TEAC VRDS-701 CD-Player with VRDS Mechanism
Peter Tyson Warranty Information
All the information below is valid for purchases made on or after 01/01/2022. For purchases made before this date, the warranty details will be provided on your sales receipt or can be obtained by getting in touch with our Customer Service Department.
Please note: Our free extended warranties are only available for brand new products purchased directly from our website. Any purchase made through any other selling platforms will be subject to the Standard Warranty Period only.
The list below indicates the standard warranty period supplied by each manufacturer along with which products are covered by our free 5 Year extended warranty. In the event of a claim, Peter Tyson provides and administers the extended warranty. This extended warranty is on the same basis and terms as the manufacturer’s original warranty, where possible using the same official service providers, giving you total peace of mind for the extended warranty period. In the event of a claim, please contact Peter Tyson in the first instance. Claims for work done by others won't be accepted unless previously agreed.
Please note: We may run promotions and offer longer warranties than advertised below. These will be detailed on the individual product pages and will also be visible on your order invoice.
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Warranties can only be fulfilled to goods purchased and delivered within the UK. In order for us to conduct a Warranty claim for goods taken outside of the UK, the goods will have to be returned at your own expense. Alternatively, you can make the goods available for collection at a UK address. This also applies to goods delivered to shipping companies. Subsequent to a successful warranty claim, goods can only be re-delivered to a UK address.
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Delivery Information
Click here to see delivery information for televisions and larger floorstanding speakers.
At Peter Tyson we pride ourselves on prompt, efficient delivery. Please note that the daily cut off time for all next day delivery services is 3pm.
As standard, items are dispatched on a next working day service. If ordered before 3pm, your goods will be dispatched the same day. This is subject to stock availability and excludes weekends. For an additional fee, early weekday delivery options are available. These options are presented at checkout. See below for further delivery options.
Orders placed before 3pm on a Friday will be delivered the following Monday, unless you have selected a weekend delivery option. Orders placed after 3pm on a Friday will be despatched the following Monday.
Next day deliveries are applicable to the UK mainland and are free of charge unless stated. Orders under £100 will carry a £5.00 next working day deliver surcharge. We do not deliver our goods outside of the UK.
Unfortunately, due to their fragile nature, we cannot accept TV orders for delivery to none UK mainland postcodes - see the list of excluded remote and off-shore postcodes below. All other items to these regions carry courier imposed surcharges of £20 for the first two items, plus £8.50 per additional item* and are subject to a 2-3 working day delivery service.
To ensure reliable, undamaged delivery of televisions - TVs will be shipped with Fedex and for larger TVs, our 2 man delivery service with BJS rather than with our standard next working day courier.
*Where possible, if additional cables or selected small accessories are ordered along with a main product over £100, we will always try to send the additional cables at no extra charge.
Saturday & Sunday Service: Please Note DPD only collect from us on weekdays (Mon - Fri) - We are unable to dispatch orders on Saturday or Sunday.
The order cut-off time for weekend deliveries is Friday 3pm.
If you have urgent or specific delivery needs, please contact us before ordering.
ORDERS UNDER £100
Orders under the value of £100 will be dispatched on a Next Working Day service via DPD with a £5.00 delivery surcharge.
ORDERS OF £100 AND OVER
Dispatched via DPD on a next working day delivery service. You can upgrade to a time or weekend delivery - see below for details.
*Remote & Offshore Locations Exempt
UPGRADED DELIVERY
Before 12:30pm - Next Working Day Delivery
per order £15.00
NB: Remote & Offshore Locations Exempt.
Before 10:30am - Next Working Day Delivery
per order £20.00
NB: Remote & Offshore Locations Exempt.
Saturday and Sunday Delivery
per order £15.00
NB: Remote & Offshore Locations Exempt.
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Television, Appliances, and Larger Speaker Deliveries
Please note: Large TV, large appliances, and larger floorstanding speaker deliveries are not available to Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Scottish Islands, and Channel Islands.
