Teac CR-H500NT, Brochure & Specs

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Pure Digital Path from the Source
The all new CR-H500NT and AG-H380 bring you
a new standard of digital audio application. A USB
port on these units allows you to connect an iPod
via the USB cable which is supplied with your iPod,
directly from digital audio connectors on iPod’s
bottom – (known as 30-pin connector) – to a hi-fi
standard D/A converter on the CR-H500NT or AG-
H380. This is a pure digital process from the source
to amplifier section, through a USB cable. The pure
digital audio data is processed through the high
grade D/A converter on the unit, then delivered to
the amplifier output section.
TEAC’s pure digital path provides much higher
quality digital-to-analog conversion as compared
to processing on an iPod, and this process uses
a better D/A converter as an authentic way of
improving the sound.
In addition, digital audio files on flash memory –
such as with iPod touch and nano, which employ
silicon memory for music storage, and don’t have
any motor that generate a byproduct jitter noise –
is an ideal source for audiophiles.
When you choose a linear audio format like ”AIFF”,
”WAV” or ”Apple Lossless,” from the preference
menu of iTunes when you rip a CD, the original
digital data stream on CD will be stored on your
iPod.
In the past, audiophiles would upgrade their phono
cartridge to improve sound, because it was at the
very heart of the audio performance from vinyl disc
contact to the electrical signal. Now, choosing a
more advanced D/A converter is the modern route
to audio quality perfection.
Digital Connection
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