Teac’s
TN-570 Turntable Combines Style with Excellent Performance, includes a Dual Material
Marble Plinth, “PRS3” Precision Speed Control and Hi-Resolution Digital Optical
Output.
Teac’s new TN-570, High-end Hybrid Turntable is designed with the
concept of combining sleek style with excellent performance as an analog or
digital turntable. The Flagship TN-570 provides the virtues of analog or digital sound
to the highest standards of audiophiles who have loved Vinyl for decades or the
entry-level user who has just begun to have a real interest in Vinyl recordings.
The Teac TN-570's Plinth combines heavy cultured marble on high-density MDF in a
two-layer sandwich structure (Dual Material Chassis). In addition to insuring a low
feedback margin, this design realizes clear sound by abating the inherent
resonant frequencies of different materials by combining them. The power train
employs a belt drive with an automatic rotation adjustment mechanism (Platter
Rotation Speed Servo System, or "PRS3") designed by TEAC. Changes in
the platter rotation speed are immediately detected by an optical sensor and
used as feedback for the motor speed control. This allows high-precision
rotation speed that can compete with heavyweight-class belt drive and direct
drive systems, while providing a sleek and stylish design.
The TN-570, has a newly designed tone arm and head shell uses PC-Triple C wiring and comes
equipt with a new Audio-Technica
AT100E MM VM Cartridge and includes a Moving Magnet type RIAA Phono Equalizer Amplifier with switchable
Phono or Line analog audio outputs and also has a
High-end Cirrus Logic Analog to Digital converter built in. The optical digital
output delivers 24-bit/192kHz digital Hi-Resolution audio quality and the USB
port does 16-bit/48kHz to a PC or Mac. The TN-570 provides new hybrid ways to
enjoy listening to vinyl records choosing either analog or digital audio
output. Possibilities include experiencing how the sound differs according to
the connection, and building a high resolution digital music archive by
recording vinyl records directly to a computer.
No
compromises! The Teac TN-570 is designed with
the mature audiophile in mind, with the artful look and precision performance
of a High-end Hybrid Analog/Digital Turntable, as a new industry standard.
Mark Peabody, Soundsclassic.com
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Cogging
Free Belt-Drive Platter Rotation Sensing Servo System (PRS3)-
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This new drive
system employs Teac’s PRS3 (Platter Rotation Speed Servo System) that detects
minute changes in the platter rotation speed by a contact-less optical sensor
set at the spindle base, and controls the motor speed after calculation by an
on-board microcomputer. It realizes a Belt-drive mechanism with higher
precision that out performs most Direct-drive turntables. The TN-550 has
achieved both sleek design and precision rotation. |
What is Cogging? |
Cogging is a phenomenon
in which the periodic attraction of the armature and rotor inside the motor
is dependent on the rotation angle, resulting in a fine pulsing. For example,
if you turn the axle of a motor with your fingers, you'll feel the rotation
occurring in steps. This phenomenon is called ‘cogging.’ In order to
eliminate the cogging on a Direct-drive turntable, it requires a large
numbers of poles in the motor and complex circuits and mechanism to achieve
smooth rotation. As a result, the drive unit itself must be huge, which
prevents making the cabinet sleek and elegant. |
■ Electronically-controlled
Speed Selector-
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The speed selector uses an electronically-controlled speed changing
mechanism between 33-1/3 rpm and 45 rpm, which does not require bothersome
processes of changing the pulley to another one with different diameter. Both the speed selector knob and the 45 rpm adapter are precision
machined aluminum for a more prestigious feel. |
■ Clear Acrylic Platter that
merges elegance with silence-
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The 16mm-thick full-size clear acrylic platter suppresses unwanted
sympathetic vibrations. The high accuracy of the spindle is maintained by a
polished Stainless Steel Spindle and a highly durable bronze spindle holder.
With its high transparency, it shines beautifully, reflecting its
surroundings according to the light level. Together with the pattern of the
marble, it presents a unique elegance. |
■ High-precision Spindle and
Anti-static Carbon-coated Base-
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By applying a carbon coating to the spindle bearing, hardness is
increased and electrification is eliminated, providing excellent static
electricity control and performance. |
■ Large Torque Motor with a
floating structure-
By employing a rubber
cushion, the large torque motor is set to float when attached to the chassis, thus
suppressing the transmission of vibrations from the motor to the chassis.
■ Urethane Rubber Flat Belt-
A urethane rubber flat belt
provides excellent durability to reliably transfer energy from the motor drive
in order to quietly and accurately drive the acrylic platter.
■ Chassis with Dual Layer
structure realizes both weight and style-
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The Turntable Plinth combines man made marble sandwiched on
high-density MDF. This design abates the inherent resonant frequencies and
realizes a clearer sound, allowing the music inscribed in the grooves of the
record, to come out vividly. The marble not only contributes to the
Turntable’s elegant appearance, but also to its gravity, giving the turntable
a solid weight of about 20 lbs, while retaining a slim and stylish
appearance. |
■ Honeycomb-shaped Bottom
Case-
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The metal bottom cover,
uses a honeycomb structure which melds into the plinth’s stylish design, to
provide rigidity and prevent any unwanted sympathetic vibrations. |
■ Height
Adjustable Feet-
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Four
machined aluminum feet can be height adjusted independently. Allowing the
turntable to be set up on surfaces that are not flat. In addition, rubber cushioning
is used between the feet and the body of the plinth to suppress any unwanted
feedback to the cabinet. |
■ Newly Designed Tone-arm with
Anti-skating Mechanism-
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The static-balanced S-shaped tone-arm
features high flexibility as it can be adjusted for optimal tone-arm height
and weight for any appropriate head shell or cartridge. A new Anti-skate
Mechanism is employed to give even tone-arm and balanced stylus pressure to
the delicate vinyl record groove. High-quality PC-Triple C* conductor wires
are used in the tone-arm, so that the signal captured by the needle from the
record is transmitted with pure sonic quality. |
PC-Triple C stands for
"Pure Copper-Continuous Crystal Construction" which allows signals
to flow smoothly by eliminating signal obstructions. With high conductivity
and excellent sound characteristics, this new material is expected to become
a replacement standard. (Made in |
■ Built-in Phono RIAA Equalizing Amplifier-
Since a phono
equalizing amplifier is built-in, you can enjoy vinyl record sound by
connecting the TN-570 directly to an existing preamplifier or receiver that
does not have phono inputs. In addition, the phono equalizing amplifier employs an OPA1602 SoundPlus® Op-amp which is designed to provide high quality
phono audio. The detailed analog signal transmitted
from the cartridge is restored to the original audio signal via the RIAA
equalizer amplifier without distortion or loss.
■ MM-type
Cartridge by Audio-Technica (AT-100E)-
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A Moving Magnet type cartridge, the Audio-Technica
AT100E comes installed from the factory, in the universal type head-shell
which also employs PC-Triple C wiring for pure signal path. |
■ Optical/USB Digital and Phono/Line Analog Outputs
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With a high-precision A/D converter made by Cirrus Logic, the TN-570
delivers optical digital output up to 192kHz/24-bit PCM Hi-Resolution Audio, while a USB output
delivers 48kHz/16-bit digital audio to your Computer. These two outputs
allows you to save your vinyl collection digitally on a PC/Mac or CD-R/RW
discs for car hi-fi, or enjoy superior details of the sound by connecting to
your favorite D/A Converter unit. |
■ Detachable Dust Cover-
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By removing the dust cover from the unit, you can better enjoy how
music relives from vinyl recordings. |
Features
List- |
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Product Dimensions
16.9 x 14 x 5.2 |
Product Weight 19.9 LBs |