CD/SACD-проигрыватели и транспорты — Denon DCD-600NE

The DCD-600NE is the entry model among the current compact disc players from Denon, the Japanese company founded in 1910. It is a single-purpose disc transport with a built-in converter and no streaming or USB input, sold in black and in a silver finish, and its North American list price is USD 499.

Key specs that matter

The two-channel player handles pressed CDs plus recordable and rewritable discs, and also plays MP3 and WMA files burned to disc, showing ID3 and WMA tag data. Conversion is handled by a Burr-Brown PCM5142 chip rated at 192 kHz and 32 bit, with a 2 V RMS DirectPath output stage. Denon quotes a frequency response of 2 Hz to 20 kHz at 44.1 kHz sampling, a dynamic range of 100 dB, 110 dB signal-to-noise and total harmonic distortion of 0.0030 percent. The rear panel carries one pair of RCA analogue outputs and one optical digital output. Power draw is 13 W in use and 0.3 W in standby, and an auto power off function is fitted. The case measures 434 x 273 x 107 mm and weighs 4 kg, and the RC-1234 remote is supplied.

Engineering and use context

AL32 Processing is the Denon interpolation algorithm that adds data points before and after the samples read from the disc to rebuild the analogue waveform lost in digitisation. The DAC runs under a master clock design, so the converter rather than the transport sets the timing. Circuit boards are layered and the tracks are kept as short as possible to cut crosstalk between circuits and between the left and right channels. Pure Direct mode switches off the optical output and the front display, removing those digital circuits from operation during playback. Against vibration Denon uses what it calls Direct Mechanical Ground Construction - the power transformer sits directly above the insulator feet, a metal bracket links the disc mechanism and chassis to the high-density feet, and the chassis itself is metal to suppress resonance from disc rotation.

Pairing

The analogue output feeds any line-level input of a stereo amplifier, and the optical socket lets the player pass the bitstream to an outboard converter, an AV receiver or a network amplifier instead. Its full width matches the full-size Denon components, and the supplied remote also covers Denon amplifier functions and a Denon network player.

Alternatives

The Denon DCD-900NE is the step-up disc player with Advanced AL32 Processing Plus, an ESS ES9018K2M converter and a front USB input for FLAC and DSD files.