I recently purchased this receiver from J,R's for $299.00. This receiver has everything and the price is just unbeleivable. The DPL mode is not just atypical, depending on the source. The DD source is execellent. Why pay more!Thank You Teac. Sounds as good as the 992 and /or the Denon 2700.

A great array of features. Good sound.

I have had the Teac A9100 for about 3 months and can say that I'm really impressed with it.
First off, the great array of features is difficult to find in other brands, even at higher prices.
I have listened to various receivers and amps and find the sound to be really quite exceptional and natural. It has none of the sharp or harsh sound of so many others I have heard, even the highly touted name brands.
My tapes, CDs, 33rpms,and FM have never sounded better. The 9100 appears to give much more definiton than other brands and amps I have listened to.
On music...all instruments are well defined and natural with good soundstage and brings out sounds and nuances I've never heard before from my setup. As a preamp, it's also excellent.
Having three other amps...one highly rated...I find myself using just the 9100 alone. The remote is handy and well laid out, as is the instruction book.
Overall, I am extremely satisfied with the Teac, which is my first experience with this brand. An added bonus is that it runs cool
Considering the features, sound and price I think it's only fair to rate it at five stars.

I JUST PURCHASED THIS TEAC RECEIVER FROM BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB FOR $249.00AND FOR THE PRICE YOU CAN'T BEAT IT.
THE SOUND IS OPEN AND SPACIOUS IN STEREO MODE.
THIS RECEIVER ALSO SOUNDS GREAT IN DOLBY DIGITAL MODE THANKS TO IT'S
MOTOROLLA PROCESSER'S IT ALSO HAS PEAMP OUTPUTS FOR EXTERNAL AMPS.
ALL THIS FOR ONLY 249.00

can be obtained cheaply, has good set up for dsp which sound a cut above all the "modes" I've listined to, Good dac

ok, there is at least one unhappy person in every crowd. I,ve now returned the unit twice and the third one still has a 60hz hum. This noise becomes worse as you turn the volume up. Most of the hum is generated at the speakers but you can also hear the transformer hum. yes i know all about "feedback loops" and "dirty ac" neither of which condition I have.

a good by IF YOU CAN FIND ONE WITHOUT THE AC Hum!!!!

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I bought this refurbished unit about 2 months ago from Onsale for $170. The unit works well, especially considering the price. My only complaints are the lack of S-video out, and the spring clip connectors. DVD movies work great, and sound great with this unit! For the price, it's an excellent buy.

This receiver has everything I need. It sounds very good and it is user friendly. I steel can’t believe that I’ve bought new "Dolby Digital" Receiver for just $249.99 plus tax ("COSTCO" Price Club).

I can't believe this thing!!
It sounds every bit as good as Sony or Yamaha Digital recievers that cost 300 dollars more. Besides the price it has a phono input as well as two recording options built in (Tape or MD).

The Dolby Digital is Incredible. The ProLogic sound is very good though too. I have been looking at recievers and researching them for a long time and this one is everything I need at a price and sound quality that can not be beat.

The reciever also has a set of preouts for future expansion!

Needless to say...I love this thing!!

Excellent price/performance ratio, the only receiver I've found in this price range with pre-amp outputs (easy growth path to separates), it feels pretty solid. I'll take on faith the post lower in this forum about the high quality Motorolla chip used to decode DD in this thing.

Limited base management, for those with more than one s-video source it lacks s-video switching but at this price I'm picking nits.

I was very leery of the TEAC name since I hadn't seen there products in some time and I was afraid the name might have been bought by a lesser manufacturer (like Phase Linear). TEAC reel-to-reel desks were leaders in the market back in the days of stone knives and bear claws.

I first got interested in the unit for a friend who was looking for an HT system. I had read these reviews which eased my fears about the brand name. During our investigation I discovered that the TEAC had pre-amp outputs and I knew immediately that this was the unit for me. We brought the first unit to my friend's home and hookup was easy and the unit seemed solid. My wife managed to pick up on several broad hints and I found my own unit under the tree Christmas morning (with a Pioneer 525 DVD to boot!)

