Denon DP-29F
Wesley from Springfield, PA on 6/28/2025
Design is fine. The look not so special. It works nicely and sounds good. I wish one could bypass the pre-amp. Anyone who buys one of these would have an integrated amplifier with phono inputs or a preamplifier also having that capability. Packed well upon delivery. Don't miss the power switch which under the turntable bed. Turn it on before putting that and the mat on the spindle. Be sure to remove the protective cover on the needle. The belt has a ribbon to enable placing the belt over the motor drive. All in all a good turntable. Just the look is a bit boring.
Pros: Automatic. Works well.
Cons: No bypass for the preamp. Not exactly a stylish look.
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George from Las Vegas, NV on 6/24/2025
Trying to fit the belt into the motor was a pain. That's why I am returning it
Pros: Came right on time
Cons: It should be ready to play. And not to fight with the belt.
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Great product at a good price
James from Afton, VA on 6/17/2025
Was missing listening to my old records and this turntable was reasonably priced. The set up was easy and the sound better than I remembered, especially given the condition omy records. Yet another great experience with Crutchfield. Thank you!
Pros: Easy set up. Remarkably clean sound with old recirds
Cons: None
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Great Sound
Harry from Jacksonville, NC on 2/9/2025
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Excellent Entry Level Turntable
Frederick from Hanover, PA on 2/4/2025
Extremely pleased with this purchase, I have the Denon DP-300 and bought this one for my 18 year old grandson. Not only does it exceed my expectations of a very good, high quality turntable, but for the cost it's a terrific choice. Sounds and tracks very well and nicely in appearance too. Would definitely recommend as an entry level piece.
Pros: Fully automatic, with built in phono amp and nice quiet tonearm operation. Nice quality cartridge with stylus included.
Cons: None whatsoever, grandson loves it!
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Denon DP-29F
Russell from Grand Prairie, TX on 1/28/2025
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Works well plays great
Terry from Newark, OH on 12/11/2024
2021 Ford Ranger
My old Denon turn table was broken I wanted to reconnect with my vinyl collection. This serves me well. Good sound and great price.
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Joan from Sequim, WA on 8/10/2024
Most pleased and my son got it hooked up and I am now listening to vinyls. Too it is sleek and good looking. Great addition to my living room~~~
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Excellent Turntable to start again.
Juan A from Cidra, PR on 7/30/2024
It was a very long time I don't play vinil disk and I decided to buy a turn table for my new Denon receiver to have one for my dedicated home theater. What a pleasant surprise. DP-29F surpassed my expectation. It sound really good without braking my pocket. A++
Pros: Easy to install and use. Excellent sound.
Cons: None.
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Mark from Marietta, GA on 6/26/2024
The clarity and beauty of sound produced by this turntable is quite impressive! I haven't listened to vinyl in many years and the depth of sound is exquisite, even on not-so-great condition vinyl. Very pleased with the purchase!!
Pros: Easy to assemble and operate. Very excited to explore!!
Cons: None
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Larry from Oxford on 4/30/2024
I just bought this turntable for my "man cave." It is fantastic. It definitely is fighting above its weight class and as a result, it is a fantastic buy.
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Nick from Lima, OH on 4/18/2024
thank you great product easy too hook up Zack older help me a lot older person
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Easy pleasy
James from Beaver, WV on 3/21/2024
Really like it, was easy fit to my stereo and sounds great!! Only thing, when i plugged it in, it was on and stylus dragged the plate until I turned off. I would like a new stylus due to , but it plays fine.
Pros: Sound, easy installation, price.
Cons: Na
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Great!
Crutchfield customer from Exeter, CA on 3/17/2024
Great turntable that has quality sound for a decent price.
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Denon DP-29F
Douglas from Saratoga Spgs, NY on 2/25/2024
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Denon DP-29F
Scott from Soddy Daisy, TN on 1/28/2024
Great turntable at a great price along with prompt shipping.
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Denon DP-29F
Great entry level turntable. Setup was a breeze and the music sounds wonderful. Customer service from Crutchfield was stellar as always and delivery was extremely fast.
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Steven Lewis from Fort Bragg, CA on 12/7/2023
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Denon DP-29F Review
Barbara from CAPE CORAL, FL on 11/8/2023
Replaced a 30-year-old Denon with this rather inexpensive alternative. Wow. I don't play a lot of vinyl and had no idea how poor my old turntable sounded until listening to this one. The automated movements are kind of clunky but for my purposes this turntable works great. Would definitely recommend to anyone who needs a basic automatic turntable who doesn't feel the need to put out a large amount of coin for one.
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Best in class table
James from Benton, AR on 10/31/2023
Good quality, soundless operation, great price
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Denon DP-29F
Joel from Naples, FL on 9/5/2023
Attach so called drive belt?? How please???
