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Rating
Reviewed by:
avr2600
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
March 3, 2006Overall Rating
 2 of 5
Value Rating
2 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5,
6.00 votes
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Review 1 of 17
Price Paid:
$650.00
from M-Video Summary:
Rather good for CDs.
Does NOT really read SACDs
Reads only 50% of DVDs
If it's warmed up after watching one DVD you have to wait for an hour or two for the device to cool down to watch the next film
Does not read DVD-R/DVD+R
First I adored it for great sound, then it became a GREAT disappoitment Strengths:
Great CD sound Weaknesses:
It is NOT a DVD player as it must be.. Sorry (( Similar Products Used:
Sony 725
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Rating
Reviewed by:
20to20K
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
April 6, 2005Overall Rating
2 of 5
Value Rating
 3 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5,
12.00 votes
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Review 2 of 17
Price Paid:
$550.00
from Tweeter Summary:
I have to say that this product was a bit of a disappointment to me. As a long time Denon fan I was immediately attracted to this model hoping it would fill all my audio and video needs for my new media room. After 6 months of use I have to call it a mixed bag.
The video reproduction is very good...far exceeding any DVD player I've ever owned. Having said that I've only previously owned a bargain basement Samsung and a middle of the road Hitachi.
The DVD-A and SACD sound is excellent. It looks nice and was fairly easy to setup.
Now the bad...
The CD playback is not what I would expect of the Denon brand. Not very detailed...very bland. Sounds like a Best Buy bargain player. The functions are below par as well. Your inability to cue up tracks prior to play is annoying as is the bizzare scanning behavior on CD's. I've had $50 portables that do a better job of both. It also has a loud and clunky drawer and takes forever the the disks to load up.
I've not had any functional problems with the unit so the build quality appears to be fine, but I already find myself in the market for a dedicated CD player to improve on redbook CD playback
sound quality and functionality and I'll probably just use this unit as an overpriced DVD player since I don't listen to DVDA and SACD that much anyway. Strengths:
Looks, multichannel playback, sturdy build quality, video picture Weaknesses:
Slow loading, quircky disk scan and que features, 2 channel CD playback, clunky drawer Similar Products Used:
Pioneer PMD-70 6 disk changer
Samsung bottom-feeder DVD player
Hitachi DVD player
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Rating
Reviewed by:
kuropasa
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
March 24, 2005Overall Rating
2 of 5
Value Rating
3 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year Visitors rate this review
3.71 of 5,
7.00 votes
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Review 3 of 17
Price Paid:
$520.00
from Reliable Audio/Video Summary:
I purchased the DVD-2200 based on Denon's reputation of quality. I will say the quality of the audio and video was very good. The build quality is NOT. After a mere 15 months the device has failed. The motor that drives the disks no longer operates. Additionally, Denon only carries a 1 year warranty on their DVD players. Interestingly enough another Home Theater Spot forum has a number of posts where the disks fails to load.
While the player was working the video quality was very nice. Audio was fantastic (although the DVD-5900 would be even better). SACD and DVD-A creates a beatiful audio environment.
Unless Denon can improve on build quality, I would not recommend this entry-level universal player. Hopefully their higher-tier products last longer. If not, I would look to Marantz or Pioneer Elite.
If the player was still operational, I would have rated the player with 5 Stars overall and 4 stars for Value. Its not fair to give it 1 star, since I enjoyed it while it lasted. Alas, now I must purchase another player. I doubt it will be another Denon due to this problem. Maybe I was just unlucky. :-( Strengths:
SACD/DVD-A support
Video/Audio quality Weaknesses:
Build quality - Device failed
Slow to change tracks on SACD & DVD-A Similar Products Used:
Rotel
Sony
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Rating
Reviewed by:
tomh
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
February 4, 2005Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year Visitors rate this review
4.75 of 5,
4.00 votes
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Review 4 of 17
Price Paid:
$530.00
from Tweeter Summary:
I've owned this player for over a year and just bought a Denon DVD-2900 on close out today. After comparison to the Denon 2900 and my Sony SCD C555 ES, a Stereophile class A component, here are some comments.
The DVD2200 is almost identical to the DVD2900 in all respect except for the build weight. Both player have excellent video, SACD and DVD quality. The Sony has a smoother yet more transparent sound than either of the Denon units but lacks DVD capability. Also the Sony is more refined on CD playback than the Denon units. The Denons are reasonablity good. I did a lot of listening and the Denon 2200 CD playback is slightly more transparent and open than the 2900. The 2900 is slightly darker and slower sounding. Strengths:
- Good build quality and best in class video capability.
- Excellent SACD and DVD audio capability
- Great ergonomics
- Good CD quality Weaknesses:
- CD playback is good, not outstanding Similar Products Used:
Sony SCD C555ES, Denon DVD 2900
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Rating
Reviewed by:
GaToy
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
February 4, 2005Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
3.00 votes
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Review 5 of 17
Price Paid:
$250.00
from High Fi Buys Summary:
All I can say is I have fallen in love with this player. I bought it because I was having difficulty with my Pioneer DV667-A. Or so I thought. Ends up I just was having problems programming my Sony STR DA7ES reciever. But after I got this player hooked up and got to playing with it I was in awe. I'm running it through an Outlaw Audio ICBM1 bass manager.This combination sounds great. I just recently bought a set of Mirage OM9's but of course they should sound good through them. I unhooked my OM9's and hooked my $100 a piece Sony mains and my $500 Cerwin Vega surround system up (i'm running 7.1) and I couldn't believe my ears. This unit had much better highs and didn't sound as muddy as most SACD's and DVD A's ussually do. And the picture is superb. Bright and crips. I am veiwing through a Mitsubishi WS-55511 55" wide screen rear projector. One of the one things that did erk me about this player is there are two separate buttons for power on and off. I have the Sony universal remote. This was an annoying problem but not one that could stop me when I was progamming it. But I would still recommend this player to anyone that asked. Strengths:
Great sound for SACD and DVD-A
Crisp, high quality video
A great value buy Weaknesses:
I hate that there are two separate buttons for power on and off. Similar Products Used:
Pioneer 667A
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