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BJS - Two-man delivery for large TVs and Appliances
Our larger TVs and large appliances (excluding American Fridge Freezers) are delivered by our two-man, white glove specialist courier to your door - BJS Two-Man.
Your consignment will be sent on a 2 day delivery service (for orders placed before 3pm, Monday to Friday). Deliveries are made via BJS Two-Man between the hours of 07:00 and 21:00, and are delivered to your door only (ground floor deliveries only).
Upon Despatch, BJS Home Distribution will contact you via email or text to confirm the date and day of delivery. You will receive an automatic 3 hour time slot the night before delivery. The driver will call you 30 minutes to 1 hour prior to arriving on the day of delivery.
Upon delivery, please ensure all packing of items are carefully checked before signing. All damages need to be reported to Peter Tyson within 2 working days of delivery. Once a delivery has been confirmed, if it is then cancelled or if nobody is there to take delivery, additional charges may apply for re-delivery.
Deliveries are Monday to Friday only, UK mainland regions only. TVs are dispatched free of charge to UK Mainland postcodes (see below for exclusions) and Large Appliances are charged at £35 per item with BJS.
Please note: We only offer our standard BJS delivery service to ground floor properties and blocks of flats with a working lift that is large enough and has sufficient weight capacity to accommodate the ordered goods. Our ground floor room of choice deliveries can include a maximum of 2 flights of stairs where a lift is not available. Any items which are 85kg or over, will be delivered to ground floor only. Please call us if this affects your order, as undelivered products caused by this problem, will incur a redelivery charge.
Fedex - Free 2 weekday delivery
Generally, television purchases of 50" and below will be transported via Fedex, although there may be some exceptions. All items sent out with Fedex (for orders placed before 3pm) are on a 2 working day service or with the chargeable upgrade to a next working day service for £20 per order. Next working day and 2 working day deliveries are Monday to Friday only. A Saturday service is available for orders placed before 3pm on Friday, charged at £30 (plus £20 per additional item) and will be presented as an option at the checkout.
Fedex will send you tracking information via email which can be tracked online.
Palletforce - 2 weekday pallet service for American Fridge Freezers
Due to their size, American Fridge Freezers are sent with Palletforce on a 2 working day, kerbside delivery service. Delivery is only available from Monday to Friday (there is no weekend delivery option), and the order cut-off time for same day dispatch is 3pm on Monday to Friday (subject to stock). Palletforce deliveries are limited to UK Mainland postcodes only (see Restricted Postcodes below), and delivery is charged at £80.
Appliance Delivery Information
Below you will find the delivery information regarding appliance size/type and geographical location.
Large Appliances - (Washing Machines, Dishwashers, Fridge Freezers etc).
Free Local Delivery Service (Cumbria, SW Scotland and NE England*) 2-3 working days.
*Included postcodes:
CA1, CA2, CA3, CA4, CA5, CA6, CA7, CA8, CA9, CA10, CA11, CA12, CA13, CA14, CA15, CA16, CA17, CA18, CA19, CA20, CA21, CA22, CA23, CA24, CA25, CA26, CA27, CA28.
LA8, LA9, LA10, LA11, LA18, LA19, LA20, LA21, LA22, LA23.
DG1, DG2, DG3, DG5, DG6, DG7, DG10, DG11, DG12, DG13, DG14, DG15, DG16, TD9.
NE15, NE16, NE18, NE20, NE39, NE40, NE41, NE42, NE43, NE44, NE45, NE46, NE47, NE48, NE49.
Within our free delivery service, we will deliver the product to a valid address and we will carry the product into a room of the customer’s choice providing it is straightforward and feasible safe for us to do so. Our delivery engineers reserve the right to refuse delivery to a particular room if it is not straight forward. In these instances, we will leave the product in a convenient place.
