Denon DP-400

Great turntable. Easy setup. Great sound

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Denon DP-400

Excellent turntable, at a very reasonable price. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great turntable

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Nice table under $500

Buzzing noise when using the Phono input on my Arcam integrated amp. Thankfully the table came with built in preamp which buzzing went away. Compared the sound with a Cambridge Audio Solo phono preamp and can't hardly tell the difference. Denon been around for a long time and been making great components and this table is a good example at its price point. Also mahalo to Crutchfield for always fast free delivery to Hawaii.

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Denon DP-400

Extremely happy with this addition to my audio system. Glad to be spinning vinyl again. Thanks Crutchfield

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Denon DP-400

You can not go wrong with this turntable

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Was hopeful, but going back

Got the DP400 about 3 weeks ago and was very excited, but thst quickly went away. Aesthetically it is awesome!! Like the dust cover not being connected so it doesn't pick up vibrations. It is solid and well made. On to my problems. The motor makes a slight noise thst can be heard if you put your ear to the unit and can definitely hear when turned up some while playing an album especially between tracks, drives me nuts. I also think the vibration resistance is lacking, small bumps and motion are carried through the tone arm. For me I am returning, looking at other options. Really wanted to keep this!

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Denon DP-400

Crutchfield representative helped me narrow down the turntable best suited for me, and I love the product. It came quick (one day after order), sounds great, and looks slick. Super happy I used your company. I'll recommend you all to anyone in the market for electronics.

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Denon DP-400

packaged very well. delivered quickly. it was easy to set up and works great.

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High Value Turntable-Denon DP-400

I have never had a bad experience with any Denon product. This DP400 is a step up from my Audio Technica 120. It is "dead" quiet while running in a completely quiet room. I tried it with the Denon factory cartridge and it sounds very good and detailed, but not wonderful. I then tried it with an Audio Technica 530EN cartridge and it did sound a bit better over all. So I tried the new Audio Technica 540ML cartridge and voila! It is worth the extra money for the 540ML. The highs are much cleaner, the midrange is perfect fo my tastes and it has plenty of presence in the lows. In my opinion, the AT540ML is a very good match for this turntable. I am running the cartridge with 2 grams of down pressure and have the anti skate control set at 2.0

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Good Sound, but Lousy Customer Service

It's a great turntable and sounds great even with the stock cartridge! Also, the only one I found with a removable dust cover that anchors on the spindle to keep the cleaning lady from knocking it sideways when dusting! ( I don't have enough overhead clearance on my stereo stack for a hinged dust cover.) However, I have two major complaints with Denon: (1) My previous DP-400 turntable after about 3 years service suffered a stuck tonearm weight, rendering the tonearm unbalanced. My assumption is that long term quality of the equipment suffers from shifting manufacturing to Asia.(2) Denon would not provide any assistance with repair to my failed equipment since it was more than 2 years old. Furthermore, there is no service center in Houston, the fourth largest city in the USA. So, even though I think Denon has lousy customer service I grit my teeth and bought a new unit because the DP-400 is the only turntable I could find that meets my needs.

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bogus dust cover

Nice looking, easy set up. But it takes a bit for the arm to lift at the end of play and dust cover is a poor design.

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Denon DP-400

great quality, looks sleek, user friendly

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Denon DP-400

Excellent turntable, works as intended, sounds great and an all around good looking piece of equipment.

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Perfect piece of kit

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Fabulous product...

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Strongly recommended

So far so wonderful! The turntable was easy to assemble (why these things have to be put together at my end I'll never know), and the sound is terrific. The only odd glitch: the dustcover, which has to be removed by hand and then placed in a separate holder while the record plays. Not a big deal, just . . . odd. Anyway, strongly recommended!

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Denon DP-400

Great sounding and looking turntable. Very happy with my purchase. Great price as well. The best customer service I think I have ever experienced.

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Beautiful Looking and Sounding Turntable!

Awesome turntable, but did as reviews suggested and bought the Audio-Technica VM540ML cartridge so I would have a better needle. It makes sense they wouldn't put a great needle on it because then it would be too pricey for some, who could always buy a better one when they could afford to. One point of contention, it came with the preamp switched to on. Which made it sound awful when I attached it to the phono choice on my receiver. So if yours doesn't sound amazing check that switch and turn it off if it's on!!

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Great TT for the $$

Really nice sounding TT - I love the semi-auto feature - very simple and clean design

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Denon DP -400

The Denon DP-400 is a replacement for my damaged Denon DP-30 L. The denim DP-30 L was superb and I am sure the new Denon DP-400 will be as good or better. Just started using the Denon which has a magnetic stylus versus the old moving coil. The sound reproduction seems to be fuller specifically with jazz and acoustic. Thank you for thisOpportunity to discuss the Denon DP- 400

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Denon DP-400

Great sound. Easy setup. Affordable. Actually "in-stock!"

