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Tascam CD-500B Single Rackspace CD Player

Tascam CD-500B Single Rackspace CD Player

Tascam CD-500B Single Rackspace CD Player
$ 529.00

Score By Feature

Based on 14 ratings
Heat resistance
9.60
Easy to clean
9.50
Sturdiness
9.60

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Product Description

Loading mechanism in a slot
The output of an RCA is unbalanced
There is an XLR output that is balanced
The outputs of the S/PDIF digital system are optical and coaxial
An XLR connector is used for AES/EBU

Questions & Answers

Since I'm not familiar with feature terminology, I cannot help you there. Are CDs split into tracks playable with this unit?

The CD player will recognize it, as do many CD players. Choosing one side over another is merely a matter of personal preference You can leave or right pan the unit or device. You can also hear music or vocals.

Do you know if the player will play 3" CDs?

Please let me know what the CD-ROM of Tascam that I purchased is worth! My friend had a bad experience with his Denon model last year, so I recently gave it up and bought a 500B Single Rackspace CD Player. I have been happy with it so far, and it sounds fantastic. This player is unable to play CDs of 3 inches in diameter. Upon reading the specs, I discovered that it only accepts CDs that are 12 cm in diameter. With a Denon CD Player with a traditional CD tray, you can play CDs measuring 3 inches. My initial assumption was that a front-loading CD player was unable to play a 3-inch CD. It is my hope that you will enjoy this

The display screen of the CD-ROM is the same as the LCD display of the DVD-ROM What is 500BT?

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Selected User Reviews For Tascam CD-500B Single Rackspace CD Player

I am very satisfied with it It is all you could ever want in terms of connections
4/5

As far as I can tell, the unit works very I like that this device is fast and responsive, and that it has all the features and connections I could possibly need (but I am not using it in a professional environment), and the sound quality is comparable to others. A reasonable price for Bluetooth-enabled CD players (*$500-$1500 ), especially when the digital outputs are fed to separate D/A converters. There is a good sense of quality about the disc loading mechanism. I have no complaints about the really well put together (in comparison to pro gear Simple, but serious), and the display, buttons, and connectors on the back seem to be of very high I would say it's working perfectly, but the remote control feels like it's made out of I feel like if I dropped it on a hard surface, it would not survive.

Note As I have never had a problem with a TASCAM product, I am unable to comment on their after-sales service Here's the link During sales and customer service, they seem a little unresponsive. Below is a screenshot of that. The following small quibbles should be addressed In the five years following my purchase of the player, TASCAM offered a promotional offer that enabled me to obtain a free set of TASCAM TH-65 headphones If you register the product on their website, they will send you a pair of 02 headphones. I registered my product through the required process and never received anything. They seem to be quite convoluted on their website and in other channels of communication. They received an email from me I sent an e-mail about it, but did not receive a reply. After that, I didn't bother with it anymore. It is not likely I would have gone very far in search of technical assistance or service if I had needed it.

Karter GRIFFITHS
Karter GRIFFITHS
| Jul 30, 2020
I replaced one of my audio engineers with Features! In order to replace the CD we had in our Tascam, I bought this Rather than having the A500 (big because it had a cassette deck we never used) hooked up to a 48-channel television, I now have the 48-channel TV hooked up directly to our A500 (a Yamaha M7CR)
5/5

Digital mixer with eight channels. This rack-mounted receiver has excellent audio quality, as you would expect for a product priced at $500 This is a CD player with a mounted CD player, so let us talk about what makes it unique. Let me start off by saying it is a professional-looking document - Equipment of the highest quality, with strong build quality and outstanding features Item rating - Control using the 232C protocol, multiple-input There are two relays, and you will need outputs for everything The AES/EBU digital XLR, stereo RCA, optical/coax S/PDIF, and stereo XLR (balanced) are also available. In case you do not need any of those things, it's a good idea to save your money and get something In addition to that and the other standard goodies, there are three major features that I would never trade for anything The auto-complete feature A cue for an automatic cue You're ready, and your flash is on. This is auto-generated Playing cue always begins playing sound when you hit play, so you never have to wait for a track to start (and you can adjust its threshold for "silence" to suit your system or taste). The CDs I receive from, uh, non-professionals often are a bit of a mystery to me We are technologists, so we are experts in auto-related issues Cue guarantees that what a DJ mixes will be what he mixes. This is auto-generated But the reason I purchased this was to get it ready. The auto-adjust feature comes with You can simply click "play" to play the next song after a track is completed. It automatically pauses at the end of a track, allowing you to continue with the next one. At performances, I only need to push one button (play) when I perform, and I have eliminated the need for someone whose only job it was to skip ahead and cue up at the end of each track. While these two features may seem really simple, they have streamlined SO MUCH of the busy work that my audio engineer at the mixer can now happily run both systems independently. Flash start is a really cool feature, on the other hand, that I didn't even realize I needed. A push of the button starts the computer recording the beginnings of 20 tracks from memory. Your computer then switches to them and starts them immediately. As a result, it is effectively used for sound effects, where being able to switch between sounds quickly and having the timing work instantly is crucial. For shows containing fewer than 20 canned sound effects or voice overs, I don't often get to use it since most of our CDs are sequential music, but, for shows using less than 20 canned sound effects or voice overs, this feature replaces the laptop we used to use. There are a couple of things I don't like about this (it cannot save enough data to start immediately, so you'd need to keep the CD in the player)

There are a couple of things I don't like about this. First of all, changing the settings of the "shift" button is a lot of work It's too easy to forget to check if the shifting indicator is on before hitting a button when functions are doubled up on a button, so I don't like doubling them up. A few of them are also harmful, such as auto-scanning Please wait/- Skip buttons can be found on the ready toggles, or the menu knob can also be used to adjust pitch. Considering that this is such an expensive unit, the screen is quite cheap It would have been nice to see the full-length version Although it is lacking in text capabilities at least, the fact that you can disable disc ejections while playing more than makes up for those shortcomings. I'm glad this is the solution I've been searching for. The mission is My engineers have less work to do by relying on this machine for its reliability, capability to play every CD we throw at it, and stability. It only takes up 1U of space! I would recommend this to everyone.

Tori Lawrence
Tori Lawrence
| Mar 16, 2021
I think we need much more than this
5/5

A classical ballet academy I am affiliated with purchased it. As far as reliability, remote control and variable speed (pitch) control were concerned, these were three factors I was looking for. It is a good feeling to be pleased with your dance teacher. There is just one thing that I would like to see the IR remote have a better This studio appears to have no RF remote control units. The studio is quite large and the range is about 30 feet from the remote control It is a perfect combination of sound quality and pitch control.

Jair Watson
Jair Watson
| Aug 07, 2020
It is a good CD player
5/5

Our church has a good CD player, a wonderful addition to our sound room.

Evelyn Harding
Evelyn Harding
| Dec 12, 2020
This is a nice audio system for the church
5/5

All I can say is that I really like it! I replace an older Tascam CD player with it. It is much easier to cue up the right track using the direct access buttons since the sound is so good. A product that is recommended.

Rayne Lancaster
Rayne Lancaster
| Oct 28, 2020
I give it five stars
5/5

I found it to be ideal for my needs.

Emely Shah
Emely Shah
| Apr 17, 2021

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