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Happy Customer
Ann from Amherst, NH on 5/1/2023
The first turntable we received would not turn on, but Crutchfield sent a replacement which arrived in a few days. I am happy with their service and look forward to being able to play my old albums again.
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Paul from Lahaina, HI on 4/2/2023
Wouldn't turn on. I sent it back to Crutchfield.
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Robert from Rossville, IN on 3/22/2023
This turntable is exactly what I needed to be able to listen to albums again. The sound quality is great. Fully automatic feature is so nice. So easy to set-up too.Thanks for your help Crutchfield
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Denon DP-29F
Gabriel from Ponce, PR on 3/13/2023
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Patrick from Franksville, WI on 12/28/2022
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Nicole from Colonia, NJ on 12/27/2022
Love this record player! It works really well abs easy to set up.
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Gregory from Baton Rouge, LA on 11/24/2022
Decent enough for the price and size. Had to have a small turntable to retro fit into an antique Curtis Mathis and this one worked.
Pros: Good sound
Cons: No lift arm
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Great option for the price
Roseann from Saint Louis, MO on 11/17/2022
Very good product for the price. Easy set up. Simple to use. Sounds good. Glad to be able to play LPs again.
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Just what i was looking for.
Woodfin from Athens, AL on 11/11/2022
For a non-audiophile, this is exactly what I was looking for in a turntable. Nothing fancy, just a good basic record player with automatic start and stop. I have reunited with my record collection years after my old turntable died.
Pros: Automatic start and stop. Easy setup.
Cons: None.
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Denon DP-29F
Mark from Modena, NY on 1/22/2022
The turntable was exactly as I expected and performed well.
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Crutchfield customer from London, OH on 1/11/2022
Still trying to get it to work with the spinbase. Will probably return.
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Paula from Columbus, GA on 1/9/2022
Does not have a lift lever for moving stylus
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Dissapointed
Crutchfield customer from Youngsville, NC on 12/28/2021
A little disappointed , I know it's not an expensive turntable but it looks and feels like something from the local big box store. Also a being a Denon I didn't think they made cheap stuff
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Crutchfield customer from Powell, OH on 12/25/2021
A great turntable for the price. Easy to hook up - ran it thru the video port on my Sony receiver. Two connector cables and the power cord - very simple. Works like a charm.
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Dr. Z
Crutchfield customer from Provo, UT on 12/19/2021
Easy set-up; easy to deal with; choices of "how to listen to the 'vinyls'.
Pros: same as above
Cons: none so far.. (unless you want a turntable that would play a 'stack' of vinyls automatically! Which is NOT the case with this one!)
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Vinyl is still the best
Crutchfield customer from Frankford, DE on 12/13/2021
Excellent value for the money. Easy to set up and sound is superior to the turntable it replaced.
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Denon DP-29F
Crutchfield customer from New Orleans, LA on 8/17/2021
Great Sound, easy to hook up, works well. Great price.
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Crutchfield customer from Florence, MA on 7/26/2021
A good, inexpensive turntable --- very simple to use, set up, and good quality
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Crutchfield customer from Tucson, AZ on 7/26/2021
I am very pleased with this turntable. I operates smoothly and is very simple which is just what I needed.
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Denon DP-29F
Crutchfield customer from Greensburg, PA on 7/4/2021
For the price, one can't beat this unit.
Pros: Fully automatic operation
Cons: None so far
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Just purchased
Crutchfield customer from Freeport, FL on 5/23/2021
Easy set up! Great sound. Keep around 200 essential vinyls from the past, do good to have a reliable player!
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No vibration damping
Crutchfield customer from Howell, MI on 5/17/2021
Sounds fine at low volume, but crank it up and the tone arm skips across the record with every kick of a bass drum. No vibration damping at all. Built in RCA cords are very short so unit cannot be place in a convenient location. I had to buy RCA extensions and place pieces of foam underneath the unit to stop the skipping. I guess you get what you pay for...
Pros: Price
Cons: No vibration damping, no manual control of tone arm, RCA cords too short.
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Denon DP-29F
Crutchfield customer from Wichita, KS on 5/16/2021
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Crutchfield customer from Bellflower, CA on 4/11/2021
First thought I look at the back and looking for the ground but it's not in there, so I just plug in the phono RCA to my Rotel Preamp and start playing my first Vinyl album "The Beach Boys' summer sound". It really sounds great and can't go wrong for the prize. Amazing Denon turntable. Edwin
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Denon DP-29F
Crutchfield customer from Hollywood, FL on 11/10/2020
Was very easy set up sounds incredible nice and compact doesn't take up an enormous space very very happy
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Crutchfield customer from Old Lyme, CT on 10/12/2020
A lot for the price! No problems so far! Added well to my existing DENON system. Will consider upgrade to Bluetooth and turntable remote in the future! Very, very happy to play 49 - 50 year old LP's that sounds better than today's CD's
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Denon DP-29F
Crutchfield customer from Wichita Falls, TX on 10/1/2020
The Denon is perfect for my record collection. The sound is pure Analog and is perfect.
