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Onkyo DX-C390

6-CD changer with MP3 CD playback

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by Barry Montgomery

Onkyo's DX-C390 offers an unbeatable combination of audiophile construction, playback versatility, and great convenience features. With exclusive Onkyo technologies like the AccuPulse Quartz System and Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry, the 'C390 virtually eliminates vibration-induced jitter and stray pulse noise. The ear-pleasing result is better stereo imaging, tighter bass, and cleaner sound from all your CDs. The brushed aluminum front panel and anti-resonant chassis serve as further assurance of rock-solid performance.

The 'C390 not only plays regular CDs, but also your home-burned CD-Rs and CD-RWs, and even long-playing MP3 discs! This changer also sports a unique 6-disc carousel design that lets you change five discs while the sixth keeps playing. Next Selection lets you "cue up" the next song you want to hear without interrupting the song that's currently playing. And the remote gives you easy control of your music from across the room — its direct disc and track access lets you quickly locate exactly the track you want to hear.

Details:
  • 6-disc carousel
  • plays CDs, audio CD-Rs & CD-RWs, and MP3 CDs
  • optical and coaxial digital outputs
  • 40-track programming
  • random play and repeat
  • Next Selection
  • AccuPulse Quartz System
  • Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry
  • remote with direct track/disc access
  • anti-resonant chassis
  • signal-to-noise ratio 98 dB
  • 17-1/8"W x 5-3/16"H x 18-1/4"D
  • warranty: 1 year
 

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Features and Specs

Features and Specs
General
Disc Capacity
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6
Disc Exchange
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Yes
Track Programming
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40
Random Play
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All Discs
Program
Disc Naming
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No
Direct Track Access
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Remote
Direct Disc Access
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Yes
Remote
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Included
Display Color
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Green
Multiple CD Player Control
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No
Parts Warranty
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1 Year
Labor Warranty
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1 Year
Compatibility
CD-R Playback
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Yes
CD-RW Playback
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Yes
MP3 Playback
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Yes
SACD Playback
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No
Specifications
CD Frequency Response
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5-20k Hz
Signal to Noise Ratio
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98 dB
SACD Frequency Response
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Not Compatible
SACD Dynamic Range
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Outputs
Digital Optical Output
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1
Digital Coaxial Output
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1
Headphone
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None

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  • 6-Disc CD changer
  • RC-777C Wireless remote control
  • 2 "AA" batteries
  • 29" Audio connecting cable (has left and right RCA audio connectors on each end)
  • 29" RI cable (has a mono mini-plug on each end)
  • Instruction Manual
  • "7 Days Customer Service" note
  • Packing instructions note

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Features
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Features

Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry (VLSC): The DX-C390 uses Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry to remove stray pulse noise for a smoother, richer analog output signal.

Direct Digital Path: Direct Digital Path signal routing provides a shorter, cleaner path from the signal processing PC board to the digital outputs than typically found on other players. This direct signal path routing is used to prevent corruption of the signal by noise from the ICs and power supply.

MP3 Playback: This unit will play MP3 files recorded onto CD-R, and CD-RW discs using the ISO 9660 level 1/level 2, Romeo, or Joliet formats. MP3 files with a sampling rate of 8-48 kHz and a bit-rate of 8-320 kbps are supported. Fixed bit-rate MP3 files are recommended, however, variable bit-rate MP3 files are supported. Each disc can have a maximum of 499 files and 99 folders.

Disc Exchange: You can exchange up to 5 discs while playing a sixth; once the drawer is open, 2 CDs can be changed, then you must use the Disc Skip button to remove the remaining three.

Next Selection: This feature allows you to choose the next track, folder, or disc for playback, without interrupting the current song playing.

Connections

RI: RI remote control input and output mini-jacks allow you to transmit remote codes from a compatible Onkyo unit to this unit.

Note: When only the RI cable is connected, remote control operation is not possible; the audio cables must also be connected.

