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Teac P-988 | 
 enlarge | Brand: Teac
Category: CE
Buy Refurbished: $59.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 41042
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9999
Dimensions (in): 19 x 16 x 7
MPN: P988
UPC: 043774010448
EAN: 0043774010448
ASIN: B00006I5VL
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Factory Recertified with Warranty; Ships Immediately
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Product Description
Teac P-988 Full Automatic Turntable
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 A great player for standard use, affordable as well. August 12, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought my Teac player about 10 years ago now, and it has served me well. I see unfortunately some of the other reviewers have had some problems with it, and one has had great luck, well i am a good luck review. Mine is actually the P-A400 model, but very similar in style and product as the 988 model, and mine does have the amplifier as well. I have a fair collection of records, And I use this a few times a month, and have had no major problems with the player. Only once after a move did I have a problem with the belt slipping off, but easy fix slipping it back on and no problems since. And, as with this model, it is fully automatic, makes it easy. The sound is pretty good as well. Remember, you get what you pay for. If you want the outstanding sound and indistructable, you'll have to pay for it. But this model should serve the purpose of most average users, and durability has not been a problem. Give this a shot.
 Where's the Preamp? December 12, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a very low end turntable that could do well for someone that does not really care about quality equipment. Construction is cheap and the cartridge is not standard, so you can't buy any number of the cartridges available out there. Like one of the others said out here the tonearm is short and straight (but light weight) and will cause tracking error, as it nears the center of the record on playing, etc. Only good thing is it is fully automaticbr /br /The turntable does not appear to have an inbuilt preamp though, as other reviewers here have indicated. You must have a phono input on your receiver, something few low end receivers have. Look at the Teac P-A688, at the same price if you need a built in preamp.br /br /I purchased this one for a 73 year old aunt, wanting to play her old records (not in the best of shape either) and that's about all its good for. Of course her receiver did not have a phone preamp, but I was able to test the unit on my system. This one was defective and will be sent back. Will replace with the Teac P-A688.br /br /Gave it 2 stars, mainly because without the preamp I don't think it fits the purpose it was designed for at this price range.
 What Was I Thinking? January 9, 2005
16 out of 26 found this review helpful
If ever I wanted to hear this one record that I own from my small record collection, I would have to buy a new turntable because that recording was made in 1966 and was never released in any other format. I thought the Teac P-988 at $90 would serve my purpose. What was I thinking? Even if I had been able to get this turntable to produce any sound I would not have kept it and I would still rate it 1 star because 0 star is not an option at Amazon. This unit is so cheap that it's embarassing. I returned it and got the Audio-Technica AT-PL120 at $220 from Amazon. Now there's a turntable that will make all your records sound super fine for just a few more dollars.
Great turntable for just listening to records September 18, 2004
56 out of 56 found this review helpful
br /Its a pretty good belt-drive turntable which has a built-in pre-amp (on or off) under the metal platter. I bought this turntable because the replacement stylus is easily replaceable and not that expensive, unlike the Sony turntable's stylus that cost some $50 bucks to replace, this one only cost about $20 every 400 hours of usage. If you use it 2 hours a day it should last you the whole year. br /br /I've hooked this up to my dvd recorder and have recorded 10 hours of music onto a dvd-r via the sylvania dvd recorder which i bought on Amazon recenlty). Nothing to it, i didn't even need a reciever or amp to run it thru, I just took the white and red audio wires and connected to the back of the dvd recorder and connected the yellow video wire on any blank directv channel for the video and started recording, I've transferred all of my 80s 90s and now 2004 12" vinyl singles which aren't available on cds directly to the dvd-r disc.br /br /This is also a fully automatic turntable (not manual) which means it returns to the needle rest arm after a record is over playing. Since it does have the built-in pre-amp (which you can turn off or on) you can hook this up basically anywhere like your tv or mini audio system.
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