The Teac 200 series is almost exclusively a AM/FM/CD receiver with 2-3 inputs (the newer ones have iPod interfaces as well as USB host capabilities) and two tape loops. The 200 series is the same width as the entire 300 series, allowing you to add Minidisc recorders and tape players of higher quality that would match the appearance of the 200 series AM/FM/CD receivers.
The 300 series has garnered much respect because they operate like full size components at nearly exactly half the width. Often times you will see two stacks of components side by side such as a stereo receiver, 5.1 Dolby Digital/DTS receiver (no longer in production and very rare), CD player (they offer a single and used to offer a 3 disc changer in this series), CD recorder (no longer offered), Minidisc recorder (no longer offered), DVD player (no longer offered as a stand alone unit), integrated amplifier, single cassette player (no longer offered), and/or tuner. The 300 series has one odd one out, an AM/FM/DVD receiver that looks and operates much like the 200 series AM/FM/CD players.
Teac CR-H225
Teac DR-H300
The 400 series was extremely short lived, and to my knowledge it was blended with the 500 series components. The most notable would be the A-H400 integrated amplifier which is basically the A-H500 with minor revisions.
Teac A-H500
The A-H500 is probably one of the most sought after Teac reference components in the series because of it's sheer power capability in a compact unit. It has a largish toroidal transformer, 4 dedicated bipolar transistors for each channel, and 4 x 6800uF capacitors making it a formidable micro integrated with style and finesse.
Teac A-H500 Insides
The 500 series components are popular in a certain crowd and many pieces are rare in the United States, none are in production. The A-H500 , as previously mentioned, is rare as well as the Teac AG-H550, a 5.1 receiver with a full set of preamplifier outputs and a respectable on-board amplifier and it tips the scales at 20 pounds. It truly can function as a full size component in virtually every way. Included in this series was the AV-H500 a 5.1 ready integrated amplifier (it has a display, but lacked an internal tuner). The AV-H500 is one of my least favorite components, yet it still fetches a decent dollar amount because it has a decent amplifier section. I just don't like Dolby Pro Logic only receivers and I am annoyed that Teac did not offer an AC-3 decoder for the series at the very least. Also included in this series are a couple of DVD players, one without component video and one with, two CD players, a 7 disc changer and a single disc player, as well as a tuner, single cassette deck, and stereo receiver.
Teac AG-H550 with DV-H550
Teac AG-H550 / DV-H550 Rear
The Teac 600 series is completely new, and is in a different price field all together. The claim is that they borrow technology from the Esoteric line but this seems far fetched being that most of the stuff they deal with appears to be in the Class A realm and the AG-H600NT seems to use some sort of switching amplifier. They certainly look nice to be sure, but I am a bit more nostalgic at this point.
The final series is the Legacy series, which is an odd duck all one its own. The series has 4 components; a 5.1 Tripath receiver, a single disc DVD player, a 2.1 Tripath AM/FM/DVD receiver with preouts for center and surrounds, and the 3 channel Tripath powered amplifier. I will include pictures of some of those components in the next post.