12/21/2023
My latest Unicorn Ive got here in the lab, Ive just gone through did a full checkup and calibration. This folks is the Teac A-1D integrated Amplifier and it looks like Teac brought their A game to the table. Ivwe always had a thing for Teac gear. They (aside form junk of 90's) always stood out from the rest in both quality and in looks. This is a beautifully enginered piece and only top quality components used. The layout uses all discrete components and each signal path has been laid out in a proper manner with one thing in mind. NO Filler and only the sound is the most important factor. No unneccesary fluff although I admit aving a fully functional remote and a motorized volume K**b as well as input selector is pretty bad ass. The amp is a Class A/B design with power amp section being Mosfet driven. These are hard to come by unless you import from Japan then have to deal qwith step up transformer etc. They were sold in the US in 2005-2006 timeframe and those who own one treasure it. THe specs are 75 wats into 4 ohm 50 into 8 ohms, so not a massive powerhouse nor do I want it tobe. Stay tuned for some demo sound clips at some point
