Denon DVD2200 (1 Viewer)

[Bob*S]

While shopping yesterday, I listened to some of my CDs on a Denon DVD2900 and noticed that came out of the player extremely warm. Does the Denon 2200 exhibit this same characteristic and should this be an issue of concern?

Thanks,
Bob

 

[John Garcia]

What was the other gear it was connected to? Amp, interconnects, speakers? The Burr-Brown DACs in the 2900 and 2200 are not the same, and I preferred SACD on the 2900 vs the 2200. I did listen to the 2900 with redbook CDs and it sounded just fine to me (B&K ref50 and Vienna Acoustics Motzarts). I don't listen to CDs on my 2200 though.

 

[JamieS]

I think he meant PHYSICALLY warm. As in when you take the CD out of the player it is HOT in your hand.

I have not experienced this in a home DVD player. My car CD player will sometimes warm them up but it has amps inside it so I can see where the heat comes from. I have not heard of this problem with other 2200s so maybe it was just this one. Anyone help here?

 

[Bob*S]

Thanks John and Jamie.

Indeed I did mean warm to touch. I noticed this a two different retailers - Good Guys and also Anderson's TV in the SF Bay area. Perhaps, it was just because these players are left on all the time. AT present, I think am more inclined to go with the 2200 unless someone can give me a compelling reason why the 2900 is a must have.

Thanks again for the responses.

 

[John Garcia]

Physically warm? No fun. Never noticed it with my 2200. Movie discs seem fine even after 2+ hrs of playing.

If you want to do critical listening for Audio, I'd go with the 2900. If not, the 2200 is a solid performer.