Also, in addition to delivery to these local postcodes we can offer an Installation and Recycling service (Selectable at the Checkout) these are charged at £39.99 for Standard Installation and an additional £20 for Recycling.
Our Installation service:
✓ Disconnect the existing appliance
✓ Un-box the new product and remove the transit bolts
✓ Connect your appliance to a suitable water supply within 1.5 metres of your product and an electrical socket
✓ Connect the waste hose to suitable spigot, down pipe and existing waste connections
✓ Level the appliance and check that it’s fully working and operational
✓ Take the packaging from your new appliance away. If you add recycling to your order, we will also take your old appliance away for recycling
Our Installation Service only includes connecting to existing points and fixings. This does not include installing or moving plumbing, connection points or electrics. Installing new points or moving existing points is the customer’s responsibility we can recommend local tradesmen however this will be at the customer’s expense and we not accept any liability for their work.
Unfortunately, our Installation Service excludes all gas appliances. It is the customer’s responsibility to find a gas safe engineer to connect the appliance. Any work conducted by a third part gas safe engineer will be at the customer’s expense and we will not accept any liability for their work.
We do provide installation options for built-in appliances providing it is simply a case of fitting the appliance and furniture doors. Any additional work to the kitchen units or carpentry work required will need to be completed at the customer’s expense.
In the vast majority of cases we will not be able to install the cabinet doors to built-in laundry products as the fittings very rarely match up. We will try our best however if we are unable to do this we will still install connect to plumbing and put the appliance in situ.
Our Installation prices do not include installation of commercial appliances or installation within commercial premises. These services are available but would be subject to site survey and prices would need to be calculated and quoted accordingly.
We reserve the right to refuse installation should our engineers think that the existing electrical or plumbing points are unsafe and in need of maintenance or if they are unable to install to existing furniture.
If you have urgent or specific delivery needs, please contact us before ordering.
All Delivery times are subject to stock availability.
Restricted Postcodes
AB31, AB32, AB33, AB34, AB35, AB36, AB37, AB38, AB41, AB42, AB43, AB44, AB45, AB46, AB47, AB48, AB49, AB50, AB51, AB52, AB53, AB54, AB55, AB56 |
All BT |
FK17, FK18, FK19, FK20, FK21 |
All GY, All JE |
HS1, HS2, HS3, HS4, HS5, HS6, HS7, HS8, HS9 |
All IM |
IV1, IV2, IV3, IV4, IV5, IV6, IV7, IV8, IV9, IV10, IV11, IV12, IV13, IV14, IV15, IV16, IV17, IV18, IV19, IV20, IV21, IV22, IV23, IV24, IV25, IV26, IV27, IV28, IV29, IV30, IV31, IV32, IV33, IV34, IV35, IV36, IV37, IV38, IV39, IV40, IV41, IV42, IV43, IV44, IV45, IV46, IV47, IV48, IV49, IV50, IV51, IV52, IV53, IV54, IV55, IV56, IV57, IV58, IV59, IV60, IV61, IV62, IV63, IV64, IV65, IV66, IV67, IV68, IV69, IV70, IV71, IV72, IV73, IV74, IV75, IV76, IV77, IV78, IV79, IV80, IV81, IV82, IV83, IV84, IV85, IV86, IV87, IV88, IV89, IV90, IV91, IV92, IV93, IV94, IV95, IV96, IV97, IV98, IV99 |
KA27, KA28 |
KW1, KW2, KW3, KW4, KW5, KW6, KW7, KW8, KW9, KW10, KW11, KW12, KW13, KW14, KW15, KW16, KW17 |
PA20, PA21, PA22, PA23, PA24, PA25, PA26, PA27, PA28, PA29, PA30, PA31, PA32, PA33, PA34, PA35, PA36, PA37, PA38, PA39, PA40, PA41, PA42, PA43, PA44, PA45, PA46, PA47, PA48, PA49, PA50, PA51, PA52, PA53, PA54, PA55, PA56, PA57, PA58, PA59, PA60, PA61, PA62, PA63, PA64, PA65, PA66, PA67, PA68, PA69, PA70, PA71, PA72, PA73, PA74, PA75, PA76, PA77, PA78, PA79, PA80 |
PH15, PH16, PH17, PH18, PH19, PH20, PH21, PH22, PH23, PH24, PH25, PH26, PH27, PH28, PH29, PH30, PH31, PH32, PH33, PH34, PH35, PH36, PH37, PH38, PH39, PH40, PH41, PH42, PH43, PH44, PH45, PH46, PH47, PH48, PH49, PH50 |
PO30, PO31, PO32, PO33, PO34, PO35, PO36, PO37, PO38, PO39, PO40, PO41 |
The following postcodes have further courier restrictions and are only available on a 2 to 3 working day service at a charge of £20 for the first two items, and an extra £8.50 per additional item. These are also the excluded postcode regions for television deliveries.
