Reviews

Definitive Technology BP-10
Speaker System

Definitive Technology’s first product is an unusual loudspeaker that offers exceptional performance for its size and price. The BP 10 is a slender columnar speaker measuring 42 inches...
Definitive Technology BP-8
Speaker System

Definitive Technology says that its bipolar speakers are designed to create a spacious, natural soundstage, closer to that of a concert-hall performance than that produced by most conventional...
Denon AVC-2000
Audio/Video Amplifier

The Denon AVC-2000, an exceptionally versatile integrated amplifier, was designed for use in a variety of audio and audio/video systems. It provides Dolby Pro Logic surround-sound decoding...
Denon AVC-500
A/V Control Center

DENON’S AVC-500 A/V control center provides a number of control functions analogous to those found in stereo integrated amplifiers. It has input/output connections and switching,...
Denon AVR-3200
A/V receiver

Denon’s flagship AVR-5600 receiver impressed me mightily last year. The company’s foray into more affordable Dolby Digital territory is the smaller and more modest-looking AVR-3200....
Denon AVR-800
A/V receiver

Denon describes the new AVR-800 as a more affordable version of its higher-end audio/video receivers. The AVR-800 is a five-channel surround-sound receiver with three 60-watt amplifiers...
Denon DCD-3300
CD-player

The Denon DCD-3300, the company’s top-of-the-line CD player, contains many design refinements designed to extract the maximum sound quality from compact discs. Among these is an improved...
Denon DP-11F
Turntable

Tin: Denon DP-11F is a single-play automatic turntable with a two-speed quartz-locked direct-drive motor and a servo-controlled low-mass straight tubular tone arm. The overall operation...
Denon DP-33F
Turntable

The Denon DP-33F is a two-speed direct-drive record player with complete front-panel control of tone-arm operation. The lateral position of the tone arm can be shifted (by means of...
Denon DP-37F
Turntable

Mount any cartridge in a tone arm, and the two will resonate together at a very low frequency. The arm/cartridge resonance can affect the low-end response of a phonograph system through...
Denon DP-52F
Turntable

The Denon DP-52F turntable has a two-speed (33-1/3- and 45-rpm) quartz-lock direct-drive a.c. motor driving a cast alloy platter weighing (with its rubber mat) about 3 pounds. Recorded...
Denon DR-M44
Cassette Deck

Denon, a division of Nippon Columbia, is probably best known to audiophiles in the U.S. for its high-quality turntables and digitally mastered LP’s and Compact Discs. The company...