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Great Value

Easy set-up, well constructed, and intuitive user interface. Very high quality.

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Denon DP-400

Sound is outrageous. Very good assembly directions . Extremely happy with his turntable.

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Looks great, fits the requirements

Sleek, minimalistic design fits really well and eliminated the one impediment that I had for adding vinyl back into my life. Was a little more than I wanted to spend but is exactly what I wanted, so I'm very happy.

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Quality purchase

Great turntable. I live in an old house so I got an isolation mat for it as well. The environmental vibrations can definitely cause issues in a place like mine. Dust cover may seem weird at first, but if you're using it for the intended purpose when you put a record on, it's totally fine, and I like the look of it when in use, with no lid.

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Denon DP-400

Was a Christmas present for my daughter. I'm no audiophile but it sounds great and she loves it. Structure wise it looks great and feels solid.

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Denon DP-400

A nice turntable that could use a few small tweaks; repositionThe tone arm lever, and put a traditional dust cover on it

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Excellent turntable. Better than I expected

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Denon DP-400

It's exactly like they say it is. I would buy another if I need one

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Nice Denon dp-400

Very easy to set up. With no changes, tracking force checked on the money. Small chassis, looks nice, everything worked as expected. I will retain standard cartridge as backup.

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Good Sound!!

Great product!! Easy to set up and start playing music!

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Denon DP-400

I love this turntable. The only problem I had was with the instruction booklet. The playback section in English is missing

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Denon Turntable; Not So Great

1. Broke/malfunctioned after approximately 4 months. 2. Stock cartridge is not good. 3. I do not like the removal dust cover; it's awkward and a nuisance. 4. I called customer service at Denon repeatedly concerning the broken unit and warranty. Denon's recorded message says they're busy and to call back before it disconnects.

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Denon DP-400

Love this turntable, love the service at Crutchfield

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Denon DP-400

The cartridge was bent at an angle and scraped the album. It was lower than the needle was. I had to purchase an additional cartridge for $175.00

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Denon DP-400

Fantastic turntable my wife and I love it. Easy to set-up and use. A few fine adjustments and set-up is done. Knowing that Crutchfield is there is reassuring also.

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Great turntable

Great replacement for me. Set up took about 10 minutes total and the sound coming out is perfect.

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love this turntable

I upgraded my audio system this year and chose this turntable to listen to my vinyl collection. I was on a budget and I found this turntable easy to set up and sounds great as is, with included needle/cartrdrige. I have experience in balancing the tone arm but you can find great tutorials on this if you are having trouble- once you get it you are ready to listen-- think parallel glide ! I saw the negative reviews about the cover but I don't have issues with it- it covers what it needs to and is minimal. It comes with a heavyweight stand for said cover and holds the cover and one album sleeve which is an old school nod and thoughtful whether you use it or not. I got this turntable in gloss black and love it. I have a Cambridge receiver and Martin Logan speakers {also gloss black} and the sound is warm and rich, as analog should be. For the money, I am very happy with this and would recommend to anyone who wants to upgrade their analog vinyl listening experience.

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Denon DP-400

Incredible sound for the money. Also looks stunning! Very easy setup. Super happy with this purchase

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Summerville

Had this for a year now, it replaced my 40 year old Technics that I loved. Purchased because it was semi-auto and had really good specs. It really improves with a cartridge upgrade. I replaced with a Grado Red I already had, and an AT VM95ML. The difference is very noticeable with each. Have not had issues with mechanical functions and it looks sooo sexy :)

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Denon DP-400

Love the design and sounds great. So happy I upgraded.

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Denon DP-400

So far, after owning it for 10 days, I'm very pleased with my new Denon DP-400 turntable. I gave it a 4 star rating because there are a few things that could be a bit better designed (see cons below). Overall, my true rating is somewhere between 4 and 5; call it 4.5. I'm happy with it and would recommend it to a friend. It's doing a great job of enabling me to enjoy my ~200+ old albums again.

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Denon DP-400

Solidly built, worth every penny

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Denon DP-400

Great Turntable sounds excellent I wouldn't buy from any other manufacture Except Denon. The staff at crutchfield are excellent and very helpful I wouldn't by anywhere else except crutchfield.

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Feedback

Overall the turntable looks good. However, I am experiencing really bad feedback. The unit is located on a very stable console table and the distance to the speaker is about 6 ft. I have a Technics receiver and a pair of Klipsch Heresy's. I am getting feedback even at very low volumes. I did change the cartridge to an Ortofon Blue (with headshell), which is set to the proper force. Even when I revert back to the factory headshell it still produces the feedback. Not sure if this is an inherent problem or if I am missing a setup step for the suspension.

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Kirby, we're sorry you're having issues with your turntable. If the problem continues and you'd like our help, please just reach out to our Tech Support team. They can help you solve the problem or set up a return within 60 days of purchase. Lifetime tech support comes with every Crutchfield purchase.

