Denon DCD-2500NE CD Player - Sliver

Super Audio CD player
Premium Super Audio CD Player bringing disc playback performance to remarkable heights

Advanced AL32 Processing + Ultra Precision 192kHz/32bit D/A Converter
DAC Master Clock Circuit Design to suppress jitter and noise
Direct Mechanical Ground Construction to minimize unwanted vibration
Carefully designed construction, minimum signal paths and selected Hi-Fi parts to preserve audio signal purityOriginal drive mechanism, the heart of Denon’s digital disc playback technology, with Advanced S.V.H. loader
Playback of CD, Super Audio CD, DSD (2.8 MHz / 5.6 MHz) files and PCM files up to 192 kHz / 24 bits recorded on DVD R/RW
Twin Transformer for separated digital and analogue power supply
Pure Direct Mode
Digital optical, digital coaxial and analogue output

Denon is one of the rare audio brands that continued to actively develop Hi-Fi components and accumulate, refine, and pass down Hi-Fi audio technologies.

The 2500NE series, designed for today’s age, has been developed by both veteran engineers and talented young engineers who have inherited the Denon technologies and expertise that have been cultivated over many years and decades.

The DCD-2500NE focuses on achieving the essence of a disc player: ultra-high precision in reading discs and supplying high-quality audio signals to the amp. To achieve this, the signal paths are as short as possible and the whole circuitry is minimized.

The engineers also redesigned the disc drive mechanism brackets and the chassis to eliminate vibration, the great enemy of disc players, and achieve ultra-vibration-resistant performance.

The information on the disc is now read with impeccable accuracy and a clean, high-grade signal is supplied to the DCD-2500NE’s Advanced AL32 Processing Plus circuitry.

Besides CD and Super Audio CD playback, the DCD features playback of audio recordings up to PCM192/24 or DSD5.6 recorded on a DVD R/RW for full flexibility and extended access to high resolution audio

Advanced S.V.H. Mechanism, Denon’s original disc drive design
The DCD-2500NE’s disc drive design contains reference-class Advanced S.V.H. (Suppress Vibration Hybrid) Mechanism.

Dedicated power unit for analogue audio circuitry

A newly developed original Denon large-capacity (3300 µF) block capacitor is used for the power unit of the analog audio circuitry after the D/A converter. The DCD-2500NE is also endowed with custom parts, such as high-sound-quality electrolytic capacitors and polyphenylene sulfide capacitors, which have been co-developed with parts manufacturers through an extensive regimen of repeated listening tests. These parts enable a clean yet robust, stable supply of power, resulting in a sound that is delightfully balanced between a strong foundation and delicate details.

The circuitry that controls the pickup and decodes the signals read from the disc has been newly developed. Signal paths have been shortened to an absolute minimum and circuits have been miniaturized to ensure that excess current or noise will not occur.

The various parts of the mechanism have been made with different materials such as a combination of stainless and copper plating for the top panel to strengthen rigidity, diecast aluminum for the disc tray, and 2mm thick steel for the mechanism brackets.

Improvements in high-mass, vibration-resistant properties and the dispersal of resonation points contribute to a high level of vibration resistance. In addition, the mechanism’s low center of gravity suppresses any vibration occurring inside the mechanism due to disc rotation, and the mechanism structure also effectively suppresses external vibration.

By eliminating unwanted vibration, servo-related operations are minimized, and by also minimizing unnecessary controls and current consumption, digital signals can be read from the disc with optimum accuracy under stable conditions.

Advanced AL32 Processing Plus

The DCD-2500NE is equipped with Advanced AL32 Processing Plus, the latest version of Denon’s analogue waveform reproduction technology which utilizes unique data interpolation algorithms and also supports high-resolution sound sources. These algorithms interpolate points that should exist before and after the points in large quantities of data to achieve a smooth waveform that is close to that of the original signal.

By carefully restoring data that was lost during digital recording, the resulting playback sound is highly detailed, free of interference, accurately localized, richly expressive in the lower range, and beautifully faithful to the original sound.

Aluminium top remote controller that can also operate the amp

The DCD-2500NE comes with an aluminium top remote control unit that can also operate the PMA-2500NE and other Denon amps.

SPECIFICATIONS

Mechanism
SVH Loader
Frequency response (SACD, DVD-A)
2 Hz - 50 kHz (SACD)
Dynamic Range (SA)
112 dB
Signal to Noise Ratio (SA)
120 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (SA)
0.00%
Frequency response CD (linear PCM)
2 Hz - 20 kHz
Dynamic Range: CD / DVD
101 dB (CD)
Signal to Noise Ratio
118 dB (CD)
Total Harmonic Distortion
0,0015% (CD)