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Review on 🎡 Denon DP-300F Automatic Analog Turntable with Phono Equalizer, Innovative Tonearm, Hologram Vibration Analysis, and Sleek Slim Design by Muhammad Taufik ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Reliable product for all occasions, quality on par.

In general, the device fully justifies the investment. It must be understood that he has a very definite purpose, which he fully justifies. If you have accumulated a bunch of records from Soviet times, and the Unitra-Fonika G-602 turntable has died and cannot be restored, then this Denon is just what you need. The sound quality will be slightly higher, and the reliability will be much higher. If you are an audiophile, embraced by the "vinyl renaissance", then this device does not provide tangible advantages over a good CD player. I purchased this Denon for the first task, and it suits me quite well in this vein. After the needle wears out, I will replace it with a more serious one.

Pros
  • 1. Despite the fact that this player is almost a full automatic, its construction gives the impression of a solid and reliable one. Very convenient to use. You don't even have to touch the tonearm. 2. The sound quality and other technical parameters are quite consistent with its price category.
Cons
  • 1. There is no stroboscope to accurately set the disc rotation speed. We really understand that the presence of a stroboscope does not fit into the concept of maximum ease of control, which is implemented in this device. It remains to be hoped that the speed is initially provided by the factory precision of manufacturing rotating parts. 2. The quality of the needle is not much better than the Polish MF-100 (MF-101) head, which was equipped with the most massive Polish-Soviet turntables Unitra G-600, G-602 and later Vega based on them. In general, the device under discussion approximately corresponds to them in terms of class, but is much more soundly made. 3. The phono corrector could have been better. If the sound of the built-in phono stage cannot be compared with anything else, then you may like it. But I have the opportunity to connect the phono stage built into the Yamaha A-S700 amplifier. Correctors built into amplifiers usually do not differ in anything outstanding. Nevertheless, Denon's "oiliness" and "smear" immediately disappeared from the sound. The bass became strong and collected, "air" and small details appeared on the highs. However, the sound still did not become noticeably better than a similar CD. More precisely, on the first songs the vinyl sounds a little better, in the middle of the disc it's almost the same, at the end - a little worse than the CD. But this is primarily due to the mediocre quality of the used pickup head. 4. Belt drive. However, wishing for another in this price category would be too much.

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