 This is an amazing deal! |
| Review Date: March 1, 2009 |
| Reviewer: J. Collins, Seattle WA |
This is a very nice unit. And I'm very impressed by the quality of this system for the price. It looks/sounds like something that would cost at lest twice as much. What really sold me on this model was the front panel USB and line in mini jack ports . The USB function works flawlessly. What is a really nice feature is that when you plug in a USB flash drive (the manual says you can even use a powered HD if you want) the devise automatically switches over to USB. Same when you plug in headphones. The front display tells you that you just plugged in headphones and turns off the speakers.
The speakers are very well built and sound very good for their size. The whole unit just screams quality. I've had systems in this price range before and they where cheap looking and didn't sound good. But Denon knows what they're doing when it comes to making quality products.
The remote is laid out nicely, with the volume buttons nice and big so they're easy to find if you're in a dark room. |
Fantastic Product, best of all the shelf systems
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| Review Date: June 23, 2009 |
| Reviewer: liquifyx, Los Angeles, CA |
| I tested every single shelf system at Fry's, which included the yamahas, sonys, Onkyo, and Denon. The D-M37 beat every other hands down. Yes it's a bit expensive, but it sounds fantastic and it isn't something you'll just easily replace. Don't think of it as some cheap version of something better, it really is an outstanding unit. Anyone who is looking for a shelf system, I'd recommend buying this over any other. The Onkyos especially didn't sound as good. |
Very nice small stereo
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| Review Date: June 4, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Just a guy in Oregon, Portland, Oregon |
Oh boy, the last time I had a bookshelf size stereo was in college roughly 40 years ago. I've had a large , I do mean large, stereo since since...several in fact with the huge speakers etc. It's nice to still be able to buy a "stereo". I bought this one for my study. Yes, I really have a separate room set up filled with books, CDs, DVDs, more books, and my microscope. It's an average size bedroom. Looks kinda like my bedroom when I was 19 except the music was on vinyl, there was no computer but you'd have found coding forms and punched card decks, and a few of the same books I still own.
This unit is just perfect for the room. It appears very well made. For the money it's amazing. I don't have a MP3 portable yet.....just a lot of CDs. I'm old....60 this fall. What do I listen to? Well, I tested it out with some Cheap Trick, Green Day, and Beethoven and then added a dash of Alice Cooper. Yah, I know, incomprehensible to some of you much younger. The reason I don't have an MP3 player is that I tried the technology out way early ( one of the first users like I was with CDs.) Problem is that while the first CDs were fantastic the first MP3s were not due to sampling deficiencies. I am sure when I finally get some kind of player the USB on this small Denon will work just fine.
( Yes, I know MP3s are supposedly as good as Cds now. That's certainly true given my chopped hearing range LOL. )
Now, this is a small unit that performs very well even at high volume. I have a few small gripes but gave this 5 stars anyway. Why? Uh, price. I mean....it's very low for what you get.
It would be nice if there was a bit more adjustability in bass and treble. ( I'm so old I actually looked for "knobs" LOL ha ha .) I can't find a balance control and that would be nice but is not absolutely necessary. The stamped and formed metal case looks a bit cheap if you put the unit somewhere it will be in view. So what? The front panel is nice.
The speakers are about what I was buying 30 years ago.....back then they were brand new technology. They have the high freq dome tweeter and rubber mounted woofers....nice. plus the air escape in the back...compensation or something like that. Nice. The speakers appear to be wrapped in wood grain black vinyl. I would wish for painted wood but so what? It does not matter.
The AM/FM work just fine as well. So there you go....it's still possible to buy something called a stereo....an old guy like me would be more comfortable with base , treble , and balance knobs but so what......I'm going to try to patch in a graphic equalizer using the analog I/O....not sure if it will work. I would like more control over freq spectrum....but.....fact is my hearing is probably about 500-12000 now if I'm lucky ( all those loud concerts etc not to mention a 396 or two or three....us boomers are such a trip ). Eh? what's that? Don't know what a "396" is? Well, it wasted a lot of gasoline but we loved em.