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Not the best fit.
Crutchfield customer from Indianola, MS on 9/7/2020
Had problems with too short RCA wire and sound cutting off for reasons unknown. Otherwise great look. Future ? !
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Great entry level turntable
Larry from Aliquippa on 7/2/2020
What a great entry level turntable, very easy to setup. The sound is awesome, the first record I listened to after almost 30 years was Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here on a Half Speed Master recording. The sound was unbelievable. For the curious ones, I have a Denon AVR S750H receiver paired with JBL surround sound speakers. Denon, you hit this one out of the park. Thank You! Larry
Pros: Price, easy to setup and a good turntable for the first time buyer.
Cons: None
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Crutchfield customer from Annville, PA on 6/28/2020
This turntable is PERFECT for those who want fully automatic features at a VERY low price. Everything is included, and set up is extremely easy. I thought I knew exactly what I was doing, and never read the instructions. There is a small switch under the main platter that has a position (off) if your pre-amp has NO phone input, and "on" if it does! My integrated amp did! I neglected to put the switch into the on position and my first LP sounded HORRIBLE. Reading the instructions solved everything!
Pros: VERY EASY set up--especially if one reads the instructions! Fully automatic. NICE dust cover. Included cartridge.
Cons: None, other than it probably does NOT perform as well as a $1000+ turntable and separate $1000 cartridge!
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Denon DP-29F
Crutchfield customer from Dayton, OH on 6/2/2020
Excellent sounding turntable at a reasonable price.
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Great for first time buyer.
Crutchfield customer from Tuba City, AZ on 4/28/2020
Plastic throughout. Upon first starting, needle grinds on table, automatically. Default setting is with preamp which makes for a horrible sound when played through a reciever that has phono jacks. Cannot be played anywhere near speakers which causes plastic housing to rattle and make needle scratch vinyl records. Great for first time buyer. It works though.
Pros: It works.
Cons: Great for first time buyer.
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Denon DP-29F
Crutchfield customer from Moline, IL on 12/1/2019
Easy to set up, looks good and works great.
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Denon DP-29F
Crutchfield customer from Ada, MI on 7/22/2019
Small foot print, easy to set up, simple to operate sounds great exactly what I was hoping for!
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Denon DP-29F
Crutchfield customer from Kansas City, MO on 12/31/2018
Installation was very easy, even for someone who has never had any turntable experience. RCA cables are nonremovable on the turntable side and only about about 3ft long. Wish they were a bit longer for a more remote location than next to the receiver. Good purchase though.
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Denon DP-29F
Crutchfield customer from Mesa, AZ on 7/23/2018
Simple and easy to hook up and use. Excellent value!
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Easy set up, no flaw playability
Tim from Warren, PA on 6/14/2018
Works great. I wanted something that I could integrate in with my home stereo system and his was it. East set up and go.
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Denon DP-29F
Mike R. from Culbertson, MT on 5/30/2018
Nice turntable at a great price
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Crutchfield customer from Alpine, TX on 4/29/2018
This machine works fine, but it is an exact copy of the turntable I replaced, an inexpensive purchase I made elsewhere some 16 or so years ago. None-the-less, still a good machine for my needs. Thanks.
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Good turntable
Jacob from Cohocton, NY on 2/24/2018
I bought this to replace an old Dual I got for free. I haven't had it that long but I like it so far. It sounds great on my Technics receiver, the speed/pitch is accurate, and it's easy to use. The auto return works well. It doesn't have a lot of features but it does what I want it to.
Pros: - Built in pre amp that can be switched off for receivers with phono inputs - Comes with a 45 adaptor
Cons: - Doesn't have a lever to manually raise the tone arm, you have to set it on the record with your finger if you don't use the auto start
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Denon DP-29F
Crutchfield customer from Chevy Chase, MD on 2/15/2018
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Crutchfield customer from Cookeville, TN on 1/10/2018
This product was recommended by Marshall after I told him what I was looking for. I am totally satisfied and the turntable took care of what I wanted. Marshall must surely be an asset to the company.
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Denon DP-29F
Crutchfield customer from Windsor, CT on 12/27/2017
This is a good turntable for the money. Please note a few things. It does have a built in pre amp which works fine. The only problem with this turntable is that it is ONLY fully automatic. I didn't notice that when I purchased it. There is no que or damper for the tonearm. You just push a button and it plays.