 

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4 out of 5

Onkyo DX-C390

Written By mbc, Presque Isle, Maine on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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The CD player works well- excellent sound very easy to set and begin to use. The only reason for the 4 stars not 5 was the first unit that was shipped was defective. Fortunately Crutchfield staff was very helpful and immediately sent out the second unit which is working very well.
Pros:
Easy to set up and run. Very good quality sound. High quality. Case very nicely built.
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5 out of 5

Onkyo DX-C390

Written By Jim, Browntown,VA on Saturday, January 19, 2013
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The best cd player I have owned
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5 out of 5

An excellent carousel CD changer from Onkyo.

Written By Justo R, Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
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At a time when carousel-style CD changers are seemingly becoming something of an "endangered species" in the world of consumer A/V equipment, it's both nice and comforting to see that a company like Onkyo still makes CD changers. To my knowledge, Onkyo is the only manufacturer making a 6-disc CD changer (Denon, Sony, Yamaha and other brands still make 5-disc changers) and it's a company with very good pedigree. The Onkyo DX-C390 is a solidly and sturdily built, elegant-looking CD changer. Its sound quality is just as good (if not better than) the Denon 5-CD changer it replaced. The front panel display is very bright, with the green numbers and characters very easy to read and see at distances where doing so would be impossible with other units that have less bright displays. I also like the fluorescent green "moon" just below the front panel display as this adds an interesting "look" that I've yet to see in another CD changer. While I would not go as far as comparing the Onkyo DX-C390 to high-end single CD players costing three or four times as the DX-C390, I will say that if you are looking for a carousel-style CD changer costing less than $250.00 the DX-C390 is an excellent value for your money--especially when considering just how good its sound quality is.
Pros:
Excellent sound quality, elegant looks, ergonomic but sleek and sophisticated design.
Cons:
None.
5 out of 5 people found this helpful
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1 out of 5

Onkyo DX -C390

Written By Bill M, Florida on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
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Power goes on without warning. CD player stops playing. changed Disc to see if problem not a chance. This unit has a design defect. No one should buy this brand. Others have reported this problem too. I only had unit 3 years with not playing it that often.
3 out of 4 people found this helpful
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1 out of 5

Onkyo DX-C390 disappointing performance

Written By Richard, Youngstown, New York on Thursday, March 22, 2012
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The CD player sound would periodically waver. CD's were very clean. Could not play a complete CD without at least one of the tracks wavering. Returned the unit and a replacement was shipped that initially was fine but soon resulted in the same perfomance as the 1st unit. I tried 3 different CD lens cleaners with little success. Even tried new cables.
Pros:
Good sound when it works correctly. Easy to operate. Like the blue lighting. Excellent customer service.
Cons:
Doesn't play music for very long before the tracks start skipping or the volume oscillates for a few seconds even with brand new CD's. Drives me nuts!! I'd rather read a book than listen to music that isn't clean.
9 out of 9 people found this helpful
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1 out of 5

Onkyo DX-C390

Written By KC, US on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
 
After about a year this unit is toast. Too many other choices to recomend this product. Just not worth it.
Pros:
Easy to load, can exchange disks while in use. Good display lighting.
Cons:
Numbers on the carosel can't be seen, the light for low light visability is useless, died a premature death
5 out of 5 people found this helpful
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1 out of 5

Don't waste your money

Written By AL, Torrance, CA on Saturday, February 25, 2012
 
I had problems only after about a month. Thinking it was an isolated problem, I got a replacement for it. Same problems after about 2 years even though I hardly used it. The power would turn on by itself, could not open/close, and the cd's would skip and change in middle of playing. Like a phantom player. I would never buy this brand of CD changer EVER again.
5 out of 6 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

ONKYO DX-C390

Written By DonW, Arlington, VA on Saturday, February 18, 2012
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Our ONKYO CD changer that we used extensively for 12 plus years recently needed to be replaced. On a recent Thursday evening I went on Crutchfield's website and ordered a DX-C390. It was shipped the next day and was on our doorstep the following Monday. That evening I unpacked and installed it and we have been enjoying our CD's since. Great experience.
5 out of 6 people found this helpful
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3 out of 5

