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List Price : $329.99 Price : $329.00
List Price : $329.99 Price : $329.00
Product Description
Turntables & MC Cartridges
- Designed with a heavier base construction to decrease vibration for superior performance
- Tone arm action starts and stops automatically using gentle lifting and lowering motions to protect your vinyl
- Moving-magnet (MM) cartridge headshell is removable
- Turntable sheet is 5mm thick; uses hologram vibration analysis to improve its ability to hold a record
- DC servo motor and belt drive system with rotation speeds of 33 1/3 or 45 rpm
Denon DP-300F Fully Automatic Analog Turntable Reviews
Denon DP-300F Fully Automatic Analog Turntable Reviews
| 83 of 91 people found the following review helpful:  Not satisfied with the audio quality, By This review is from: Denon DP-300F Fully Automatic Analog Turntable (Electronics) I did quite a bit of research into turntables before buying this model. This unit seemed relatively solidly constructed, and had a handsome appearance. I was a bit put off at the prospect of spending $500-$1000 on a new turntable and wasn't sure if all that fuss was really necessary. The turntable only takes a few minutes to set up, and comes with a mediocre pre-mounted moving magnet cartridge. After set up, I switched on the built in phono amp and connected the unit directly to my receiver. The sound was not bad, but was also not exactly what I had expected. Surface noise was relatively high, bass and low mids were muddy and broke up a bit, and highs sounded a bit rolled off. I then hooked the turntable up to my backup 20-year old Onkyo receiver in my office with a built in phono preamp, and I noticed an improvement in sound quality. However, I was still not happy with the overall sound of the unit, it was lacking in overall detail. I thought that... Read more 15 of 16 people found the following review helpful: Works Ok Though Not Thrilling, By Music_lover (Fort Bragg, CA USA) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Denon DP-300F Fully Automatic Analog Turntable (Electronics) The Denon works well for an automatic turntable. The internal phono preamp means it can be connected to any available line input on a receiver. The preamp can be switched off if your receiver has a Phono input. I upgraded the phono cartridge to a Shure M97XE and did not bother to even listen to the Denon factory installed cartridge. A small needle nose pliers (not supplied) and lots of patience is a must. The user manual is well written and comprehensive. BUT do not plug the turntable in until all the adjustments have been made. (I had to learn the hard way.) I didn't expect audiophile sound here. Listening to Pop or Classical at medium-low volume is satisfactory. But there is no isolation from external sounds or vibrations. If you like Rock or music of any genre played loud, feedback can set in and sound terrible not to mention the possibility of damaging your speakers or amp. 32 of 39 people found the following review helpful:  Better than expected, This review is from: Denon DP-300F Fully Automatic Analog Turntable (Electronics) I am a professional musician, I hadn't planned on actually listening to my LP's when I purchased this turntable, I only wanted a quality turntable to allow me to transfer my old LP's to disc. I still cannot believe my ears when playing my 20+ year old LP's on this turntable. For small group jazz, the sound is better than the CD's I have of the same material. I have never belived that LP's could ever sound better than a CD, now I do, although when it comes to orchestral music, I still think CD's still sound better due to lack of compression. My music studio has 10 speakers, 2 amps and all kinds of effects processors to make digital music come alive. I never would have believed a turntable and 2 speakers could produce nearly the same effect. Sure, there are pops and hisses on occasion, but the warmth and size of the sound stage is well worth it. This turntable tracks perfectly and is easy to balance the tonearm. Highly recommended. |
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