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Crutchfield customer from Phoenix, az on 5/16/2017
Cheaply made. Don't have high hopes for durability
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Crutchfield customer from Pflugerville, TX on 5/14/2017
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Crutchfield customer from Winona, MN on 2/14/2017
A great value and an outstanding product. Easy, straight-forward set up only takes a few minutes. Not feature-packed, just a solid performer. Looks great and sounds great.
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Denon DP-29F
Crutchfield customer from New Kensington, PA on 2/2/2017
Good entry level turntable.Went together with realative ease and worked the 1st time.
Pros: Good price
Cons: Does not have the tonal quality of a great turntable.
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Denon DP-29F
Crutchfield customer from Boonton, NJ on 11/29/2016
A perfectly acceptable and very reasonably priced turntable. Easy to set up. Only downside is that the switch to select whether one is plugging the output into a phono input or an auxiliary input of the stereo is hidden under the turntable platter, and not obvious to find.
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Crutchfield customer from Portland, ME on 11/22/2016
Sounds Great. Looks Great. Good quality at a reasonable price.
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Entry Level Table
Guest from Redlands, CA on 11/6/2016
Great Entry Level Turn Table, I have mine wired up to my Kenwood Receiver, the only thing I suggest doing is replacing the stock Cartridge with a After Market one of your choice.
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Just fine
Roger from Jamaica Plain, MA on 11/3/2016
Look, ain't fancy but for the money it does the job. Holds its ground well if you are dancing in the room. Decent sound. Pre-amp built in. Cons: a little bit of work putting it together. The attachment to move the arm is hard for old fingers to get hold of. Overall, for what it is, it works just great.
Pros: Sound, balanced, doesn't shake, inexpensive
Cons: handle on arm is, well, hard to handle
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Randy from Peoria, AZ on 10/22/2016
Not that impressed with the quality of this turntable. Being a DENON product, which by the way, I've always loved and had their products for many years, I was disappointed in the overall looks. I also realize this product was a modest price, so I wasn't expecting a Mercedes Benz, but a Cadillac would have been good. I most likely will be returning this product and upgrading to a bit more quality. The sound was 'weak' and too much noise to my liking. As they say, "you get what you pay for"! Please know, this is not the fault of Crutchfield! They offer great products at great prices and I will continue to shop them.
Pros: Great turntable for a 'kids' room. Easy set-up
Cons: Quality of product not very good. Sound very weak and tinny. Not a professional looking turntable
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Best Quality for price
Juan from Rio Grande, PR on 10/22/2016
This Denon turntable is awesome and sound sweet to the ears. Very well made and good quality for price paid. Very please with it. It even has a static reduction switch for those old worn-out vinyl albums so you can get best sound possible for those oldies songs. Highly recommended.
Pros: Static switch, easy setup/ fitment in standard cabinet/ user friendly,
Cons: No adjustable weight balance on back of arms.
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Capulito from Kekaha, HI on 8/27/2016
The turntable is awesome. I got it hooked up to my Sansui system and playing my old albums. The output is incredible.
Pros: Easily fits into my entertainement system and output from my speakers incredible.
Cons: None.
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Cathy from Charlottesville, VA on 6/14/2016
Easy set up. Easy instructions. Great sound.
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Jimbo from Chippewa Falls, WI on 3/14/2016
I got the turntable in a couple of days. It was a very good deal for the price and plays my old albums quite nicely.
Pros: Good price. Good product.
Cons: none
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A good buy
Vici in Northern New York from Antwerp, New York on 12/18/2015
This turntable, while inexpensive, sounds great. It was easy to set-up;had good packaging and clear instructions. Great to listen to "Layla", Yes, Joe Walsh and Led Zeppelin again!
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Good for beginners
Crutchfield customer from Washington on 12/16/2015
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Enjoying the vinyl
Mitch L from Harrisonburg,Virginia on 10/8/2015
Overall, I have been very pleased with this turntable. I dusted off my old albums and became nostalgic about listening to vinyl again. I couldn't rationalize to myself spending a fortune on a high end turntable when I consider all the various means I have of listening to music now. Surprisingly, the Denon DP-29 sounds really good to my ears even on my records that are 30+ years old. It was easy to set up, and I found the automatic play and stop a great feature. I had one issue with a menu feature on my Denon Receiver when I installed the turntable, but Crutchfield support helped me fix it within minutes. I think this is a great purchase for someone who wants to get back into listening to records without spending a fortune on a high end turntable.
Pros: Ease of installation, great value for price, automatic start and stop features.
Cons: none,
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Crutchfield customer from Pennsylvania on 9/3/2015
Very happy with product and have been telling people in person not online.
