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 ...
Advantages: Sound quality Disadvantages: Price compared to lesser rivals
**Introduction**
I am very comfortable with my Hifi Setup at the moment and will not be upgrading for a while yet. I had been in the market for a second setup and Having looked for a small second system for my bedroom I knew Denon were one of the best brands in the mini hifi system field so I felt very comfortable about choosing this one of a couple of similar Sony DAB Systems. I eventually chose this D-M37 from Denon after hearing a demo of it in my local hifi store. Here is my verdict on the system.
**The Unit**
If you know much about Hifi Equipment then you will instantly recognise the Denon style with this Unit as it is pretty much standard Denon for a product of the type, The unit is available in either Black or as Silver (as shown in the picture). So what comes in the unit? well as standard you get the DAB Tuner which also ...
Advantages: sound, picture quality Disadvantages: bae unit a little large
I've owned the Denon500SD for the past 3 years now. I've had nothing but pleasure and an awsome sound from the unit since i purchased it. I've even expanded the unit but more on this later!
Cosmetics
The unit is visually attractive with a pale teak colour to the speakers and sub woofer (a modern look now-a-days). The metallic looking speakers stand out well from other plain black designs. The base unit is a little on the large side but still looks modern and sleek. Other owners have commented on the noisy cooling fan but i have to say i haven't noticed. The unit does get a little hot when the sound is turned up and watching a DVD.
Surround Sounds
The 500SD has various surround settings which all can be selected from the remote. These range from "music,theatre,movie etc. The main surround descriptions ...