Onkyo DX-C390

Written By Harry, Belvidere, NJ on Sunday, February 05, 2012
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Ladies and Gentlemen,

This is the SECOND Onkyo DX C390 that I have purchased from you. I have one in my home and that I have been using for the last 2 years. It runs and runs. The unit that i just purchased I installed in my finished garage where I do automotive work about 2days a week. My music is playing all of the time. I am an "Old school" component stereo Guy who likes to rig up his own sound systems.

Crutchfield allows me to put my own stuff together. Speakers, Crossovers7 stuff like that.

Thanks for the Great Products at reasonable prices....

Regards, Harry
4 out of 6 people found this helpful
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1 out of 5

Buy another brand

Written By Disappointed, Lansing, MI on Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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I purchased this for Christmas (2) years ago. Hadn't used it for a while and thought I'd try it. The standby light is on, but I can't get it to come on. Since it's off warranty I contacted the authorized service center. It will cost me minimum of $75 to get it looked at, plus shipping both ways. Think I'll trash this one and buy a Sony or other reputable brand for less money than this one cost. Overall very disappointed with this product. I should have paid attention to the reviews. People, do yourself a favor and buy a different brand.
Pros:
Plays (6) CDs. Nice appearance. Moonlight in front is pretty cool. Links well with the Onkyo receiver.
Cons:
Large unit that takes up a lot of space.
11 out of 14 people found this helpful
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1 out of 5

Worst CD player to even consider Purchasing

Written By ChrisF, Stockton, CA on Sunday, October 09, 2011
 
I had this player for three years and and used all of about 20 times for about 30 hours. Went to use it after it had not been used for about a year, and it started to have an issue where it would play the first 20 seconds of a song repeatedly. Called Onkyo and was given the information to hard reset thet system. After resetting the system the player worked for 10 minutes and then just died. After speaking with Onkyo again, they wanted me to send the player to them for repair for an estimated cost of $300 according to he CS rep. After digging around on the internet, I found that the problem is a fuse that blew and that this is a very common issue with the Onkyo DX-C390. I then called onkyo again to try and purchase the part to fix it myself and to get the schematic to fix it, I was then quoted a price of $300 for the part and the schematic. Moral to this story, is to stay away from any Onkyo item that does not carry a warranty longer than 1 year.
13 out of 15 people found this helpful
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1 out of 5

Onkyo DX-C390

Written By DaleH, Cincinnati, OH on Thursday, May 19, 2011
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I purchased this player to replace my Yamaha CDC-705 which lasted me almost 20 years. For its replacement, I wanted to go with a good brand name in an economical range. This player was a great bargain witha great brand name. I had this unit for 18 months with very few hours of playing time and it stopped playing. I did not buy the extended warranty with it being Onkyo. This player was out of warranty (1 year) and I was left with a player to put in the garbage. I've replaced it with another Yamaha and would never buy an Onkyo again. Even if it is on the lower end of their price range, if it is an inferior manufactured product, Onkyo shouldn't want their name associated with this product. If you still want to purchase this unit, defininitely get the extended warranty and keep the box it came in handy.
8 out of 10 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Onkyo DX-C390

Written By Mike E, Greenville, PA on Friday, April 29, 2011
 
I've had one of these players for over 7 years and I have never had an ounce of
trouble out of it. This is the only player I've had that doesn't skip at high volume.
It is located about a foot away from my speakers that are bi-amped and
produce chest pounding bass. I believe this is due to its solid construction.
The sound is excellent. The only thing I don't like is the remote. You must point
it pretty straight at the player to have it work. I have an Onkyo/Integra receiver
that is linked to it so the receiver remote works it. Otherwise nothing bad to say
about it. I may buy an extra one just incase I need to replace it as CD changers
are getting very hard to find. I must have bought this when it was first
introduced because I paid $100 more for it. Can't beat it for performance at this
price.
2 out of 3 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

