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HoundMan
a AudioPhileDate Reviewed: February 2, 2013
Bottom Line: Listening to Eric Burdon and the Animals on the Denon PCM Audio Technology / CD Auto Changer Model DCN-370 - Sat Feb 3 2013. Plays great!! No problems since day one 13 years ago buying on a auction site called UBID for use in my restoration building. List to 5 CDs and and it is time move around load it again.
Used product for: More than 1 year
Duration Product Used: AudioPhile
Product model year: 1999
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Korkey604
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: January 5, 2011
Bottom Line: i have just hooked this unit back up after sitting for 3 years. i got this in 2005 and i must say the quality of sound is fantastic.
no problem no skips every thing works. smooth disc tray.
this product is over 12 years old!
Used product for: More than 1 year
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: 1999
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chrisj_9@excite.com
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: October 11, 2006
Bottom Line: Looking back through the reveiws I was amazed to see that my original review was posted on Sept 29 2001. This player has not missed a beat in over 5 years. No problems, no skips. It still sounds superb. I have been thinking recently about upgrading but then I listen to the 370 and realise there really is no point. This has proved to be amazing value for money.
Used product for: More than 1 year
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Product model year: 2001
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Fewtch
a AudioPhileDate Reviewed: August 2, 2006
Bottom Line: Pretty darned nice unit for the price -- I heard the slight 'gray veil' over the mids immediately though. This comes across to me as a so-called "house sound" that many mid-fi players exhibit, and is typically the result of less-than-excellent power supplies rather than DACs and such, but I don't know for sure in this case. The unit I bought has many hours on it, so it's not a matter of break-in. I'm not bothered by the house sound of this player at all, as it obviously has many other excellent qualities. Eventually I'll probably plug in an external DAC and use it that way, but for now it makes an excellent addition to my system, replacing a Rotel RCD-855 (which does NOT have the 'gray veil' issue, but sounds considerably flatter, less open and more old fashioned than the Denon... great for classical but a flop with many other genres).
Overall I would recommend this player, but be aware that the carousel is absolutely typical of a low to mid priced 5-disc changer... it's noisy and obviously will be the first thing to go at the end of the unit's life. I really doubt this player will be around in 20 years, while the single disc Rotel RCD-855 might still be playing by then. Anyway, for the price these often go for it's well worth the money.
Used product for: Less than 1 month
Duration Product Used: AudioPhile
Product model year: 2001
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$125.00
Purchased At: Used
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Reticuli
a AudioPhileDate Reviewed: January 13, 2006
Bottom Line: O.k. another update. After more screwing around with my speaker system I can give a more accurate description of the sound this player has...over 6 years later. The best thing about it has to be the bass. The modded 370 has the most linear, unboomy, deep bass I've ever heard from a CD player in my system. That's comparing this to the Pioneer 655A PX (import Elite line), the Harman Kardon AVR7200, Numark Axis 8, and about half a dozen portables, including two from Sony and Radioshack that I consider to be high-end. The bass on the 370's analog outputs is extraordinary. DEEP. It's amazingly linear, from the quietest to the loudest...none get compressed together. The midrange has a very slight grayish veil from the HDCD PMD-1 decoder/filter chip and the highs can have a slight edge to the sibilant range. You also need to have this unit isolated. Stick it on rubber balls, a down pillow, on the other side of a wall with a hole through it for the cables...something to get rid of vibration. If it's between your front mains this isolation factor is more important. This is odd because tests have shown its jitter tolerance to be extremely high. And as I've said before, with well recorded HDCD's this is a great sounding unit for orchestral recordings, particularly from Silva. It will never sound as liquid, open, glowy, or transparent in the mids as some other players (except with HDCD), and its rhythm is fairly analytical, but this is a special CD player. If you can get a sound system set to gorgeous quality with this finicky player, I can guarantee you will get every other source in your collection to sound more like it was intended.
Used product for: More than 1 year
Duration Product Used: AudioPhile
Product model year: 1999
Price Paid:
$299.00
Purchased At: Good Guys
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