Customer Reviews

Teac CD-P1250 Compact Disc Player with Remote

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

The main reason, probably the only reason, you would buy this unit is that it's (as I write this) the only moderately-priced traditional single-CD component player that can be found. I don't see any others. Do you?

This is a basic, competent unit. It offers the standard CD controls and display on the front panel, and includes a remote control (which I don't bother with). It doesn't support some modern frills, such as digital output or mp3 decoding or DVDs. It accepts the CD on the standard platter in the center of the unit (oddly labeled "Center Mounted Mechanism", as if this is a noteworthy feature), and it has the standard RCA jacks on the back and also a headphone jack on the front. My unit was made in China in October of 2004, so they're still rolling off the assembly line at this time (that is, this isn't an old model that they found in a warehouse somewhere).

The reason you might want a traditional single-CD component player is that you've got a traditional stereo, and your typical use is to choose a CD and then play that CD. You could alternatively buy an inexpensive CD carousel, but I didn't do this because I figured they were more complicated mechanically and thus would probably have a shorter lifespan. You could also find, for less money than this, an inexpensive DVD player that would play CDs and mp3s and everything else. That extra playback versatility might be nice, but I hesitated to go that route because of concerns that a DVD player would work best attached to a video display, and the extra functionality might render simply playing a CD more complicated than it could be. At least this unit has the appropriate display and controls to play CDs and nothing else. Simple and straightforward. Sometimes, less is more.

My only (small) gripe is that it's missing a feature I enjoyed on my previous unit: The ability to key in a track number to play prior to inserting the CD. That was quicker: I'd key in, for example, 7 followed by Play, and then it would spin up the CD and go right to track 7. With this unit, I must first insert the CD and wait for it to inspect the disc and count the tracks; then it lets me skip to the specified track. So I'm forced to hang around for an extra few seconds.

You'll buy this unit if you're not quite ready to update your music system to the 21st century. You want it to clunk along for a while longer without being integrated into your TV with Dolby 5.1 decoding or as a satellite client on your server PC. You'll catch up with all that stuff when you decide to entirely revamp your system and buy thousands of dollars of newfangled stuff. Meanwhile, all you want is to peruse your rack of CDs and pick the one you want to listen to. You don't expect anything more out of a CD player. Maybe you'll happily sit out this phase of the technology revolution and await the next great leap, which will be a cochlear implant that can tie in to Bluetooth or your LAN. Thus you'll be able to assimilate audio data without speakers or headphones or any other traditional stereo equipment. (Listening to AM and FM will be an incidental bonus, plus satellite radio if you pay the fee.) Obviously even this will be merely a primitive early step; the real goal is to skip the auditory pathways and beam data straight into the brain, in its native format. At that point you'll essentially be telepathic, and perhaps capable of mentally generating any sound stream you care to broadcast or experience. The neural enhancements will be refined until they're completely biological and organic (as opposed to silicon/hardware), and shortly thereafter the human genome itself will be redesigned until New Man is born with these attributes. Your genetically-modified progeny will have no more need for hardware at all.

But until that happens, you still want your single-CD player component. And this is it.

P.S. I bought this from J&R through Amazon at a price of $79.88 (+ $15.05 for shipping), but right now I don't see the J&R offer, and other vendors are asking a much higher price. To step back for a moment, I'll acknowledge that my comments in the foregoing paragraphs are largely rationalizations of an emotional indulgence. This is all well and good when that emotional indulgence doesn't cost much. But there's a threshold above which I would shrug and admit that a cheap DVD player would do the job just fine. So if you can't find this CD player on the discount rack, forget it. That's my advice to you.

the first thing i have to say is that this player is CDR/CDRW compatible; i bought it a week ago at J&R ,and a played all my cdr and cdrw discs , let me tell you that have a great sound. No problems whatso ever .The reason I bought this player is that my DVD player does not play anymore CD's.just DVD's. I recommended this player to anyone who is looking for single cd player.