I have set this unit up in two completely different ways, thus showing it's flexibility. My friend's system uses a now standard powered subwoofer with 6 identical, small satellites. We had six so I hooked two of them in series and laid them side by side to make one, robust center channel on top of the TV. The sound is clean, detailed, and plays louder than his wife would like in a 25x25 room.

As I mentioned above, I'm using it as a preamp/decoder/processor feeding identical 110/wpc Hafler stereo power amps for the front and rear channels. The center channel is driven by the amp in the receiver. I'm using stereo passive subs on the main channels so I have the LFE channel off. In this mode it feeds the LFE information to the front L and R channels. It sounds fantastic. I wasn't prepared for the power of HT at home. I now understand the "why go to the theater?" mentality. It sounds better in my living room.

The lowest pipe organ notes just before "Ellenore Rigby" on the Yellow Submarine DVD sound like nothing I've ever heard before. I was also startled to find that I'm hearing things from my CD collection I never noticed before. This is somewhat disconcerting to me as a budget audiophile. I never expected that this Korean entry level receiver would reveal musical information I had missed using my rock-solid American made stereo preamp.

In short, I couldn't be happier. I have 3 kids headed for college so my home entertainment investment needs to be limited. If you're going to have to bu low-fi, avoid Pioneer, Sony, JVC, etc. Go with the flexibility of the TEAC. If the new 9320 is near the same price range, wow!

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For me, there is no similar HT product. I'm using it as a pre-pro and there is simply nothing near the price. My former stereo pre-amp is a David Hafler design from the 80's, well respected in it's day.

Lots of bells and whistles for the money.

Unified remote only works on Teac components. Weak DSP modes for music (ie Theatre,Hall, etc), Sub level is not memorized when switching modes. Heartbeat noise to sub when the unit is off.

This is for the new ADG-9320
I just bought this unit at Costco for $469 CAN. I was hoping to find a receiver with a remote that controls all my other components. I hate having to use 3 or 4 remotes. This remote only controls Teac components. There is either a problem with the DSP modes for music, or I have a defective unit. The sound from my rear speakers, when in Disco, Theatre, Stadium, etc, is horrible. It sounds so raspy and digitized that it ruins the overall sound of the music. My old Pioneer Pro-logic receiver has better sound in the simulated modes. I was dissapointed. I wish the unit could remember the sub-level when switching modes. I like to keep my sub at +4 for the DVD player, but 0 for music. It has to be re-adjusted each time, which is easier when using the OSD than the front panel. I have one other problem. When the unit is off, there is a heartbeat noise that is being fed to my sub-woofer. I bought a new cable, same. If I unplug the sub cable, it stops. Overall the sound quality for Dolby Digital is very good. I am returning this unit to Costco, and am going to spend a few dollars more for either a Denon, or a Yamaha.
"You get what you pay for" applies to this unit.

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Incredible value! The sound is great and the options are plentiful for the budget enthusiast

Remote: poorly designed, and unable to control non-TEAC products.

This is a great reciever for me, I don't use in nay TV/Multimedia setup, it simply hooks together my CD player, my computer and my two speakers. But it sounds fantastic. Having read some of the other reviews, I know most people agree that this is a fantastic buy. While most seem to find TEACs at their local Costco, I actually bought mine off of amazon.com for less than the Costco price ($175.00). I reccommend amazon.com for electronics, they were very fast and professional...check 'em out.

Of course, at its price, this reciever doesnt have everything, and I think its rather futile to critisize it for this reason. Reasonably, the only thing about this receiver that falls short is its remote, which isnt pretty. While I've seen much worse, the remote is not exactly ergonomic. There are also too many buttons on it, and they are all packed together. The worst thing is that this remote can only control other TEAC products, so if you have a multi-brand system, you will have multiple remotes. Annoying, and perhaps too much for some, but for the money, it shouldn't be enough to keep you away from this wonderful unit.

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