TEAC CR-H500 opinions sought

[filbert42]

I hope this is the right place to ask this... I have a TEAC DR-H300DAB on approval but it is making a mechanical clicking noise from the CD player, so I am thinking of taking it back. I don't play DVDs anyway, so that feature is of no use to me.
I am thinking of getting a TEAC CR-H500 in its place. I listen mostly to classical music - radio 3 and CDs, or MP3s that I have stored on my computer. I have a small flat, hence the need for an all in one format device. I am also thinking of replacing my 40 year old Denton 2's with EB Acoustics EB1 speakers.
I doubt I would use DAB – I listen to Radio 3 and Radio 4 on FM. I might use Internet Radio when radio3 is playing opera! (I have never got into opera, I'm afraid).
Being able to stream from my computer would be handy (but I guess I could do that via the built in sound card and an aux connection to any amp any way, I'm not sure that the quality of streaming would be significantly better streaming directly from the disk).
Has anyone any experience of this device? Are there any pitfalls in my proposed set up?
Any advice would be welcome.
Rgrds
Filber42/Peter

PS: I don't have an iPOD but I do have a record deck, so the phono input on the TEAC would be useful.

 

[scorpion88]

I hope this is the right place to ask this... I have a TEAC DR-H300DAB on approval but it is making a mechanical clicking noise from the CD player, so I am thinking of taking it back. I don’t play DVDs anyway, so that feature is of no use to me.
I am thinking of getting a TEAC CR-H500 in its place. I listen mostly to classical music - radio 3 and CDs, or MP3s that I have stored on my computer. I have a small flat, hence the need for an all in one format device. I am also thinking of replacing my 40 year old Denton 2’s with EB Acoustics EB1 speakers.
I doubt I would use DAB – I listen to Radio 3 and Radio 4 on FM. I might use Internet Radio when radio3 is playing opera! (I have never got into opera, I’m afraid).
Being able to stream from my computer would be handy (but I guess I could do that via the built in sound card and an aux connection to any amp any way, I’m not sure that the quality of streaming would be significantly better streaming directly from the disk).
Has anyone any experience of this device? Are there any pitfalls in my proposed set up?
Any advice would be welcome.
Rgrds
Filber42/Peter

Get the new Denon 38 instead - far superior.

Scorpion

 

[filbert42]

Get the new Denon 38 instead - far superior.

Scorpion

Thanks for the reply - in what way superior??

By the way, I have added to my original post the info that I don't have an iPOD but I do have a record deck, so a phono input is useful. I'm off to reaserch the Denon...

Rgrds