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A Japanese Hi-Fi Company Wants to Breathe New Life Into Your Old CD Collection

It’s the newest addition to the brand’s gorgeous line of audiophile-grade hi-fi components.

Black TEAC CD player with an open disc tray holding a CD, set against a dark background. The front panel features a brushed metal finish with buttons and an illuminated "OPEN" indicator.Teac

By Tucker Bowe

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Teac’s Reference 500 series of hi-fi components is designed to deliver high-fidelity audio similar to its flagship Reference 700 series, but in a more compact and affordable package. Basically, they’re designed for audiophiles who don’t have quite as deep pockets.

Earlier this year, the Japanese hi-fi manufacturer introduced a gorgeous stereo power amplifier, the Teac AP-507 ($2,199), to its Reference 500 series. And now it’s adding another hi-fi component, only this one should be of particular interest to CD superfans.

Teac PD-507T

Silver TEAC PD-507T CD player with a digital display showing "TRACK 1" and "0:01," featuring a power switch on the left, a disc tray above the display, and six control buttons on the right, all reflected on a glossy black surface.
The PD-507T supports CD, CD-R and CR-RW formats.
Teac

The Teac PD-507T is a CD transport that’s designed to be paired with (and look like) the brand’s Reference 500 series of hi-fi components.

It’s a CD transport and not a CD player, meaning it only handles the CD mechanism and CD playback and requires a separate DAC — like the Teac UD-507 ($2,100), also in its Reference 500 series — to work.

By specializing in pristine digital output without a digital-to-analog converter, Teac claims that the PD-507T “enables ultra-clean CD playback through various audio systems equipped with digital inputs.”

Teac Reference 500 Series CD Transport
The proprietary CD transport mechanism and semi-floating drive mount architecture help deliver an elite sound with an open soundstage.
Teac

The real magic of the PD-507T is that it uses Teac’s in-house manufactured CD transport mechanism, which the brand says has a “long-standing track record of success in broadcast applications.”

This CD transport mechanism is combined with a semi-floating mounting structure and a specially designed drive circuit. This, according to the brand, allows the PD-507T to achieve “a markedly more refined audio experience.”

Two TEAC PD-507T CD players stacked on top of each other, one in silver and the other in black. Both have a digital display showing "TRACK 1" and "0:01," with buttons for playback control and a power switch on the left side. The devices are placed on metallic stands, reflecting on the glossy surface below.
The Teac PD-507T comes in two finishes, black or silver.
Teac

Teac integrated the PD-507T with other advanced technologies to improve audio quality.

For example, there are separate power supplies for each clock and digital output. And there’s a new feature that allows users to turn off unused digital outputs and therefore ensure an even purer audio signal.

Additionally, the PD-507T features the same amber-colored full-dot OLED display and control terminals as other Reference 500 Series components — specifically, all 507 components — which looks nice and feels familiar.

Silver TEAC CD player with a digital display showing "TRACK 1 0:01," featuring a power switch on the left, a disc tray above the display, and control buttons on the right side, placed on a reflective surface.
The PD-507T’s amber-colored full-dot OLED display is designed to match the brand’s other 507 components.
Teac

Price and availability

The Teac PD-507T will be available for purchase in Q4 of 2025. It’ll come in two different finishes, either black or silver, and cost $1,700.

About the Author:

Tucker Bowe has been on Gear Patrol’s editorial team since 2014. As a Tech Staff Writer, he tracks everything in the consumer tech space, from headphones to smartphones, wearables to home theater systems. If it lights up or makes noise, he probably covers it.

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