Denon Dcd600ne CD Player With AL32 Processing

I originally purchased a Denon DCD800NE from Richer Sounds some time ago to replace a 30-year-old Philips model. Unfortunately the 800 became intermittently faulty before refusing to work at all. Two 'repairs' were unsuccessful and it was returned to me in the same state as before. I was then offered a replacement unit but the Norwich branch had no more 800s in stock, so I accepted a DCD600 plus a refund of the price difference. I have had it for over a year now and I am generally pleased with it. I cannot detect any difference in sound quality between the two, though the 600 lacks the 800's headphone input. A fairly minor problem is that it sometimes is unable to read CD-Rs made on my laptop, particularly on random and program modes, whereas my old Philips could ... MoreI originally purchased a Denon DCD800NE from Richer Sounds some time ago to replace a 30-year-old Philips model. Unfortunately the 800 became intermittently faulty before refusing to work at all. Two 'repairs' were unsuccessful and it was returned to me in the same state as before. I was then offered a replacement unit but the Norwich branch had no more 800s in stock, so I accepted a DCD600 plus a refund of the price difference. I have had it for over a year now and I am generally pleased with it. I cannot detect any difference in sound quality between the two, though the 600 lacks the 800's headphone input. A fairly minor problem is that it sometimes is unable to read CD-Rs made on my laptop, particularly on random and program modes, whereas my old Philips could read all CD-Rs in all play modes. All in all I recommend it as a good buy in its price range.

Excellent CD player. I bought this to replace a faulty Rega Apollo R (great sounding - but see below! - and looking machine although utterly unreliable; unable to fault Rega however as they gave me a full refund after eight months of frustration, two attempted repairs and one complete, and equally unreliable, replacement). I listened to several CD players before settling on the Denon (Roksan Caspian M2 CD, Musical Fidelity M2SCD, Marantz CD6007 and Rotel CD11 Tribute), but found the Denon to sound just as good to my ears as any of these (I use the analogue output on my CD players and generally notice only subtle differences in sound, as goes the digital outputs - all other things being equal - virtually all CD players sound the same as far as I’m concerned). For ... MoreExcellent CD player. I bought this to replace a faulty Rega Apollo R (great sounding - but see below! - and looking machine although utterly unreliable; unable to fault Rega however as they gave me a full refund after eight months of frustration, two attempted repairs and one complete, and equally unreliable, replacement). I listened to several CD players before settling on the Denon (Roksan Caspian M2 CD, Musical Fidelity M2SCD, Marantz CD6007 and Rotel CD11 Tribute), but found the Denon to sound just as good to my ears as any of these (I use the analogue output on my CD players and generally notice only subtle differences in sound, as goes the digital outputs - all other things being equal - virtually all CD players sound the same as far as I’m concerned). For less than half the price of the Rega Apollo R, and a fifth of the price of the Naim CD5Si in my main system, the Denon DCD 600NE is an absolute bargain.I use the Denon in my secondary system which is comprised of a Cyrus 82DAC, ATC SMC7 speakers and REL T5+ subwoofer. The Denon may be the cheapest part of this puzzle but it fits in perfectly. There is also a Yamaha CDS300 in this system which actually does have a noticeably different sound, slightly softer and warmer via analogue (this works very well on old jazz recordings - transfers of 78s etc), but overall I do notice this difference and prefer the sound of the Denon on virtually everything else.I have no hesitation in saying that, if I had to replace another CD player tomorrow then I’d buy this Denon again at the drop of a hat. I like the ergonomics and aesthetics of my Naim CD5Si in my main system but it isn’t worth five times the price of the Denon, and it’s debatable whether the slight difference in sound would actually be considered an improvement to every person’s ears. Essentially, if you need a simple CD player without USB (isn’t that these days an even bigger anachronism on a CD player than the CD player itself?), aren’t interested in SACDs, and you like the physical styling of this machine then it has to rank as a clear first choice.Initially, I was slightly put off the Denon by its tethered mains lead, but this makes no difference to the sound and at least it can’t come loose and fall out accidentally. The build quality is good and solid, the display (whilst rather on the faint side) can be dimmed or turned off completely if desired, and the mechanism is as good as silent.Kudos to Lewis at Richer Sounds in Boscombe who sorted out an immediate audition of a Marantz CD6007 and Rotel CD11 Tribute for me on my walking into their store. He connected everything up precisely as I requested, did not interfere in my listening session, was genuinely knowledgeable about the products and gave helpful, unbiased and accurate advice without any hard-sell. The Denon was ordered by telephone a few days later, price matched and delivered quickly by (the ever reliable, in my experience) DPD. No wonder Richer Sounds are so highly rated.

Bought this as part of a bundle deal with Denon Amp. Returning to having vinyl and wanted a good set up which I believe this is. Obviously got a ton of CD’s so this was a good match for the amp. Great quality from Denon, loads of features and sounds amazing. Very easy set up straight out the box and Stephen from Richer sounds have me a great deal and helped supply all the cables required. Delivered faster than expected so all good. Richer sounds say they want to keep customers for life, can’t see why I’d go elsewhere with service like this! Thanks!