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Written By Ivan, Lexington Park, MD on Sunday, March 13, 2011
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So far, after several weeks of daily use, the product is working flawlessly. The
sound quality is excellent and it works well with my Onkyo TX-SR706 Receiver. It
is an excellent quality product for a relatively low price.
4 out of 4 people found this helpful
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1 out of 5

Onkyo DX-C390

Written By Thad, NY on Sunday, December 05, 2010
 
Big problems with this receiver. After 1 1/2 year, it sponatneously powers on. No cause.
Now it starts to skip tracks, stops playing in the middle of a song, refuses to shut down
when the Stop buttone or even the Power button is pressed-have to pull the plug!!. Have
Googled and found many other with identical issues with this CD changer. Sad because
Onyko used to be highly regard. Their Service Dept refuses any service since warranty
only 1 year.
Will no longer buy Onyko
10 out of 10 people found this helpful
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2 out of 5

When It Works

Written By John, Energy,Illinois on Saturday, September 18, 2010
 
This is actually the second of these players that I have had, with the same result. I have had this one for about a year the first only abut six months. It started out with waking up in the morning finding the unit running. Now it won't play at all will not even power on. I keep all of my electronics plugged into a power conditioning UPS system so when they tell me it must be a power flaw or surge problem it doesn't set well with me. I have a great Onkyo receiver Tx-SR806 and absolutely love it and haven't had a single problem with the receiver. So I still believe in their products, just not this one. Crutchfield did replace the first unit with great service after I paid for the replacement until they received the problem child then they credited my account.
8 out of 9 people found this helpful
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4 out of 5

Onkyo DX-C390

Written By Bill, Clintondale on Monday, September 13, 2010
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Great piece of equipment. Easy to use tray open button and tray rotate button could be a
little larger but with the remote it doesn't matter that much. Hooked it up to an Onkyo 7.1
110-w receiver and got excellant sound. Good buy for the money
2 out of 3 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Great CD chagner

Written By Anonymous, Roseville, MI on Thursday, December 03, 2009
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This is definitely a great choice when it comes to purchasing a CD changer. Easy to
use, easy to set up, and it sounds great. There isn't much noise that comes from the
machine as it changes disc either. The Onkyo link is a nice feature, basically when you
turn the CD player on it will turn your Onkyo reciever on as well. The machine is a bit
bulky, but other than this CD player is perfect.
5 out of 5 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

EXCEPTIONAL

Written By zee, Philadelphia, PA. on Saturday, March 14, 2009
 
I purchased this changer to replace an older Onkyo Integra DX-C909 that had seen better days. Let me just say, even though the specs are slightly different in favor of the integra, the DX-C390 sounds just as incredible if not better! You can't beat the sound and build quality for the price. My old Integra was double the cost of the DX C390 and this changer is just as good! I've even noticed much more bass response and similar sound seperation and staging compared to the Integra while running through RCA analog connections. The only drawback is that it does not have a music calendar to show the unplayed songs in shuffle mode, but I'd rather have the audio quality. I have excellent quality equipment and cables being the audio freak that I am and the DX C390 goes great with my system! Take it from this audiophile, if you are looking to not break the bank and get a good quality changer, get the DX C390!
17 out of 18 people found this helpful
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4 out of 5

So far so good

Written By jtrain, Sacaramento, CA on Monday, January 26, 2009
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I purchased the player as I had an old Onkyo 828 receiver that lastest over ten years with great performance. The player was easy to install up as it supports all the hookups. The sound quality is suitable as well for a midrange product. The Marantz CD player was a little out of my budget. The remote is small and compact which I prefer compared to some of the clunky remotes I have. I did have a scare the other night when I only put in two CD's. When changing between the CD's one seemed to skid off to the back of the player. I was able to correct after some frustration and fright that I would damage the player and the CD. Hopefully a one time occurance. After 30 days so far so good
5 out of 6 people found this helpful
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