Customer Reviews

TEAC GF450K7 Turntable Cassette CD Recorder and Radio (Black)

5 star:		(24)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I purchased this unit after checking out many others- my only real objection is that it's black (that's why I didn't give it 5 stars), I would have preferred a wood grain, but aside from that the only problem I found was it's inability to sense the spaces between the tracks all the time. The sensor works about 80% of the time depending on the condition of the original, but of course you can easily do it manually. I was using it successfully about 5 minutes out of the box- one important thing- it needs "music" CD's not "computer" CD's. Not that easy to find and the retail store clerks didn't know there were two types of CD's. Finally I found them at Radio Shack. All in all it's a great unit and I recommend it highly.

Having hoarded about 700 LPs and cassettes for decades, it's finally time to archive them and sell them on Amazon. My mom and stepdad bought a cheaper unit and they were less than thrilled with it, though it works for them; I'm more finicky with my music. TEAC to the rescue!

I have had no serious problems with this unit yet, having made 7 CDs from Abba thru Bachman-Turner Overdrive. My only real issue is that the turntable is pretty lightweight for the money; I miss the professional-grade heavy-duty record players of the past, but I guess I could lay out another few hundred for that.

Still, the recorder works quite well for my purpose, if you don't rely on the autotrack feature to start new tracks on your CDs; so far that's only worked well with a chrome Abba cassette. (LP surface noise tends to fool the sensor into thinking there's still something playing that shouldn't be broken into two tracks.)

Machine works well and is easy to operate. Instructions must be read carefully. When recording your Told to press record, however you must also press play to actually start the recording process. Also, the turntable produces poor quality. You get 100% better quality by pluggung in a remote turntable of good quality into the Aux jacks in the rear of the machine. I'm recording 33 rpm's that are over 50 years old and except for some scratches on some of the records, the reproduced quality of sound is excellent.

This is the best money we have ever spent. We were able to transfer all of our cassette tapes to CD. The unit worked smoothly and without any problems. The sound quality of the CD's was amazing, it was so much better than the tapes it was recorded from. The most important thing is to make sure you buy the correct CD's. Read the manual before you shop for them.

If you have records or cassette and want them on CD this is the product to buy.

It is nice to be able to get the old LP's to CD. The only real problem I'm having is to get the auto-track to work. I end up with several songs on 1 track. It is really simple to operate. Maybe I need to try the manual mode. Although it is not so bad having many songs on one track if you want to record the whole LP anyway. Maybe I just need to play with it some more.

Please Note: I've tried to change the rating from 2 to 4 stars but I am not able to edit the rating for some reason. If the Amazon staff can figure that out, they can change it.

The item was delivered faster than expected and in perfect condition. We re able to covert some very old albulms to CD and are enjoying music we have not heard in years. great for the collector.

This recorder does most of what would be expected of it. The sound quality leaves a lot to be desired, but when a CD burned on this machine is played on a quality player, it sounds great. As a radio, unless your favorite station is just down the street, the cheesy little 22 gauge FM antenna wire will not get the job done. Also, no provision for any other type antenna. Therefore, don't buy this if the radio function is important. My main purpose was to transfer records and tapes to CD, which it does very well. If it has a collective counter of how much time is left on the disc when recording, it does not work. I have to look at the time on each record to get an idea of how many more recordings I can get on a disc or use a stopwatch. Also, if you shut it down and go back to finish a disc, it will start back over at number 1. Therefore, you must finish a disc all in one sitting or leave the unit on pause for an extended period.

I bought this for my husband he has played in a band with his father for over 30 years and they have recorded every practice session and gig they ever played unfortuanlty the earlier were on cassette it was important to preserve these family treaures so quality is important. I was not disapointed exceptional quality the speaker system is exceptional. When he first unwrapped it he talked about hooking up external speakers but once he palyed it the sound and the quality changed his mind.
The item was shipped promptly i wold buy from this dealer again.

The TEAC Turntable cassette CD recorder is awesome in it's capablility and usefulness. I would highly recommend to anyone wanting to save the music on their old Lps, 45s and standards.

Don Hetherington

I had been researching cassette to CD machine options for some time and was ready to buy from Crosley. But that idea was abandoned due to the numerous negative reviews from users posted on this site. So I searched some more and happened upon this machine. I certainly feel that I made the right decision. I love this machine! Other than the appearance (a wood grain finish would be nice) I have only positive to report. I was recording 5 minutes after taking it out of the box. The quick user guide was handy. Easy to use, good sound quality, no problems thus far. I have converted approx. 40 cassettes and 1 LP to CD without any problems at all. Sound quality is excellent for my needs. I have no problems locating the CD-R music discs. For those who do they are available for purchase from amazon, also found them at Walmart. I would highly recommend this product, and I am very pleased with my purchase. Amazon customer service was excellent as usual.