Denon DP-200USB Turntable - Silver

I have used this for a month now after getting nostalgic to want to play all the vinly that was in my attic. I compared this unit to the marantz and pioneer units on offer for similar prices and consider Denon to be a good brand for lower end hifi. This player had an on off power button which the pioneer didn't have which is usefule for my particular set up. I've plugged this into the phono port on my recently purchased Yamaha AS500 amp (which is great btw) driving 25 year old KEF speakers. Note that the phono switch for the preamp on off is only accessible when the platter rubber is off the platter and a slot it aligned so you can put a finger into the hole to set appropriately. I run this with the pre-amp off so cannot comment on how good this is. This player also has automatic start stop feature which is fine, the feature that I wish is had was a lever arm so you can lift the needle and position on track of choice. I found that I could achieve the same effect by lifting the plastic cam for the automatic start , position the needl and then allow the cam to drop slowly on its own.The Denon also comes with a sub port so I can rip old vinyls to MP3 . I've installed the software but not tried it but the software looks good not noddy like on an ion player I have which only works if plugged directly into a computer usb.Now to the sound, not myth to say other than very good indeed for the money, mid and high tones all good, bass seems a little lighter than listening to cd through same system though changing the bass on the amp sorted this. Overall this is a good piece of kit for the money and probably best amongst the three units I've mentioned, in fact the Marantz seems to be identical to the Denon but withou the power switch so iTunes's they use the same chassis. The exertior case feels light and plasticky but only noticeable when setting up and lifting out of the box. Once in place seems absolutely fine. Great to be able to listen to my vinyl again and I've found that I'd listen to a whole album one side at a time.

Through a life time of collecting vinyl LPs and singles, mainly because I thought CDs and latterly MP3s were just a passing fad, but then I was one of the few who bought a Betamax Video recorder as well, never seem to latch on to the right technology until everyone else has moved on.Any way I now have one of these excellent turntables, well built and when playing through my Denon system give a very exceptable sound quality. I am sure that there are those who believe that nothing but the best HiFi equipment is worth listening to.The recording quality is also extremely good and having done tests on singles and LPs I am looking forward to recording my collection into digital format probably another no-no for the HiFi Buffs. Still it suits my untutored ear. The critisms about the editing software may be correct, but I have AVS4you audio editor which I like a lot so no worries.I purchased mine from Super-Fi who I cannot recommend highly enough. The service has always been first class in my experience and all done at a very competitive price and free postage (It arrived within 3 days of ordering)

Looking for a new turntable deck to give my old vinyl records an airing and also having the ability to convert them to digital without having to spend a fortune, the Denon DP-200USB seemed to fit the bill. What especially attracted me to the Denon was that for converting the music, you didn't need a long trailing USB lead from turntable to laptop, you can just plug in a USB memory stick.Ordering by next day delivery, it arrived Sunday morning, less than 18 hours after placing my order. Once unpacked it was easy to set up, only taking a few minutes. The turntable platter just needs to be mounted and the drive belt hooked over the driving roller capstan, the rubber mat placed on top, phono leads plugged into your amp, deck plugged into the mains, and away you go. Since getting the CD bug many years ago and not having listened to vinyl for the same many years (at least 20!), I was very impressed with the amazing sound that came out of my speakers, I'd forgotten just how good vinyl sounded! I've not converted a whole album as yet, only a single album track to test its ability to copy to a stick, which is very simple. I don't think copying a whole album would be too much hassle. On reading other's comments about editing converted mp3s, I've downloaded Audacity software rather than use the supplied Trans Music Manager (not sure this works with Windows 10 anyway). Testing this on the one track I've converted so far, it looks and works very well - just need to practice a lot with it!Comparing to my old turntable from back in the 1970s, which was heavy and of solid all-metal construction, this is quite light, being mainly plastic (other than the turntable platter and inner workings which are metal), and does feel a bit flimsy - especially the buttons and the speed setting knob. Though not expensive, it's not cheap either, and would have expected a more solid construction. Pressing the start button activates auto play and it plays the disc through then returns the arm to its resting position which is fine, but if you need to manually select a track you have to use the tiny finger lift alongside the stylus which only juts out 5mm. Even though I don't have chunky fingers, it's size does make it rather awkward to lift and position the arm over the disc and lower the stylus carefully onto the record, which is a bit of a niggle. A less minor niggle is that there is no clip to secure the arm to its rest if you needed to move or transport the deck - you would have to use the wire tie that it was securing it when it was packed in its box. Having said that, I still like it a lot; combined with my Sony amp and KEF speakers it produces excellent sound, but the less than solid construction and niggles loses it 1 star.