TR21, TR22, TR23, TR24, TR25 |
ZE1, ZE2, ZE3 |
ZZ71, ZZ75 |
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The VRDS-701 CD player employs a newly-developed VRDS mechanism and a TEAC original discrete DAC. The VRDS is a TEAC-original CD drive mechanism that reduces rotation vibration and other unwanted vibration by clamping the CD to an aluminium turntable with the same diameter in order to maximise inertial mass. Instead of an ordinary DAC IC the VRDS-701 has a TEAC ΔΣ (delta-sigma) discrete DAC that incorporates their unique algorithms in a discrete circuit. Unconstrained by conventional CD player definitions, the VRDS-701 is enhanced with future-forward functionality. The ability to play MQA CDs using full MQA decoding capabilities and support for 22.5MHz DSD and 384kHz/32-bit PCM formats as a USB DAC are some of the features that make it more than just a CD player.
Newly-developed VRDS mechanism
Starting with a drive TEAC developed that has a long record of use in broadcast applications, they added VRDS technologies, which are part of their TEAC legacy.
Vibration-Free Rigid Disc-Clamping System (VRDS)
This TEAC-original CD drive mechanism reduces rotation vibration of the disc itself as well as unwanted mechanism vibration by clamping the CD to an aluminium turntable with the same diameter and maximising inertial mass in order to stabilise rotation. Servo current is reduced with the turntable by correcting disc warping and distortion and improving the relative optical axis precision of the pickup and disc pit side. This realizes reduced disc reading errors and outstanding audio quality.
Bridge section supports the VRDS
For the bridge that supports the turntable, TEAC carefully selected lightweight materials that are very rigid and do not transmit vibration. By naturally settling vibrations quickly, they have realised a wide, dynamic sound. The bridge, which has a torus structure made of resin, is only fixed on one side, and propagation of vibration from the CD mechanism to the opposite side through the bridge is suppressed, so the entire mechanism minimises unwanted sympathetic vibrations.
Semi-floating mounting
The entire CD mechanism is mounted on the sub-chassis in a semi-floating state. By controlling the transmission of vibrations between the CD mechanism and the chassis, the impact of sympathetic vibrations is abated, and natural playback sound is realized throughout the frequency range. By isolating motor vibrations from the main chassis, sympathetic vibrations within the chassis are prevented. At the same time, the CD mechanism is also isolated from external vibrations. Reading precision is also increased by isolating the CD mechanism from external vibrations.
TEAC ΔΣ (delta-sigma) discrete DAC
Instead of an ordinary DAC IC, the DAC section, which is critical for determining the sound, is a TEAC ΔΣ (Delta Sigma) discrete DAC that consists of a discrete circuit structure that incorporates their unique algorithms using FPGA. DSD signals are left as is, while PCM signals are converted to 1-bit using a ΔΣ modulator and then output as high-quality analogue signals. The sound field that is wide and perfectly clear can be realised only because of this discrete design. The result is that TEAC can say they have achieved the sound sought by TEAC. With a TEAC ΔΣ discrete DAC, playback of 22.5MHz DSD and 384kHz/32-bit PCM data is possible.