Excellent turntable- but some assembly required!

Great turntable with excellent sound. Be prepared to assemble the stylus and arm. Probably customary, but still makes one a little wary about whether you got it exactly right. Instructions were only so-so in this regard.

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Denon DP-400 a Winner

The best turntable I have owned to date. Easy to setup, easy to use, great sound, and very elegant.

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Sounds Great!

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Great Turntable

Great little turntable! I needed the ability to play 33 and 78 albums. This fit the bill. I plan on replacing the head and cartridge later with an upgrade for the 33s. I chose to invest more in my headend equipment and speakers than something to play my old albums.

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Great Record Player, But Needs Hinged Dust Cover

Very good record player. I preferred a fully automatic player, but I was concerned about quality. So I choose this semi-automatic player. The only reason I did not give it a five star rating is the dust cover is not a hinged dust cover. I had to separately purchase a 3rd party cover custom made for this player.

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Excellent semi-automatic turntable!

Great turntable. Really like the semi automatic function, where the tonearm lifts up and the motor shuts down at the end of a record. That is very helpful.. Very easy to set up. I added an Ortofon 2m blue cartridge with Sh-4 headshell, sounds great.not a big fan of the removable dust cover and record jacket stand. Would prefer a traditional dust cover.

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Denon DP-400

I bought this turn table for my father who is 88 and has a nice collection of Latin music from the many years ago and in many different styles. This turn table has completely revived the records and they sound like new. He listens to music everyday ; I am very pleased with this product. ( I also have a collection of jazz and classical music and listen often!)

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Denon DP-400

A really nice turntable. Looks great and was really easy to set up. Solid build, loving the white finish! 2 points are keeping it from getting 5 stars. First point is my fault as I did not fully research the features of this turntable. It was listed as an "Automatic" turntable, which, to me, meant that the tone arm would place itself on the record and then return after shut off. This turntable just has automatic shut off whereby the tone arm lifts up (eventually) and the platter stops. The other point would be the cartridge that comes with the turntable. It is definitely adequate, but an upgrade is definitely needed. Other than that, I am really enjoying this turntable!

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Denon DP-400

The turntable arrived about two weeks ago so I've not had it long enough for a comprehensive review. However, it does fill the bill for me! I wanted a table with "auto-stop" and all three speeds. Not many higher end tables offer those two features, not to mention convenient speed change by switch instead of having to change belt pulley's. Is it the same quality as say a Rega turntable? I don't think so, but Rega does not offer the features I demanded. I probably will up-grade the cartridge at some point but frankly, the included cartridge sounds better than I expected! All N all, in the short time I've had it, I'm quite happy with it. Slightly overpriced maybe but again has the features I wanted! I would certainly recommend this turntable to anyone looking for the same features.

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Great turntable. I got my records out after storing them for 20 years. They really sound great. It looks good to. The semi automatic is a touch I needed too.

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Very nice!

Honestly, for the money, this is one nice little TT. I bought this for three reason, #1 Semi-Auto, must have. #2 and #3, I can use my own cables and it has a ground stud. Set this up properly, use a protractor and a stylus scale, plenty of videos on YouTube, the protractors can be printed off the internet or I am sure Crutchfield can hook you up. The stylus scale can be had for around $5. I did not use the included stylus or cartridge, as that is where you are going to hear the difference in sound, spend some money on a good cartridge. I would look to YouTube for one of those, they have some listening sessions where you can get an idea of the sound with individual cartridges. Setup properly, I would recommend an external phono preamp, use some good quality cables and this TT really impresses. I had friends over the other day, and they thought I was playing a CD, and that is not a lie. You can get some incredible sound out of this guy. The only reason this TT did not get 5 stars is that it does not have a dust cover, so, I made my own. If you have a cat, or cats, you will need to figure something out. On a side note, this TT is dead silent in my system. I also own the Denon DP-300, which I could never quite get a feedback loop or hum out of. No such issues with the DP-400, DEAD SILENT.

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Denon DP-400

This unit replaced my old Yamaha YP-211. I wanted a semi-automatic table and this foots the bill. My old albums and 45's sound re-vitalized and clear again. Thanks to Ed whom I called when I was having difficulty with my receiver. He was very patient as we methodically eliminated possibilities and finally ended up switching out various RCA connections until the tt operated as it should. Some of the soldered connections on the rear of the receiver had loosened up during a recent move.

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Denon DP-400

This is my first one so it's been meeting my expectations. It was easy to set up, and comes with a (what feels like) rubber mat and an assortment of plugs for different geographical regions.

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Denon DP-400

Denon has done it again. I'm enjoying getting back into Vinyl Records and listening to authentic music once again. My only concern is with the stock cartridge that comes with the turntable. I'll be replacing it an upgraded cartridge, but other that I would recommend the DP-400...

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