In 1987, In order to bring the highest level musical experience to demanding audiophiles, TEAC launched the "ESOTERIC" brand which exclusively engineered and manufactured high end audio products. ESOTERIC's first introductions included the P-1 / D-1 separate CD player system and the R-1 DAT recorder. The P-1 was ESOTERIC's first introduction of the truly unique VRDS (Vibration-free Rigid Disc Clamping System) mechanism attracting serious attention among many true audiophiles of that era.

Since then, Esoteric has continuously to develop a fuller line-up of super hi-end components such as SACD/CD Players, Pre Amp, Power Amp, Integrated Amp, Master Clock and DAC etc which aiming to reproduce the finest original music with emotion from Recording Studio to real life.