Included accessories
• AC cord
• Remote (RC-1338)
• Dry battery (AAA) x2
• Foot pad x3
• Manual
Dual mono structure
Using independent left and right toroidal core transformers, they have employed an indulgent dual mono structure for the circuitry from the power supply circuit through the D/A converter section to the analogue output stage. The dual mono structure has two sets of circuitry that provide complete mono paths for each channel. This prevents interference between the left and right signals and realises rich musical expression that emphasises perception of the sound space and three dimensionality.
Fully-balanced transmission at every stage
Fully-balanced transmission of the left and right analogue output signals from D/A conversion to the final output stage contributes greatly to improving the signal-to-noise ratio and extending the dynamic range. The sense of air that high-resolution audio sources have can be transmitted without loss in an even purer state.
Direct connection is possible with power amplifiers that use TEAC-QVCS
This player can be directly connected to a power amp and used without a preamp due to the inclusion of TEAC-QVCS, which is an analogue variable gain amp type attenuator with a fully-balanced structure. TEAC-QVCS (Quad Volume Control System) is a variable gain amp type volume control comprised of four discrete left, right, positive and negative (L+, L–, R+ and R–) circuits. This theoretically prevents "gang errors" (level discrepancies between left and right channels at low volumes) and enables extremely precise analogue volume adjustment in 0.5dB increments from–95 dB to +24 dB. The two sets of analogue outputs (balanced/unbalanced) can be set to fixed or variable output.
Inclusion of an MQA full decoder enables MQA CD playback
MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) is a high-quality audio codec for playing music with the uncompromised quality of the master captured in the studio. The VRDS-701 includes an MQA decoder that controls waveforms converted from digital to analogue at a precision as high as 5ms in order to achieve analogue waveforms that are more faithful to the original sound sources. By greatly reducing “temporal blur,” which tends to occur at points when sound pressure differences are extreme, including when sounds begin suddenly, playback sound that is close to the original source in terms of human hearing can be achieved. The inclusion of an MQA full-decoder not only enables enjoyment of MQA CDs, it also makes decoding of MQA data from the digital inputs possible, allowing playback of MQA files from a computer when used as a USB DAC.
As a USB DAC, 22.5MHz DSD and 384kHz/32-bit PCM data can be played back
A USB Type-C port is available for digital input. The VRDS-701 is much more than a CD player. Connected to a computer with USB, it can be used as a USB DAC, enabling enjoyment of the computer audio world with high-resolution audio sources.
2×, 4× and 8× up conversion using RDOT-NEO
RDOT-NEO (Refined Digital Output Technology NEO), which smoothly augments digital audio signals, provides a function to upconvert the sampling frequency of PCM digital signals 2×, 4× or 8× (up to 384 kHz). RDOT, which applies an analogous interpolation method using fluency logic, is a technology that was developed to enable the playback of the frequencies higher than 20 kHz that are lost by the 44.1kHz/16-bit CD format. Based on the information read from the CD, analogous data is generated between the waveform samples. As a result, data above 20 kHz is also generated.
10MHz external clock input
The 10MHz clock input allows synchronisation with an external clock. In addition to improving audio quality during playback with the VRDS-701, this also enables synchronisation of the entire system with a clock generator.
High-precision dual clock for 44.1kHz and 48kHz multiples with low phase noise
This player has low-phase-noise type high-precision crystal oscillators. Along with 44.1kHz for CD playback, it supports 48kHz clock, which is necessary for playing files from a computer when used as a USB DAC.
Power supply enhanced by three high-capacity toroidal core transformers
In addition to a toroidal core transformer for the analogue signals, the digital control section and the CD mechanism each have independent high-capacity toroidal core transformers. Through the supply of steady current using these three toroidal core transformers, the sudden starts and stops of sounds can be expressed clearly, realising outstanding sound linearity. The transformers are each mounted to the sub-chassis, controlling vibrations.
