the gustardsingxer right out of the box. Its in near mint condition and it comes with everything that it came with. The rca lineout jacks have an exclusive clearance zone, so a high grade pin cable with a large shell is able to be connected. I would also be interested in you impressions of the dac as i am sure you have a lot more experience with digital than i do.
The ax501 is part of the reference series from teac so doesnt come cheap as desktop products go. The teac hr audio player is a free application software download to help you playback and enjoy your highresolution audio files on your windows or mac computer with ease through the teac ud501 and your connected home audio system. Review and measurements of teac ax501 amplifier audio. Key features include variable output impedance to control the damping factor for all headphones you own. I have heard other dacs that can do one aspect or another better, but the ud501s overall performance is great at achieving the reason why i listen to an. Teacud501 pcm dsd usb dacda converter or processor. Unfortunately, although we seemed to be able to play some dsd128 samples from 2l properly in dff format, i was unable to play the dsd128 encoded. Read me first ai301da ud301 ud501 what you need to install on your computer. This will be the second time i measure a true dsd device. The teac also sports an individual toroidalcore power transformer on each channel to truly achieve a total dual monaural design.
This teac ud501 dac has been in my system for the past six years. Consumers of such wares as the ud501 dac, generally already have a discrete headphone amp provided they listen through headphones, of course. Teac obviously designed the ud501 to be used with its own highly regarded ha501reference series headphone amplifier. It is a dualmonaural usb da converter with headphone amplifier. It plays every audio file you could conceivably think of, and does so while cocking a rather large snook at companies. Teac ud503 dualmonaural usb dac with full balanced. The teac hr audio player allows you to listen to your audio as soon as. There is no remote, but it does feature a range of filter options activated from a front panel menu button. Teac ud503 congratulations, the 501 is a nice looking dac. If you use the ud501 with a macintosh computer, you dont need to install driver software. Usb input, in comparison with coax input, has two advantages.
The ud501 provides two optical and coaxial digital inputs, one pair of xlr and one pair of rca analog audio outputs. The reference 501 series defines a new standard to fit all modern interior, with great spacesaving design and a timeless presence. For the price, the teac ud501 dac offers up a lot of value and fantastic set of features. But, if dsd and player are not important, i believe, that coax input with quality feeding source, ceteris. Ive used teac ud501 connected to a win 7 computer for a couple of year now and it has worked great. Sonically, i believe this dac can easily trade punches with the best out there whether pcm or dsd. Supported products and os ud503, nt503, ud501, ud301, ai501da, ai301da, ai101da, udh01, ah01, nph750, hap90sd, hap50. The teac ud501 usb dac has the ability to deliver an emotional impact and draw me into the musical performance.
Teac ud501 usb dac audioholics home theater forums. Teac corporation announces releasing the latest firmware which enables nt505 to support roon. Teac dual monaural da converter with usb streaming, black ud. The ud501 uses a single burrbrown pcm1795 dac chip per channel as well as dual muses8920 operational amplifiers on each channel. Please visit download page to download the teac hr audio player for mac os.
Teac ud501 modification the architecture of the teac ud501 is unique and unseen for a product of this price range and it becomes a totally different beast after our signature mod upgrade. Driver software download page usb connection is supported on windows computers running windows xp. The teac ud501 supports file playback of cutting edge dsd 5. The teac ud501 dac operates perfectly, in the sense of being a quality, well constructed product that will give you troublefree operation for years. Teac also packed this incredible unit with two 32bit burrbrown dacs per channel and jrc muses op amps, dual monaural design, fully balanced xlr as well as unbalanced rca outputs and a. The teac ud501 s menu system is remarkably comprehensive, for a dac. Teac dual monaural da converter with usb streaming. The teac hr audio player is a free application software download to help you playback and enjoy your highresaudio files with ease. Thanks for that, i feel that these lines of yours pretty much sum up how i feel about the teac, although ive yet to hear one, bottom line. I bought a new computer last week with windows 10 and after a while i got the teac asio driver to install and work. Teac ud501 usb dac headphone amplifier for sale us. Supported products and os ud503, nt503, ud501, ud301, ai501da, ai301da, ai101da, udh01, a. The ud505 is a flagship dual monaural usb dac with an integrated fullybalanced headphone amplifier, that fuses highend audio design concepts and teac s decades of audio design experience, in an a4sized footprint. The first time was about a month ago when i checked out the beta firmware for the oppo bdp105 at a friends house.
Click on a category below to download manuals, software updates and other documents for your teac product. Fyi i just replaced my teac ud501 with a gustard x20pro nonusbsingxer su1 combo. According to fellow head fi member operabuff, the calculations for damping control range from a. It is that versatile, and that good, that even while ive changed speakers, power amps, preamps, cords, etc. It has fixed singleended phono and balanced xlr outputs, and a volume control for the builtin headphone amplifier. Teac provides a highresolution audio player for mac os. After the mods, inner details and harmonic resolution, previously submerged by the background noise levels, will emerge. I had it feeding my integrated at that time, the hk990, with xlr connections. I purchased this dac about a month ago and think it is about time i shared my thoughts and some additional info you may not find elsewhere online. Unfortunately, although we seemed to be able to play some dsd128 samples from 2l properly in dff format, i was unable to play the dsd128 encoded test.
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