I needed a simple CD player, nothing fancy. This fills the bill perfectly. (Plays discs I had thought were defective; turns out tracking on my old Panasonic was defective.)
I'm satisfied that I got what they said they were selling, plus fast delivery and perfect condition.

Last year, I was looking for a replacement for my CD player, which was 15 years old. I was looking for a single disc player like my old one. I looked around the stores and all that I could find were multiple CD players. I settled on one of these multiple players and I had problems with it starting several weeks after I had purchased it. There were times that the tray refused to go back in. The programming function left a lot to be desired & was very complicated. In short, it was an aggressive piece of junk. I did have it serviced under warranty to fix the sensor problem which was the cause of the tray problem, but when the problem returned with a vengance some months later, the store that had previously serviced it had gone, replaced by a thrift shop, where I should have left the player.

Anyway, we are not here to bury that particular fiasco, but to praise the player in question, which I found in desperation after a bit of searching. As the title of my review says, I should have bought this player a year ago. It is exactly what I was looking for. It's a very good single play model, with easy to use programming (which is why I didn't get a DVD player since the ones I looked at didn't seem to have a programming feature for audio CDs). I've been very happy with this player in the several months since I purchased it. The only reasons for the 3 star review is that it does not play MP3s and the vague feeling that getting something like this in this day and age is like getting a new Victrola. However, I do recommend this product if you want a single CD player. I'm also satisfied with how J&R Electronics handled my order.

I had quite some trouble playing CD's and CD-R's in a recent Toshiba DVD-player I bought (message "no disc"). I started looking for a "pure" CD-player, where the laser and optics would be optimal tuned for playing CD's. This Teac turns out to be just what I was looking for.

As a minister of music at a Baptist Church, I bought this CD player
because it has only one drawer for the CD. I've used the 3 and 5 CD changers, but for playing accompaniment music, I think a single drawer
player is easier to use. For the price, this player works very well, and I would definitely buy another one.

EVERYONE needs a single-disc CD player, it lasts longer....less moving parts, it's elementary. I purchased mine one year ago, and it works perfectly. Sound is very good, and it does everything it says it does. Don't expect a lot of bells a whistles with this thing, it's a basic CD player. At this price I am considering buying another because I was under the assumption that this devise was being discontinued by TEAC. Good buy for a very good price. Please, stay away from multiple disc CD players, thay all fail too soon for the price point. This unit delivers at this price point. A good buy.

About 10 months after I bought this CD Player, it died. I sent it in for warrantee service on 3-23-2006 - yet as of today, 8-4-2006, I have not received it back. The service center says that Teac needs to deliver a part. Teac acknowledged as much. For a while, Teac said they would try to find the part, but now Teac no longer even answers email, and telephone support seems non existant.
Bottom line: Maybe you'll be lucky, and your machine won't break right away, but if it does, even if it is warranted, good luck!

Bad experience. Configured the whole AV system and finally plugged in the new Teac CD player. Pressed the button to open the tray and nothing happened (apart from a grinding noise). Returned for refund.

Amazon return process was excellent.

AFTER MY TECHNICS CD PLAYER OF 16 TEARS FINALLY BIT THE DUST I LOOKED AROUND FOR ONE TO REPLACE IT. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ONE LOCALLY SO I BOUGHT A DVD PLAYER FROM COMP USA. GOT IT HOME AND IT WOULDN'T RECOGNIZE A DISC SO BACK IT WENT. THE TEAC WAS THE ONLY ONE I COULD FIND AT A REASONABLE PRICE SO I BOUGHT IT ONLINE FROM JR ELECTRONICS. I DON'T DO MUCH ONLINE SHOPPING BUT SO FAR THIS EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN GREAT. THE UNIT WAS DELIVERED IN TWO DAYS AND SO FAR IT HAS PERFORMED VERY WELL. IF I GET 1/2 THE MILEAGE FROM THIS ONE AS I GOT FROM MY TECHNICS I'LL BE THRILLED. ONLY TIME WILL TELL. I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK HERE AND WRITE A NEGATIVE REVIEW. SO FAR THE CDP1250 IS WELL WORTH THE PRICE