Denon Do

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...

jcneil 06.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Denon D-M37 (RCD-M37/SC-M37)

Denon

Advantages: Deneon
Disadvantages: Samsung

...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...

Nazuku 09.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Denon DVD-2930

DENON THE FARM

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...

alflavor 22.07.2003 (23.07.2003) · Read review
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Review of Denon DM31

Denon is music and movies to your ears!

Advantages: quality, amazing sound, good looks, value for money
Disadvantages: no HDMI input (but thats changed on newer models)

...indeed. Simple enough too. The AVR sends white noise to each speaker in turn and measures the outputs via the microphone, which you have placed in the room according to the instruction manual. I?d recommend getting any animals and pets you might have in the house out of the room. My cat was especially taken by surprise (to put it lightly) when I was setting all this up. Its quite loud too, be warned, but its an essential, yet relatively quick way of making your sound system work properly. The Denon unit oozes quality. It?s a nice metal design, coming in the standard silver or black and it?s feels like its worth the money you paid when you get it out of the box. Unlike its DVD friend, who was remarkably light and cheap feeling. The display is clear and can be adjusted in brightness. You can also change so many things on the unit, I couldn...

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Review of Denon AVR-1907

Denons mid-ranged upscaled goodness

Advantages: excellent upscaling, wealth of play back features
Disadvantages: feels cheap

...In the modern era (the naughties) the call for DVD players is still strong. The question is though, why would you buy a DVD player when in this time of High-Definition, Blu ray players are becoming more and more common, cheaper and present in most shops? Well, there might be a few reasons. Perhaps you have a large DVD collection and don?t want to start again with blu ray and aren?t jumping on the band wagon. Or maybe you have a blu ray player that isn?t so great with DVD play back? Or some other reason. I bought this Denon 1930 a couple of years ago, before Blu Ray took a foot hold and before I ordered my PS3. I have got a reasonably large DVD collection and I wanted something good that could do the old discs justice. Denon have a certain way with these things. The aptly named Denon DVD 1930 is now discontinued. Like other Denon...

AgeUK 05.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Denon DVD-1930

Bose SoundDock Digital Music System Review

Advantages: Superb Sound, Very Loud, Ideal for Ipods
Disadvantages: not go to travel with, Extremely Expensive

...Bose SoundDock Digital Music System I happened to get this as a gift and it turned out to be quiet interesting Summary: This dock is used mainly for ipod and allows you to connet mp3 players to it and listen to high quality music via speakers. It is idle for homes and small gatherings, although I would not run a party off these. Pros: This system has terrific sound and can go very load despite its relative small size. As with almost all Bose speakers the quality is amazing, so long as the source you are playing it from is high quality it will allow the speakers to each its potential. I have a surround sound Bose set up in one of my rooms but now prefer to use this product as it is very simple to operate. Just plug the mp3 player in and press play and your set. Can't get much simpler. It also runs off a wall...

plunt 05.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Bose SoundDock Digital Music System

Denon DM31's quality shines

Advantages: Fantastic audio performance, small, stylish, durability
Disadvantages: Lacks DAB tuner

...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 this is an essential product. I can provide three good fundamental reasons to spend more money when purchising a micro hifi, they are 1) Sound. A more expensive 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...

bowdeni 27.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of Denon DM31

THE DESIRABLE DISTINCTIVE DENON

Advantages: State of the Art Sound
Disadvantages: None that I know of

...Before I start regarding this system, a word of advice, really shop around, I personally saved over £100 by buying this over the internet compared with what the high street electrical stores were charging. I paid £327 for the DF-102 System and £68.99 for the SF102 speakers as seperates, instore the system sells for £499.99. The Hi-Fi comes in two systems, the CD Player (DCD-F102) and a AM/FM Stereo-DAB Receiver (DRA-F102 DAB), both units are silver, and the Speakers are Silver with a removable black front cover. A Remote Control is also supplied with this system (which takes 2 AAA batteries) as well as a DAB indoor antenna. Firstly I will explain the CD Player's Specifications:- The measurements are as follows:- 250mm wide x 78mm high x 250 depth and the unit weighs 2.9kg. The player only takes one CD. The front...

allyoxley 12.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of Denon D-F 102 (DRA-F102/DCD-F102/SC-F102)

Denon's battleship receiver

Advantages: Perfect muscle amp, wide array of connections, ability to drive the most demanding speakers, remote control
Disadvantages: Price, weight, setup, THX Ultra 2 required to bring out the best

.... The film contains a very difficult sound track that includes explosions and bullets whizzing around. The Denon shrugs its shoulders and gets down to work, no problem, the effects are steered around the room as if you were in a sphere of sound. Musical reply is average, there are certain imaging problems, instruments are not placed as preciely as they should be at this money and the bass can sound over blown and flabby even in direct stereo mode. The receiver does have an excellent DAC, it uses the highly acclaimed AL-24 Bit decoding process, which i have to say is very impressive. Multi-channel music play back is wonderful, SACD and DVD-A is much better than CD reply, also the difference can be heard, a very rare occasion! This amp is a wonderful piece of home cinema kit, though to be used by an expert and a very wealthy one at that it...

toohuge 07.11.2004 · Read review
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Review of Denon AVC A1

DENON PMA250 SE, BEAUTIFUL AMP FOR THE PRICE.

Advantages: Amazing sound, punchy bass, nice disign.
Disadvantages: No remote control.

...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...

boy-phil 15.06.2001 · Read review
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Review of Denon PMA-250 SE