{"id":1458,"date":"2023-03-20T14:20:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T14:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aqipa.klixpert.io\/?p=1458"},"modified":"2023-03-21T08:51:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T08:51:55","slug":"teac-presents-the-new-ai-303-stereo-amplifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/www.aqipa.com\/en-gb\/brand-news\/teac-presents-the-new-ai-303-stereo-amplifier\/","title":{"rendered":"TEAC presents the new AI-303 Stereo Amplifier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TEAC, a Japanese manufacturer of high-end audio devices, has added a new product to its portfolio &#8211; the TEAC AI-303 USB DAC Amplifier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This compact yet powerful stereo amplifier boasts a range of digital inputs, including a USB-C port for connecting to PCs, smartphones, or tablets, and Bluetooth for wireless devices. It also features two analog inputs and an HDMI port for connecting to a TV, making it a versatile addition to any home entertainment setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"hx wp-block-heading\">Technical features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The AI-303 is designed with TEAC&#8217;s unique 3-point &#8220;Stress-lessFoot&#8221; system, which provides stability and prevents vibrations for a more natural and rich sound. The amplifier is also equipped with a Hypex NCore 2x50W Stereo Amplifier, which can handle large speakers with minimal distortion, and an ESS SABRE32 DAC that supports high-resolution audio up to DSD256 and PCM 384kHz\/32-bit, as well as integrated MQA decoding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other notable features of the AI-303 include an HDMI-eARC\/ARC input for high-quality sound from a TV, volume control with a TV remote, and crossfeed for a more natural headphone listening experience. Additionally, the amplifier has an automatic on\/off function when connected to USB, HDMI, Opt, Coax, or Bluetooth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those looking to maximize the potential of the AI-303, TEAC recommends pairing it with the compact TEAC PD-301DAB-X integrated amplifier, which supports DSD files. The AI-303 is available in black and silver on the TEAC website for a suggested retail price of 899 euros or 899 CHF. More information can be found on the TEAC website, and high-resolution images of the AI-303 can be downloaded for reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"hx wp-block-heading\">All functions at a glance<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Connects from TV with a single HDMI cable <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports Hi-Res audio formats DSD512 and PCM 384\/32<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wide range of digital inputs, HDMI, USB-C, coaxial and optical <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USB-C for versatile USB connection to PC, smartphone and tablet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Built-in Bluetooth receiver with support for LDAC and Qualcomm aptX HD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two pairs of audio inputs for more flexibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Powerful Ncore power amplifier from Hypex<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4-pole headphone output with ground-separated <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coupling capacitor-less headphone amplifier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More natural headphone sound with crossfeed <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full MQA decoding <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple DAC modes with SoC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High-quality analogue volume with ladder-type attenuator <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asynchronous mode to avoid USB transmission jitter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Bulk Pet&#8221; digital audio transmission <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three-point tension-free feet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bluetooth multipoint connection for two people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subwoofer pre-output <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full metal cabinet design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Michael Holzinger reviewed the brand new amplifier for us, if you want to read more about his opinion be sure to check out his <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sempre-audio.at\/teac-ai-303-integrated-amplifier-mit-hypex-ncore-class-d-amplifier\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog entry<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not convinced yet? The japanese product manager is showing the device in detail, on YouTube. Just add the german or english subtitels to it and enjoy the show!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"preview\"><div class=\"label\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TEAC AI-303 \u88fd\u54c1\u8aac\u660e\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/dxbd-dDynbc\/maxresdefault.jpg\"\/><\/div><iframe title=\"TEAC AI-303 \u88fd\u54c1\u8aac\u660e\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dxbd-dDynbc?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Product video AI-303<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">[]<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEAC, a Japanese manufacturer of high-end audio devices, has added a new product to its portfolio &#8211; the TEAC AI-303 USB DAC Amplifier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":1460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[202,192,218,198,226,214,222,220,212],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"lang":"en-gb","translations":{"en-gb":1458},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aqipa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1458"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aqipa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aqipa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aqipa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aqipa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1458"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.aqipa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1468,"href":"https:\/\/www.aqipa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1458\/revisions\/1468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aqipa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aqipa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aqipa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aqipa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}