Denon have an excellant reputation of producing home entertainment components of an awesome standard. They have produced over the years some fantastic benchmark products, and the Denon DM30 is no exception. Voted as the best micro hifi for atleast three years, Denon DM30 is an excellant product.
With micro systems available from just £50, some people may find it hard to justify spending about £220, but for those who desire good audio perfomance ... ...micro system, such as the Denon DM31 will provide MUCH better audio performance. You will be more enganged in the music and will want to listen to more music.
2) Durability. The lifetime of cheaper micro hifis under £150 is litte more than a few years frequently. Plus at the end of the three years, the micro system is outdated, usually not fashionable anymore and is desired to be replaced. The Denon DM31 is very durable, and the excellance of Denon's ...
bowdeni 27.03.2005
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Advantages: Great looker, great noise maker. Disadvantages: Size may be too small for some.
...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 better surely??
Further reading in Stuff recommended a couple of other systems, including a Yamaha one – which did sound good when I went to listen to it in Dixons, but I wanted to hear ... ...a local independent retailer had Denon kit in stock, and a drive into town found my in front of the Denon M-1 which had only just gone in-store that week. (This was March 2003) Let’s just say 30 minutes later I had parted with £300 and was loading the car up! Discussing in the shop the merits of the M-31 over the M-30 (award winner past 3 years) the only changes really were the most minor of facelift (I could tell no difference in a photograph), ...
alflavor 22.07.2003 (23.07.2003)
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Advantages: Superb sound quality and well built system Disadvantages: A bit expensive
...found the sound on this Denon is almost as impressive as my main hi-fi system. So don't let the size fool you. This is a powerful, smart player.
As well as the standard audio in/out sockets, the system has an array of high quality uo-to-date sockets at the back including an optical out socket. Also useful is the sub-woofer speaker socket, should you wish to add a powerful bass speaker to the unit. You can also add other components to this unit, ... ...with or without the comprehensive Denon manual.
Pricing:
I searched aorund online and on foot and found the Denon system priced for £199, with speakers, as a special end of range sale in Richer Sounds and then went to Curreys who did their Price Promise and matched the offer by 10%. It pays to shop around for this system which seems to vary in rpice from £189 (what I paid) through to £299 or higher.
CD player: The player is capable of handling ...
piano123 16.03.2005
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Advantages: Outstanding Sound Quality for the price Disadvantages: Display can be difficult to read in some circumstances
...I was recommended either the Denon or a similat Teac system, and having listened to both, through the same speaker set up, was amazed by the Denon. As the system was more than my original budget I decided to listen to it at the side of some of the others I'd shortlisted and so took a trip back to one of the major chains. There they had the system set up using the Denon supplied speakers (SCM-51, which are actually supplied by Mission). On comparing ... ...a full set up with Denon speakers (mentioned above)and others supply it as a unit on it's own. Prices usually around £199 for the system, and if you want the Denon matched speakers (SCM-51) they vary from £70 upwards. Some of the major chains sell the entire system for £299 (All prices are those I sourced August 2003). Ultimately sound comes down to personal preference but I decided to go for a very similarly priced set of Mission speakers, with ...
TheCoopster 10.09.2003
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Advantages: good sound quality Disadvantages: pricey no cassette player
The Denon D-M31is a great hifi system. It looks great has good sound quality and is small. If thats what you want in a cd player then this is what you want unless you aren't willing to pay this amount. Another disadvantage is that it doesn't have a cassette player. That didn't bother me becuse i dont use them but i believe that you could get just as good a hifi system for less or perhaps a better one for less money. The speakers a light wood colour ... ...problem is the display can be hard to see especially when it is bright. It is also quite long as well so that could cause another problem.I have read the other reviews of this product and they make it sound much better than it actually is. I hope i have prevented you from paying over the odds for an average product. Thank You for reading this review Adam ...
adamclarke14 25.07.2004
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