TEAC-HCLD2 enhanced-current output buffer amp circuit
For the analogue output circuit, the TEAC-HCLD 2 circuit is an enhanced-current output buffer amp that increases crucial current transmission capability. This model uses diamond buffer amps with high current output capacity as line drivers. By using a positive-negative two-circuit structure for each channel, drive can be differential with balanced output and parallel with unbalanced output. Transmitting audio signals without degrading their dynamism becomes possible with increased current supply capacity.
Headphone amp
The headphone amp has a dedicated driver that uses a high-output circuit with low distortion, high signal-to-noise ratio and a high 2000V/μs through rate, equivalent to a current transmission enhancing output line driver. This will maximize the potential of your headphones.
Bulk Pet USB communication technology enables stable data transmission
When sending vast quantities of digital data for high-resolution audio sources through USB cables, large discrepancies can occur in the processing loads of both the transmitting computer and the receiving USB DAC. This creates the possibility of the sound breaking up and other problems. Using Bulk Pet USB transmission technology, however, achieves constant transmission at a fixed data volume, enabling steady data transmission by smoothing the loads for processing on both ends. Since the audio quality can be altered by changing the load on the computer, four pre-set transmission modes can be chosen according to the desired audio quality.
Thorough design for vibration control
Power transformers, which tend to generate vibration, are mounted on a floating structure, separating and isolating them from the bottom panel. The side fins for heat dissipation have been tailored so that each one has a different length in order to eliminate sympathetic vibrations.
Three supporting pinpoint feet made of machined steel with a unique structure
The circuit board attachment screws have been kept to a minimum. Furthermore, steel pinpoint feet that use an original TEAC design with a new structure to provide a suitable amount of play in the connection between them and the bottom panel, are employed to thoroughly control vibrations that could affect audio quality.
Control connectors enable coordinated use with other devices
RS-232C is present for integration with popular control systems, and trigger input and output connectors enable power coordination with other devices.
TEAC HR Audio Player provided free
High-resolution audio sources, up to 22.5MHz DSD or 384kHz/32-bit PCM, can be easily played from Windows and Macintosh computers using this free dedicated software. Digital audio data can be transmitted with certainty under the best conditions by simply starting the software and selecting the VRDS-701 that is connected using a USB cable. Since the software is designed for use with this product, making USB audio settings is trouble-free.
VRDS-701 AUDIO CODECS & FORMATS | |
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CD formats |
CD CD-R CD-RW MQA-CD |
ENERGY MANAGEMENT |
Power consumption | 0.4-40W | AUDIO OUTPUTS |
6.3mm jack | 1 |
Power & impedance 6.3mm jack | 500mW + 500mW (into 32Ω) |
Coaxial | 1 |
Output level & impedance coaxial | 0.5Vp-p 75Ω |
Optical/Toslink | 1 |
Output level optical | –24.0 to –14.5dBm peak |
RCA | 1 |
Output level & impedance RCA |
2.0Vrms (1kHz Full scale 10kΩ loaded FIXED 0dB) 4.0Vrms (1kHz Full scale 10kΩ loaded FIXED +6dB) 6Vrms (1kHz Full scale 10kΩ loaded VRIABLE) Output impedance: 180Ω |
XLR | 1 |
Output level & impedance XLR |
2.0Vrms (1kHz Full scale 10kΩ loaded FIXED 0dB) 4.0Vrms (1kHz Full scale 10kΩ loaded FIXED +6dB) 12Vrms (1kHz Full scale 10kΩ loaded VARIABLE) Output impedance: 220Ω |
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT |
Product height | 11.1cm |
Product width | 44.4cm |
Product length | 34.4cm |
Product weight | 11.8kg |
Packsize height | 26.6cm |
Packsize width | 62.6cm |
Packsize length | 47.7cm |
Packaged weight | 14.3kg |