Giving old records a new digital life: Teac GF-350 Review @ IHT

Iria · Aug 17, 2006, 09:23 PM

Review: IHT
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Are you over 40? Sorry to hear it. That makes you part of the Transition Generation, those who have witnessed the world's shift from analog to digital recordings. You probably have a collection of phonograph records, audiocassettes and videotapes sitting in a closet somewhere at this very moment.

Maybe you still maintain a turntable and cassette deck, which you use to listen to your tunes just as you have for decades. If that is your situation, congratulations; you may skip to the next article.

But it is more likely that you have been staring at those piles of records and tapes and wondering if there is some easy way to transfer them to shiny new CDs. You imagine how nice it would be to have your music collection on convenient compact discs that can play in your car, home stereo or portable CD player - without having to buy them all over again.

The answer is yes: There is now a single machine, the Teac GF-350, that can turn your records into CDs. (Most people spot it in the Hammacher Schlemmer or SkyMall catalogs for $400, although you can find it online for as little as $330.)

Aug 17, 2006, 09:23 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Giving old records a new digital life: Teac GF-350 Review @ IHT Review: IHT __________ Are you over 40? Sorry to hear it. That makes you part of the Transition Generation, those who have witnessed the world's shift from analog to digital recordings. You probably have a collection of phonograph records, audiocassettes and videotapes sitting in a closet somewhere at this very moment. Maybe you still maintain a turntable and cassette deck, which you use to listen to your tunes just as you have for decades. If that is your situation, congratulations; you may skip to the next article. But it is more likely that you have been staring at those piles of records and tapes and wondering if there is some easy way to transfer them to shiny new CDs. You imagine how nice it would be to have your music collection on convenient compact discs that can play in your car, home stereo or portable CD player - without having to buy them all over again. The answer is yes: There is now a single machine, the Teac GF-350, that can turn your records into CDs. (Most people spot it in the Hammacher Schlemmer or SkyMall catalogs for $400, although you can find it online for as little as $330.)