inexpensive,sounds as good,absolutely as good as Rotel RCD1072,no mechanical pproblems as yet.

I can not think of any.

This is a 'review' for the dcm280.It is what you might call a ';exit' review.I always thought the unit sounded fine on my set-uo.I ,as so many do i guess,am always looking at reviews of audio gear,and wondering if i am missing something that a particular unit of gear might deliver.Well I finally fell into the 'trap',and 'upgraded' from the DCM280,to a Rotel RCD1072. Well, what I hoped would indeed be an upgrade,turns out to be no such of a thing,that is in sound quality.Yes the Rotel is somewhat 'prettier,more 'fancy',and more expensive,(by 500 dollars).However it sounds no more 'airy,spacious,lifelike,live,warmer,brighter,engaging,enveloping,detailed,or any of the other myriad of adjectives I have read in other people's reviews.It is absolutely no better or worse than my DCM280.I know my cds quite well,thank you,and I heard just as good sound on the Rotel as I heard on the Denon! Which I guess one could say,means the Denon sounds like at least a 700dollar unit! I am sure some might think,and even write that I am one with less than excellent hearing capacity.I assure you I have excellent hearing,and am a serious fan of music.BTW,I have had no problems from the Denon whatsoever,mot one,and it has logged many hours,at considerable volume levels,and of tray operations without a single hitch.I hope I have learned a serious lesson here,as I really think my set-up sounds quite good with either cd player.Time will tell.

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Rotel RCD1072,heard several other brands,some connected to same speakers as I own,Sony,other Denon,Krell,etc.

Looks good in stereo rack

Noisy and poor quality

Used very infrequently and treated with kid gloves. CD began to stop/start spinning in play mode. Cost 40.00 for a repair estimate which was 140.00 to replace Optical PU. Unit will go into dumpster. Stay away from this garbage.

The name DENON is printed in the front panel

A resume of the problems I got with my Denon CD reader CMD-60: 1) The CD skipped sometimes. I had to replace the laser module which is very expensive. Good news, It still skip. 2) The caroussel is making a lot of noise when the disk change process is operating 3) The reader smoked while not in use. After investigation, I found that two (2) components blew-up within the power supply. The Thermal cut-off fuse built-in transformer blew-up because a transient search protection device got short-circuited. When I bypass the Thermal cut-off fuse, The CD reader is operating back. Conclusion: The power supply design is very bad.

Good price. Works effortlessly.

Only basic feature, upgrade if you want luxury.

Bought this almost a year ago and it has worked nicely in my audio setup. Haven't experienced the buzz as others have reported but time will tell, I guess. Great player if all you need is a disc changer. Nothing special....gets the job done!!!

Reasonable price. Good sound quality

Build quality. Noisy mechanism.

I bought this as a refurbished unit from ubid at a fair price. It performed reasonably with my only complaint being the noisy drawer mechanism, both opening and closing and changing discs. After about a month or so the player would not open the drawer. I took the unit apart and could not find the cause, but did get it working again. It worked normally for another 3-4 months and then went completely dead. It has been replaced with an AMC cd8b which has been totally reliable and sounds great.

Overall this is a good, but not great player, with some reliability concerns.

I recently updated my system to a new Denon system (the above plus the AVR-1400-see next review). I opted to purchase the entry level model of the CD player because my speakers at this time are somewhat challenged (Bose AM5) and probably could not differentiate from a better model (...but I digress). The DCM-260 is probably one of the best CD players for under 250 dollars. It provides crisp highs and moderate bass output. (I was able to notice an appreciable difference using gold cables in the output of low end frequecies.) The facade of the unit is relatively spartan with only basic features. One would have to consider the DCM-360 if you had real speakers like the Paradigm Reference system, which has a 20-bit converter for greater low end stuff. All in all solid would recommend if your needs are simple.

I had the DCM-260 for four months, but am now getting rid of it. The build quality is good, the sound is very good, but the drive mechanism is extremely noisy (as it is on the 360 which I tested). When the music gets soft, what you hear is a buzzing from the player itself, at an annoying frequency. Too bad, because the music sounds great for a player I bought for $200. Four speakers for music and price, but only three total because of the mechanics.