However, I found that the Denon player was clearer, especially towards the upper end of the sound spectrum. As far as sound goes, both players sound good. Reading the reviews on this site, the decision whether to purchase the Denon or the Sony became quite difficult so I bought both players to compare in my home. I just recently entered the market for a new CD player because UPS broke my old Yamaha changer. So there you have it, I'm really pleased with my purchase of "this" Sony ES product(something I can't say about the V444ES that I purchased at the same time), I've always done well with the Sony disc players, and this one seems to be no exception. The movement of the Sony seems better controlled. The tray movement on the Sony is smooth and quiet which didn't seem the case on the Denon, when cycling through discs they seemed to jitter around, and made a clunking sound. Both units however in shuffle play seemed to perform at the same rate.
On the Sony you kinda look at it, and say "okay start now" and a couple seconds later it starts.
When selecting CD for paly, the Denon was a bit faster. However I could easily pick out different instruments in a given song on the Sony, that just seemed a bit muddled on the Denon. Of course I'm a firm believer that you have to listen for yourself, as we each hear different things. Though the Denon has the HDCD decoding, I believe the Sony produced clearer sound, maybe the 117 db S/N ratio of the sony? Both for HDCDs and standards CDs, I think the Sony excelled in this category. I like to see all features found on the front of the unit, to be on the remote as well and vis versa. For both units it would be nice if there was a power switch selectable by remote. The Sony display is very well layed out, and matches the rest of the Sony ES components. The display on the Denon is also very bright, nice for checking CDs in the middle of the night, but wish it had a dimmer. Carefully looking at the display I noticed there were a lot of other displays which are not used on this unit, like "Karaoke". And finally the display, the big track number on the Denon overpowered the other information, making it difficult to figure out what else was going on from a distance. The Denon also lacked the direct disc/track selection of the Sony which makes programming a snap and less time consuming. The problem I had here with the Denon is that the shuffle(the mode I most commonly use) was only located on the remote.
The biggest thing I look for in the features is play mode selection, and the display. I really think they should include both types on each unit. The Denon has a coaxial out(no optical), and the Sony has optical out(no coaxial). The Denon did have a couple more feet on the bottom which made it a bit more stable on the shelf. With the tray extended, the Denon seemed a bit more flimsy. I rate the Build for these units about the same. So here is a comparison between the Sony and the Denon, and the results that eventually put the Sony player in my HT system. I really missed the features of the sony and finally returned the Denon for the Sony. I originally purchased this unit and then returned it for the Denon simply so I'd have a matching system.
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