Denon DCM-380 Review

Summary

Denon’s DCM-380 5-disc changer delivers audiophile-quality sound with loads of convenient features. A Multilevel Noise Shaping D/A converter fights jitter and helps bring out the subtlest musical details on your CDs. And the DCM-380 includes 20-bit HDCD® decoding! On HDCD discs, you’ll hear the full richness and detail of the original recording, with more dynamic range and a focused 3-D soundstage. And best of all, the HDCD high-precision digital filter actually improves the sound quality on all your discs! This 5-disc changer is solidly built, and it handles CDs, audio CD-Rs and CD-RWs, and long-playing MP3 CDs. The tray rotates both clockwise and counter-clockwise for easy loading and unloading of your discs. Three random play modes and 32-track programming help keep your music sounding fresh. And a coaxial digital output lets you hook up an external CD-R recorder to make digital recordings of your favorite discs.