About The Denon DCD-600NE CD Player
The Denon DCD-600NE CD Player uses unique technology and a clever design to get the most out of your silver discs. With Denon's reputation for high quality products going back 100+ years, this might one of the best value CD players around.
Denon is one of the rare audio brands that continued to actively develop Hi-Fi components and accumulate, refine, and pass down Hi-Fi audio technologies. The 600NE series, designed for today's age, has been developed by both veteran engineers and talented young engineers who have inherited the Denon technologies and expertise that have been cultivated over many years and decades. The DCD-600NE focuses on achieving the essence of a disc player: ultra-high precision in reading discs and supplying high-quality audio signals to the amp. To achieve this, the signal paths are as short as possible and the whole circuitry is minimized. The engineers also redesigned the disc drive mechanism brackets and the chassis to eliminate vibration, the great enemy of disc players, and achieve ultra-vibration-resistant performance. The information on the disc is now read with impeccable accuracy and a clean, high-grade signal is supplied to the DCD-600NE's AL32 Processing circuitry.
CD, CD-R/RW, MP3 and WMA Support: Enjoy extended disc support for your cherished music collection. The DCD-600NE plays back your CD's, CD-R/RW, MP3 and WMA formats. Listen to your favourite audio formats and feel the powerful fidelity DCD-600NE provides.
AL32 Processing: The DCD-600NE is equipped with AL32 Processing, a proprietary analogue waveform reproduction technology from Denon. AL32 Processing utilizes data interpolation algorithms, which add in the points that should exist before and after large quantities of data, smoothing out the waveform and restoring information that was lost during the digital recording. The resulting playback is highly detailed, free of interferences, richly expressive in the lower range and beautifully faithful to the original sound. Listen to songs as the artist intended.
Advanced Circuitry with Minimized Signal Paths: The circuit patterns in the DCD-600NE are thoughtfully engineered to make signal paths as short as possible. With layered circuit boards and shorter circuits, the interference between circuits and left and right channels is reduced, and the adverse influences on audio signals are minimized. As a result, the circuit paths in the DCD-600NE reproduces sound that's clean, highly transparent and faithful to the original recording.
Optical Output: The DCD-600NE features one Optical output to connect to the digital input of an amplifier or AV receiver.
Pure Direct Mode: Listen with Pure Direct Mode on the DCD-600NE. Pure Direct Mode deactivates the digital output and the display which might otherwise colour the signal. What you hear is a cleaner, more detailed, accurate sound.
Vibration-Resistant Design for Pristine Sound: Vibration-resistant design reduces the adverse audio effects of heavy components within players so that sound quality meets Denon standards. Power transformer is fitted immediately above the insulators to prevent unwanted vibration. By placing the transformer close to the foot, the vibration surrounding the chassis is reduced, resulting in pristine sound. The name for it is Direct Mechanical Ground Construction. Now in addition with a metal bracket connecting the CD mechanism and chassis to the high-density feet, unwanted resonance is further reduced to deliver pristine sound.
Direct Mechanical Ground Construction: The DCD-600NE features a metal chassis to achieve high mechanical stability to suppress vibration caused by disc rotation.
Build Integrity with Thoughtfully Selected Components: With more than a 100-year legacy of designing premium audio components, trust that your Denon product has undergone rigorous testing. The overall aesthetic, sound quality and design integrity of DCD-600NE and its HiFi components are built to last.
100+ Years of Firsts in Audio Technology: Founded in 1910, Denon has a deep heritage of "firsts" in audio technology – from Japan's first audio electronics manufacturer, to producing the world's first commercial CD player and Dolby Atmos enabled AV receiver. This focused investment in audio R&D ensures you get the latest technology and highest quality with every listening experience.
Our Take
After an easy on the eyes, easy on the ears CD player that will happy play almost any disc you throw at it? The Denon DCD-600NE could be the answer. It offers many of Denon's sound and construction innovations yet is very affordable. It's nice to see this level of technology and sound quality being brought to this price range. Highly recommended.
Main Features & Specifications
- Design: High quality compact disc player
- Plays: CD / CD-R/RW / WMA / MP3
- Direct Mechanical Ground Construction: A vibration-resistant design that protects the sound quality
- Processor: AL32 Processing
- DAC: Ultra precision 32-bit/192kHz D/A converter, to dramatically enhance the music listening experience
- Minimum Signal Paths: Protect signal purity
- Pure Direct Mode: For pure enjoyment of music
- Internal Parts: Strictly selected for high sound quality
Connectivity
- Line-Level Output: 2 x RCA type
- Digital Optical Output: 1 x Toslink
General
- Remote control (RC-1234) for CD, Network Audio Player and Amp operation
- Auto Standby and low power consumption at stand-by 0.2 W
- Frequency Response: 2Hz - 50kHz (sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz)
- Dynamic Range: 100 dB
- Signal-To-Noise Ratio: 110 dB
- Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.0030%
- Power Consumption: 12 Watts
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 434 x 107 x 273mm
- Nett Weight: 4 kg
- Manufacturer's Warranty: 2 Years
Note: Features & Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice. E&OE.