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Crutchfield customer from Michigan on 8/22/2015
Very good turntable for the money performs well and very easy to set up and use.
Pros: Good value for what you pay easy to use and enjoy
Cons: If you're looking for a high end performing turntable this is not what you're looking for
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Kalani from Hawaii on 5/4/2015
Enjoying my turntable. Received it on the date promised, unpacked it, easy set up, works very well. Able to play my LPs that have been in a closet for about 35 years. I know it's an inexpensive model, but I am completely satisfied with the product and its performance.
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Really like this turntable.
LivingInThePast58 from Little Rock, AR on 5/1/2015
Fantastic turntable for the price. Works really well. Two things I'd change, one is to have a lever to raise and lower the arm at any point on the record. Second is for the finger attachment (how you raise and lower the arm manually) to be a little bigger or easier to grasp ... my hands aren't as steady as they used to be. :)
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A. David W from Massachusetts on 3/7/2015
This seems perfect for me. A medium priced turntable that will do 33 and 45 rpms. The arm puts itself down automatically and returns to its holder by itself when the record is done.
Pros: Very quiet operation.
Cons: none
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Crutchfield customer from GAINESVILLE VA on 2/16/2015
full automatic turntable
Pros: EASY TO SET UP. good sound quality. great service from crutchfield.
Cons: none
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cheap plastic turntable
ricatao from New York on 2/3/2015
Very unhappy with this purchase. There is minor assembly, the platter has to be attached. The belt is super cheap, it's basically a rubber band. The body is really cheap plastic. The buttons on the front are poorly made plastic. It just does not have the quality I expected. I didn't expect a high end turntable for the price, but I did expect something at a minimum standard of acceptability.
Pros: none
Cons: cheap, poorly made plastic turntable.
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VERY GOOD TURNTABLE
frantz from Gainesville, VA on 1/23/2015
i purchase this turntable from Crutchfield and its a very good buy. also they deliver on time i like that.
Pros: i was able to get it up and running in just a few min.
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Positive from Springbrook, WI on 12/16/2014
Great to have for vinyl albums that have been in storage for many years
Pros: Ease of use
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Have purchased two of these
Hawkeye 81 from Omaha, NE on 12/14/2014
I've purchased two of these in the past few years, first for my son and then my daughter, as their entry into the world of vinyl. It's a solid turntable with a better than average cartridge included. I was very pleased with the sound when I hooked it up to my receiver and appreciated how versatile it is with the pre-amp switch on/off. I highly recommend it for anyone getting started on a vinyl or for rediscovering some old favorites.
Pros: Cost. Sound quality. Ease of use.
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Great Entry Level Turntable
Baysider from Norfolk, VA on 7/1/2014
This turntable marked my entrance into the world of LP's. It sounds beautiful, the construction seems sturdy, and it couldn't be easier to use. I would recommend it to anyone!
Pros: -Tracks Well -Sounds fantastic -Easy to set up/use
Cons: -None so far
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My vinyls are back ....
drPSR from kolkata,India on 3/29/2014
When the CDs and DVDs have won the market and piracy is on top, Denon's DP-29F has taken me 20 years back when I used to play my vinyls on my Phillips turntable. When purchasing, I had a lot of doubt regarding its quality. I put my first LP on it with hesitation,but to my utter astonishment, I listened a true rich and nice sound which at once made me nostalgic! THANKS DENON FOR YOUR PRODUCTION..
Pros: Cheap,Easy to use, good looking, good reproduction.
Cons: I'm not a fault finder!
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DOES NOT PLAY LPs
Patrick from Snydertown, PA on 3/1/2014
It plays LPs (78s) to fast..there is no adjustment for LPs, it's garbage...how do you put this out there with no adjustments for something so common...amongst vinyl anyway.
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Fine, for the Price.
Kate from North Salem, NY on 12/17/2013
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JKerr from Diamond Bar, CA on 8/25/2013
Great turntable, the automatic start stop feature is just like my turntable 40 years ago. Excellent sound
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playin my vinyl again
jeff from tahoe on 7/20/2013
so far works well. good value for the price
Pros: easy to connect and use. built in preamp does good job.
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Listening to Records Again
L. P from Hickory, NC on 5/22/2013
The Denon DP-29F is exactly what I was looking for to listen to a stack of records I saved from the 60's and 70's. It is very easy to set up and operate. Although it is very light weight, it works very well. I purchased it after my 32 year old turn table died. May not meet the needs of someone looking for studio quality.
Pros: Easily set up and very simple to operate.
Cons: Light weight.
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Get the DP-300F...AVOID this toy...
