TEAC TN-4D-SE Direct Drive Turntable Offers Elegant Aesthetics, Excellent Build Quality, and Rock-Solid Performance
The TEAC TN-4D-SE is your ticket to accurate, reliable vinyl playback. This is a direct drive analog turntable with an elegant, low-profile design. The key to this turntable's excellent performance is a newly developed brushless DC servo motor. This meticulously engineered, brushless DC motor (with feedback control system) achieves crystal-locked speed stability and smoother rotation while also eliminating cogging. The low-profile motor allowed the TEAC team to design a plinth that's extraordinarily sleek and stylish compared to that of most other direct drive turntables.
The new tonearm employs knife-edge, pivot-point bearings, developed in collaboration with SAEC Corporation, a world-famous, high-end tonearm manufacturer. The result is an insightful, high-resolution sound quality that tonearms with conventional bearings can't match. The tonearm is equipped with a counterweight (for precise stylus-pressure adjustment) and an anti-skating mechanism.
For flexibility and convenience, the PHONO EQ amplifier allows you to directly connect the turntable to the line-level inputs of your existing hi-fi system. A high-quality NJM8080 op-amp, specially designed for hi-fi applications by New Japan Radio Corporation, is employed to convey the finest level of musical detail.
To extract all the subtle sonic details from your vinyl, the TN-4D-SE comes with an acclaimed Oyster MM cartridge from Sumiko – a legendary American cartridge manufacturer. Noted for its innate musicality, the cartridge comes pre-installed on the headshell at the factory, allowing for simple, "plug and play" operation. The S-shaped tonearm allows for quick cartridge/headshell swaps, so DIY fans can easily tailor their system's sound by experimenting with different cartridges, if desired.
Overall, the TN-4D-SE achieves highly accurate rotational speeds, offers rock-solid reliability, and is very distinctive for a direct-drive design, thanks to its sleek, stylish aesthetics.
Like all Music Direct products, the TEAC TN-4D-SE Direct Drive Turntable comes with the 100% Music Direct Satisfaction Guarantee.
- Direct-drive analog turntable
- Crystal-locked speed stability, thanks to a new brushless DC motor with feedback control
- Die-cast aluminium platter
- Knife-edge, pivot-point tonearm base, designed by high-end tonearm manufacturer SAEC
- Multi-layer piano black or natural walnut veneer finish
- Built-in PHONO EQ amplifier for high-quality sound (PHONO/LINE switchable)
- Audiophile-grade NJM8080 op-amp used in PHONO EQ stage
- 2-speed drive offering 33-⅓ and 45 rpm
- Gold-plated oxidation-resistant output connectors
- Oyster MM cartridge by Sumiko
- Shock-absorbing insulating feet
- GND terminal
- RoHS compliant
Type: Direct Drive
Motor: Brush-less DC Motor
Rotation Speeds: 33-1/3 rpm, 45 rpm
Wow-and-Flutters: 0.1%
S/N Ratio: 67dB or higher (A-weighted, 20kHz LPF)
Turntable Material: Aluminium Die-cast
Diameter: 30cm
Tonearm Type: S-shaped, Static-balanced
Effective Length: 223mm
Needle Pressure Range: 0g to 5.0g
Compatible Cartridge Weight:
4.0g to 13.0g
14g to 23g (including Head-shell)
Cartridge Type: MM-type (SUMIKO Oyster factory installed)
Output Voltage: 4.0mV (1kHz)
Needle Pressure: 1.5 to 2.5g (appropriate value: 2.3g)
Weight: 5.3g
Headshell weight: 10g (including nuts, screws, and wires)
Compatible Stylus: Styluses for Sumiko Oyster
Connector: RCA Pin jack x 1 pair (PHONO/LINE switchable)
Output Voltage:
PHONO: 4.0mV (1kHz)
LINE: 224mV ( – 13dBV)
Operating Power: AC 100 to 240V, 50/60Hz
Power Consumption: 2W
Standby Power: 0.5W or less
Dimensions (WHD): 16.5" x 4.6" x 14.0"
Weight: 13.5 lbs.
Included Accessories: Felt Mat, EP Adapter, Counter Weight, Head-shell (SUMIKO Oyster installed), Platter, Dust Cover, Hinges x 2, RCA Audio cable with GND terminal, AC Adapter (GPE036W-24015), Owner's Manual (including Warranty Card)
User Manual (PDF, 763 KB)
