6 discs, disc naming

needs alot of burn in time

I purchased this to replace the denon. At first i hated it.
It had a harsh sound that use to drive me crazy. I almost returned it many times. After 2 months of burn in time, it sounds good. It does not have the warmth of the Denon. It is in the middle, not too bright not too warm. I was hearing wierd noises from some of the cd's i own and it turned out to be instruments in the upper ranges. I was hearing things with the 540 that I did not hear with the dcm-65. This player sounds like a cd player not like a cd player attempting to sound like a record player. It produces a very good clean sound.

Similar Products Used:

denon dcm-65

toslink output. 6 disks instead of 5.

no power button on the remote.

it's a good, cheap cd player. the only thing i don't like about it is the lack of a power button on the remote. the sound appears to be good.

Nice, transparent sound, reasonable price, 6 disc carousel

none so far

This CD player sounded quite harsh right out of the box, but after reading some of the other reviews, I decided to give it a decent burn-in time. After about 4 hours of continuous play it started to warm up, and from then on it just got sweeter with every disc. Its transparency is wonderfully refreshing, but so honest that it made me say UGH at some of the poorly done CDs which I never noticed before. Imaging is very nice. It even made my crappy old spare speakers (9 year old Bose 501 series IV) sound HALFWAY decent. The 6 disc tray is handy, as is the ability to change discs while another is playing. The disc naming feature is also very helpful when programming. Altogether a good deal if you have a discriminating ear but not a pile of money.

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Sony, Harman Kardon

I too bought this player from J&R for $229.00,after returning a Sony back to Crutchfield,Dittos on performance from previous reviewers.I'll stick to Onkyo products from now on.Like the dimmer switch.