Amalgaman from Pound, Va. on 12/10/2012
This item may be alright for kids from 8-12. After that, they deserve better. I paid for a used DP-29. First, my experience in Hi-Fi: I began putting my first decent system together in 1977. I bought a BIC 940, then a Kenwood amp and AR-18 speakers, later a cassette deck. I began to collect, sell and thoroughly enjoy speakers from the AR's to Bolivar's, Technics, Micro-Acoustics, KLH's, Pioneers and as many amps and tape machines, tuners , CD, SACD, DVD-Audio and on to Japanese consumer heaven... After receiving my Ebay "prize" I gave it a look over. I thought,"NO way I would put good vinyl on this...who knows what kind of stylus it has? How much weigh does it track with? If I want to change cartridges do I really need epoxy, a hack-saw and two pennies taped to the head shell for weight? I threw it away. It came time a year and a half later to get a real but inexpensive turntable. It HAD to be automatic as I am prone to falling asleep and finding the record in the lead out groove...for hours. The controls are on mthe outside of the dust-cover where they should be. The DP-29 is built on the same design pattern as the cheapest asian offerings. Do yourself a favor and get a 300. It is as if two different companies designed and built them but although the DP-300 F is a step-up dollar-wise it is a real turntable, the other, a toy...the tonearm is just awful, the flutter is a problem as are the "little feet". Good for a classroom...maybe.
Pros: Cheap, easy to set-up, easy to chose cartridge.
Cons: You can only choose cartridge that is affixed to arm. No counterweight. Bad drive system, noisy. Cartridge cheap.... YUCK!
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Denon DP29F
Jennifer from Hilo, Hawaii on 10/26/2012
The set up is easy. Unfortunately I didnt open the box or set it up for nearly a year after buying it. It was a Christmas gift and we just didn't get around to bringing the boxes of LP's out of storage, or creating a good set up area soon enough. I know Crutchfield would have taken it back, it isn't their fault. My advice is set it up and use it right away to hear how your music sounds. I'm not sure if it is the cartridge- I see other reviewers mention issues with the sound because of the cartridge. In our case it actually plays the albums at a slightly higher speed. There is no adjustment for turntable speed on this model. I contrasted the playback to the artists website versions, or my purchased cd versions and indeed the sound is way off. One reviewer improved the sound by turning off a preamp on the model, which I couldn't locate or don't have. Another another reviewer said theirs played 78's well. Our model has speed adjustment for 45 and 33-1/3. Ours was bought a couple years ago. Sadly, I wouldnt even feel good giving it to Salvation Army.
Pros: Crutchfield is very helpful. I recommend them.
Cons: Consider buying a turntable with platter speed adjustment, and a mechanized tonearm lift so you can and cue the needle safely to different tracks easier.
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Did not work
Ron V from Frisco, TX on 10/2/2012
I was recommended this product to give to my son for his 20th birthday at college. The first unit did not work and as the stylus arm and motor would not activate. A second unit was shipped and this unit had a humming noise when playing records. It was hooked up to two different amps with the same result. He is on his third try to get a unit to work for him and we have our fingers crossed that this one does the job. Denon should probably stay with making surround sound systems
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Denon-29F Belt-drive turntable
Mike G from Mendota, IL on 9/7/2012
Although I just recently purchased this item, I am confident that it will be just what I needed. It runs very smoothly and plays both LP and 45rpm records without any problems. The average customer reviews give it an academic grade of "B," which implies that very few complaints have been registered against the turntable. Doubtless, I would need to spend a lot more money for one the received an "A." rating. As the leading comsumer magazine would say it's a "Best Buy."
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poor craftsmanship
Guest from international Falls, MN on 8/11/2012
I got this turntable for my wife and have had it for around 6 months. The automatic arm no longer works, it only drops the needle on the record and then picks it back up and quits. We have to manually use the arm. Now when it comes to the end of a record it picks the needle up and drops it over and over. Tried to speak with Denon over the issue. I have to pay up front to ship it to a repair center to see if it's broken. No reimbursement for that. I explained that I'm not even remotely close to a center. Aproximately 900 miles. They said I'm sorry there is nothing I can do. I suggest if you live in a rural area, to not buy from Denon. I can see paying for the return if it turns out that the product was not defective. Not happy.
Pros: Crutchfield is a great company to deal with! In no way should you use this review against them. They're great!
Cons: Relatively poor customer service on Denon's part.
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Works as promised
Investowiz from Northern California on 6/16/2012
Relatively easy to set up. Initially I hooked the drive rubber band around the wrong post but once straightened out the turntable worked perfectly well. My wife is now listening to some 20 classical and operatic albums she picked up for $15. These old 78's sound fine.
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Very fine turntable.
RB from New York, NY on 4/29/2012
So far, so excellent. It's still new. It sounds great through my Bose system. Certainly priceworthy. However, I would have preferred a manual tone-arm for easier selection on a record.
