No, it doesn't

Posted by Charles Hansen (M) on April 18, 2007 at 19:23:14

In Reply to: It does have the VRDS transport just not the Neo posted by Karl W. on April 18, 2007 at 17:54:58:

VRDS stands for something. (I forget what, exactly. Maybe "Vibration Rigid Damping System".) Basically it means that there is a clamping disc that covers the entire top surface of the disc. Teac has made many variations on this theme over the years. The "Neo" part refers to the latest generation that will play DVDs and SACDs, and not just CDs (unlike the earlier VRDS mechanisms used in the Wadias, for example).

The DV-60 does not have any variation of the VRDS system. Instead there are just one or two things that distinguish it from a run-of-the-mill transport:

a) It has a metal loading tray. Since the tray does not touch the disc during play, this probably has next to zero effect on sonic performance.

b) It *may* have some sort of improvement to the suspension of the laser. Normally the laser is suspended on some thin lead-out wires that are connected to "voice-coil" actuators. These actuators control the motion of the laser in both an up-and-down direction (to maintain the proper focal distance) as well as an in-and-out motion (to follow the imperfectly concentric spiral of data pits on the disc). It's hard to be sure, as it's only been written in "marketing speak" (translated from Japanese, no less!), but apparently Teac is claiming that this laser is held more rigidly in one axis so that it maintains its perpendicularity to the disc better than a normal suspension. However, I am not 100% clear if they are actually claiming this or not, nor whether it makes any substantive performance improvement or not.

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Topic - Esoteric DV-60 or SA-60 - Karl W. 04:33:15 04/14/07 (20)

Re: Esoteric DV-60 or SA-60 - dbphd 13:14:43 04/14/07 (2)

How do you select the audiogroup on DVD-As on an SA-60? - Penguin 13:40:50 04/15/07 (1)

I'm pretty sure there is a dedicated button on the remote. [nt] - Charles Hansen 15:53:47 04/15/07 (0)

Re: Esoteric DV-60 or SA-60 - Alex Peychev 12:58:54 04/14/07 (9)

What About The New SA-10? - Gerry E. 06:16:03 04/15/07 (0)

Alex-Will you be offering a Mod package for the DV-60/SA-60? - dusted 15:57:55 04/14/07 (7)

Re: Alex-Will you be offering a Mod package for the DV-60/SA-60? - dbphd 11:43:59 04/15/07 (6)

No tubes in the TEAC - Penguin 13:19:48 04/15/07 (5)

Re: No tubes in the TEAC - dbphd 02:23:51 04/16/07 (4)

They may well have top talent, who are hamstrung by corporate thinkinga - Allen Wright 08:11:31 04/18/07 (1)

Re: 11 opamps per channel - Charles Hansen 09:17:34 04/18/07 (0)

It sounds like you're not an engineer or otherwise technically inclined - Steve Siener 18:13:12 04/16/07 (0)

Ough..... - Penguin 10:37:49 04/16/07 (0)

I am reviewing the DV-60 right now, Karl... - David W. Robinson 11:50:54 04/14/07 (6)

It does have the VRDS transport just not the Neo - Karl W. 17:54:58 04/18/07 (1)

No, it doesn't - Charles Hansen 19:23:14 04/18/07 (0)

Re: I am reviewing the DV-60 right now, Karl... - Alex Peychev 12:54:19 04/14/07 (3)

As to PCM glare... - David W. Robinson 14:01:59 04/14/07 (2)

how sbout dCS ? - Kenny 21:42:56 04/14/07 (1)

Re: how sbout dCS ? - David W. Robinson 13:54:53 04/15/07 (0)

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No, it doesn't - Charles Hansen 19:23:14 04/18/07 (0)

No, it doesn't

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