...I set out to buy some hi fi on a budget of £300, and was expecting to take home an reasonable integrated ‘mini’ type system. People I had spoken to always raved about the super sound quality of ‘separates,’ but everything I had seen in so far had one too many 0’s on the price tag for the full set up.
I bought a magazine (What hi fi) to check out what I was up against, and was pleasantly shocked when I turned to the new ‘New Year’s sale’ page of one of the retailers. The prices were better than reasonable, and it meant that I could now afford to go for separates.
I knew that Denon were pretty prestigious, and the PMA 250 amp was still affordable. I visited the local retailer, where I was able to take some of my CDs along and put the amp through its paces without neighbours banging...
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...should go well with many accessories because it really looks good. However, always think carefully as to whether you actually really need something before you buy it. We buy so many things nowadays that we don't really need.
High Quality 24-Bit, 192 kHz Audio DACs (4xPCM-1791)
DENON Link, HDMI 1.1 Multichannel Digital Audio Output
Silicon Optix Reon chip for de-interlacer and scaler
Complete 10 bit video processing
Scaler (480/576p / 720p / 1080i / 1080p)
DENON Pixel Image Correction (10 bit)
Dual Discrete Video Circuit with 12 bit/216 MHz Video DACs
Support for PC resolutions (VGA, XGA, WXGA, SXGA)
More adjustments: Pixel cropping on/off, H+V position (HDMI)
DivX 6 playback
Improved GUI
RS-232C & IR in/out
Power supply: AC220V-240V 50Hz
Power consumption: 45W
Dimension (WxHxD): 434 x 102 x 386 mm
Net Weight: 7...
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Advantages: Great looker, great noise maker. Disadvantages: Size may be too small for some.
...Earlier in the year I decided I needed a new music system of some description. I didn’t have any requirements as such, as long as it reproduced CD playback in an excellent fashion, and also an RDS tuner would be a bonus too.
I fancied getting a stylish ‘one-box’ unit, but had read many negative reviews of the sub £200 systems often seen – I feel they are designed to look good rather than sound good. Whilst a great looker is essential, you need to be able enjoy the music surely?
An avid reader of Stuff magazine, (see my earlier review?) I decided to browse a few back issues. A preview of the Denon M31 caught my eye, and after further research I discovered its predecessor, the M30, had won ‘Best Mini System’ award or something to that effect in What Hi-Fi for three years. I knew this was a good omen, and the M-31 had to be even...
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15.06.2001