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Denon Phono
Barb N from Fayetteville, GA on 2/29/2012
Works great, easy to install. First time I've heard my records in over 20 years. Takes me back!!!
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Denon DP-29F
DM from Troy, NY on 2/13/2012
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Love it!
DeeK from Steubenville, OH on 1/25/2012
Easy to set up, but make sure to read all of the instructions including the illustrations. After a few missteps we had it working in relatively short time. It plugged into our Kenwood stereo system with no problem. Love the sound.
Pros: Quick delivery, product setup easy.
Cons: Some parts of instructions were confusing and not extremely detailed.
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Great Product
LouS from Houston, TX on 2/17/2011
Buying this turntable was a very good thing. It is very easy to set up and the sound we get when we play our 30 - 40 year old LP's brings back wonderful memories. I highly recommend this turntable to anyone who wants to hear their music once again.
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This is an excellent turntable for the price
Chris F from Michigan on 1/24/2011
I do have a very extensive collection of records that I started back in the '60's. I have not had a working turntable in a very long time. This turntable works very well and it is very reasonable in price. But just who needs a turntable aymore? If you do, then buy this one.
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Denon DP-29F
Jack from Orange, MA on 8/30/2010
Had it for a few days and so far so good, except that the turntable has no Cue setting, so that if you are cleaning a record, you have to hold the tonearm up with one hand(so that the record starts spinning), while you clean the record with your other hand. Makes it a bit awkward. Also, the tonearm has the tiniest handle to hold onto, so those of us with gorilla fingers may be a bit put out. Best to order another turntable with a Cue setting.
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Very Good Sound and Quite Automatic
lynivdrocer from New Haven, CT on 5/28/2010
Five stars for price. Four and a half stars for sound. Three stars for light construction. Two stars for manual usability. It averages out to 3 5/8 stars, but rounds to four. I'm running this turntable through an Onkyo TX-8555 reciever and Klipsch Heresy III speakers and it sounds very good. My biggest complaint is the way the turntable is billed as having a "manual lifter mechanism". I should have looked more closely at the photographs, but this mechanism is not a lift lever, it is a small plastic prong sticking out at a slight angle beside the cartridge. I find it extremely difficult, and I do not have gorilla hands, to manually place the needle. I pretty much just press "start" and let it do its thing, which is mostly fine because I'm usually listening front to back anyhow, but I would love to have a safer option for manually placing the needle. The two-year warranty eases my mind toward the light construction. Absolutely workable interim turntable. FYI, if you Wikipedia "belt-drive turntable" you get a photograph of this one with the platter off.
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amazing performance for the price
Tom from North Jersey on 1/12/2010
Pros: bang for the buck- probably none better. Built in pre-amp simplifies things. Solid construction. Cons: None I can think of.. Had the unit for 5 months and no issues. Summary: There are plenty of better sounding turntables out there- but none that sound this good at this price. I would reccomend this to anyone wanting to get into LPs but not looking to spend a fortune.
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Great Sound
Aaron from Clearwater, FL on 3/26/2009
I received this as a holiday gift from my wife's parents. It was simple to setup and has excellent sound quality. The only issue I had is that initially there was quite a bit of sound distortion. After I ruled out dirty vinyl by trying new LP, I thought maybe it came with a bad cartridge. I came on Crutchfield.com to research how to buy a replacement cartridge, but when I read the product description for this player, it mentioned in the features a built-in pre-amp. This was not mentioned in the manual at all during setup. So I decided to check for this switch's position. Sure enough, it was set to "On" by the factory. I'm not sure why this would be; most receivers these days have built-in amplifier. Maybe they assume that if you're buying a turntable that you have separate tuner amplifier? Not sure. Anyways, switching this to "Off" fixed the issue. Now I have excellent-sounding LPs through my home stereo!
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Denon DP-29F
Christopher from Maryalnd on 2/3/2009
I purchased this as a gift for my parents. They told me it was easy to use and set up. My personal note. My parents loaned it to me. I burned all there lp's on to disc. Simple set up in the computer. Some audio software to clean the sound up on the worn out records (eliminates the echo/poping and slurring). Sounds wounderful. My parents are very thankfull. If you are planning on burning your records on to CD format I recommend having some sort of audio software to clean up the sound and to but the breaks in. When you are ready to burn set your bit rate to at least 192kbps so you don't wreck the sound. The lower the number the worst it will sound.
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Excellent
Fred from Detroit Lakes, MN on 11/15/2008
I just recently got back into listening to all my old albums. So when I went looking for a new turntable I wasn't sure what to buy. I must say that I am very satisfied with this turntable. Good quality construction, good price. And plays my albums like a charm. I forgot how enjoyable it was to sit around and listen to albums. Turntable is Excellent! I would recommend.