Do I think you should buy one of these? Uh, yah, it will probably sound even better to you esp . if you're younger. Remember....that old white haired guy in the checkout line in front of you....he's not listening to Frank Sinatra on his headphones......I'm gonna rock till I drop. ( total loss of hearing is not a problem cause then I'll just turn it up really loud and apply the fingertips to the speaker enclosure.......well, think I'll go back and listen to "House Of Fire" again..... |
Denon - solid performer
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| Review Date: October 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Joe Jazz, MA, USA |
Let me tell you, finding a good unit to play your favorite records is not easy. I started my search with a trip to BestBuy. Pretty disappointing considering the fact that they don't carry any moderately or high priced units anymore. I had to choose between Insignia (plays dvd) and Sony CMTBX-20i micro systems. 20 min of tests gave me enough to make up my mind, and I left the store with the Sony. The sound is quite pleasant however I was not getting as much as from previously owned $500 Aiwa. The suitable candidaes for an upgrade were Onkyo 325, Denon m37 and Yamaha MCR-730. I had a chance to test all of them except Yamaha. So here is some thoughts from listening same records with CMTBX-20i, Denon M37 and Onkyo. In my opinion, all of the included speakers are poor compared to what the systems are capable of, so the tests where run using a pair of Sony SS-B1000 speakers.
Sony - nice pleasant sound, a bit noisy on the high freq end, a slight touch of bass, very pleasant, relaxing sound. Some mid range is missing, and there is very slight distortion in sound, not enough though to turn your back o this unit. I'd probably choose Sony over Denon when Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker is on for the musicality even if clarity is not there.
Onkyo CS-325 - sound is great in the high range, but the absence of low freqs and mid freqs was very disappointing. The high range though is very good, Some songs from Metallica reminded of those days when I has high end receiver. Classical music is smooth but absolutely non-realistic due to lack of mids and lows. The available adjustment for bass can not correct the problem, treble could be adjusted slightly, however +2 and +3 adds also noise, so this settings would not be practical. After listening to it for 4 hrs I packed it. Onkyo goes back to the store.
Denon M37 - sound is exceptionally pure. However, mid range is overwhelming. You can't hear as much polishing with high tsk sound and low booms as from Sony. As a consequence, jazz, disco, heavy metal sounds similar - unlike you expectation that different parts of sound spectra would be accentuated. The highs sound a bit metallic. I have a feeling that the designers simply decided to eliminate "difficult" parts of spectra where they could not meet specs. All the sound which is present is very very clear. Crank up the volume, and the quality of sound does not change a bit! FM Radio, AUX1 line from iPod and CDs play very nice, no noticeable noise. No equalizer is available, otherwise I'd just try to subdue the overpowering mid range, and would give the system 5 star rating. Tremble and bass adjustment does little and also affects the low and high sides of the mids, so not very helpful. Plenty of power, from what others mention, you can crank volume to 45 units. and I never turned it to more than 15. And this is with 8Ohm external speakers, which are not as loud as native 6Ohm speakers. It will certainly fill your room with good sound. I also enjoy the remote. You can point it any direction and it does the job. There is a numeric pad, so you can choose the track you like, or FM station (you don't have this in Sony stereo, where the presets are selected only with 'next' or 'prev' button). One of the reviewers noticed the mechanical noise from Denon when the CD is playing. I can assure you that absolutely same amount comes from the Onkyo system. I didn't noticed any troubling high pitch sound from Denon when SDB boost is on. Overall very consistent unit for what it is.
Build quality was was not a key factor in my evaluation, however I would rate 5+ the Denon, 4 Onkyo and 4-4- for Sony. Denon's brushed aluminum front panel looks truly attractive, Onkyo looked a bit toyish with the blue light on the volume control and somewhat too bright display (though I am sure some will like it!), the biggest disadvantage of Sony is the button (+ -) control of the volume.
For now, I decided to keep Sony for casual listening at late evenings and integrated iPod dock, and Denon for clear undestorted sound and good looks. I hope some day I will be able to replace them both with s single great sounding unit (Yamaha MCR-730 ???). If this happens, I'll let you know!
P.S. My brother visited me recently and was quite impressed by my M37 system. At home he listens to audio system which is worth more than $3K, so the compliment probably means something. I also tested USB port, the sound is way better compared to Ipod dock connection (I use Kensington docking station). After almost 1 month of tests, I say buy this stereo, it's very well worth the money!
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Wonderful
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| Review Date: July 10, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Charles Carnes, |
| This is a wonderful system . Quality in every way . I don't know much , but,at the age of 62 I know quality when I hear it , see it and feel it. This is a terrific buy at twice the price . I'm not a tech type nor an audiophile . I set this up in less than ten minutes and the sound is wonderful . All that remains for me to do is connect a stand alone multi disc cd player . I think I can do that , but never the less the cd player in this unit is just great too. I highly recomend this product . |
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