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loving it
jeff from conover,nc on 7/18/2007
I received this turntable last thursday and it has been seeing alot of action! I had about 100 lp's been sitting in my miller high life crate since like 83 so i decided it was time to get a turntable. I think it has very good sound quality i started to get the audio one that had the software and cables included but i chose this one because of the wow and flutter number it was lower than the audo techs.And from the old days a lower number means mo sound to noise like s/n ratio. i have been putting the lp's on computer and burning them to cd i bought the turntable from one of my favorite sales people Rhonda ext 4068(doesnt hurt to talk to a sweet talking woman does it ) been dealing with crutchfield for almost 20 years a first class company! The only reason i gave it a 4 was it would have been great to be able to change the stylus to a different brand. enjoy!!!!!!!
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Denon DP-29F
Mark from Missouri on 1/31/2007
This player works great. I boguht it as a Christmas present for my parents and they loved it. The sound quality is amazing, and it just looks way cooler than a plain old cd player.
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Denon DP-29F
Greg Hoefer from El Dorado, KS on 10/6/2006
I hadn't had a functional turntable for many years, but I still had a pile of LP's ranging from never-played to well-worn. I bought this Denon and also bought a patch cord to connect it to my PC. The built-in preamp in this turntable allowed me to play LP's directly into the sound card (using PolderBits recording and editing software), then burn to CD. Now I have all my old favorite LP's on CD. This turntable is pretty minimal, but works great and sounds fine. Like some other reviews say, it's not fancy or top of the line, but a good value. I would sure recommend it for someone wanting to dust off and enjoy those old LP's but not spend a lot of money doing so. And I've always thought you can't go wrong buying from Crutchfield.
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Good Name, Bad Choice....
Gerald from Waldorf, MD on 5/14/2006
I purchased the Denon DP-29F because my wonderful Onkyo CP-1046F direct drive, fully automatic turntable (Great Specs) gave up the ghost after 22 years. I shopped locally for a turntable and only found cheaply built Sony and Audio-Technica models so devoid of quality that I passed them up, despite the low prices. Indeed, everything available with quality and specs similar to my Onkyo was $700 or more! Crutchfield is one of my favorite stores, so I looked online and found the Denon. Denon has a good reputation, so I thought I'd try it. Bad choice - This particular Denon has no user cueing feature, a non-steady belt drive (do you LIKE the singer to slur her words?), and a cartridge that is fixed permanently to the tonearm. You can't change the cartridge for a better one! This was particularly disappointing because the sound quality of the standard cartridge was very poor; I'd call it tinny! Not much midrange and little bass. I cannot recommend this cheaply built, poor quality turntable. I suggest having a quality turntable repaired (as I'm going to do), or spend a little more and get a better turntable, preferably direct drive with user cueing and a removable cartridge. I contacted Crutchfield and explained my disappointment, indicating I wanted to return the item. Crutchfield's response was "No problem! Happy to be of service :)" I bought the wrong turntable, but I bought it from the right place. Crutchfield customer service is second to none!
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Denon DP-29F
Jim from Sacramento, CA on 1/12/2006
My record collection is mostly from garage sales etc... so I was not looking to spend too much $$. Pros: I was very impressed (and surprised) with the quality of the sound and it was easy to hook up using the built in preamp, which many turntables do not have. Cons: You get what you pay for; the turntable is no frills. Summary: If you are looking for a high end turntable this is not it, but if you want to dust off your old LP's and enjoy them again with out spending big $$ this turntable is a good choice.
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Very good value for the price
Andrzej from Milwaukee, WI on 12/5/2005
I buy old LPs (mostly on garage sales and library sales). The majority cost 25 cents a piece. I didn't want to invest few thousand buck in state of the art turntable to play 25 cent records. I was a bit sceptical about this one, but after about a year my opinion is very positive. It looks spartan, no faked "silver" plating, etc. but it PLAYS and does this very well. It has built-in preamp, therefore it is easy to connect to amplifiers that don't have "phono" input. Highly recommended if you want to get cheap, but reliable and well working piece of equipment.
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Denon DP-29F
kyle from Sparta, Mo on 8/7/2005
I bought this more on a whim than anything else. I didn't have any records but I Love music and by the time I recieved my order I had already bought some records from the local shop I wanted to hear. So when I hooked it up, which was very simple and self explanitory, I expected to hear a what, I thought in my head it would sound like, a scratchy, grainy sound that people like to put in movies but it sounded great. With this purchase I can hear music I have never heard, and ranging from a few dollars to as much as you want to spend. you can find old records for sale anywhere or buy new ones for about the same as a CD.
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