Very nice Denon CD player, but a lousy photographer!!!
Photographs taken in the early morning light, reflections galore and the bright sunlight upset the camera a bit but I hope those interested can see the basic info I am trying to show
On the front panel there are reflections all over the place, in reality the front panel has no marks at all!!!
Denon Single Disc CD Player
Model: DCD-685
CD, CD-R and CD-RW disc formats
Case colour: Black
Made in Europe
Released to market 2001 - 2006
Purchased 2002 - One owner (my previous audio post production business actually)
Australian standard power i.e 240V 50Hz
Has a standard Australian 2 pin (no earth) power plug attached
Stereo analog audio outputs (RCA sockets 2x)
Optical Digital output
Pitch control +/- 12% (Front panel)
Forward & Reverse Search (while the music is playing)
Other special features are described in the TESTING section below
Technical "Gobbly Gook"
Frequency response: 2Hz to 20kHz
Dynamic range: 100dB
Signal to Noise Ratio: 110dB
Channel separation: 103dB
Total harmonic distortion: 0.003%
In a nutshell, this all means that the CD player sounds pretty good!
Line output (RCA): 2V
Headphone output with level adjustment at the front panel
Dimensions: 434mm x 100mm x 285mm
ITEMS SUPPLIED
DCD-685 Single Disc CD Player
Detachable power lead
User Manual (if you want it) printed copy - please ask me to supply this if you require it
ITEMS NOT SUPPLIED
Remote control is NOT supplied, missing in action! (Model RC-266)
COSMETIC CONDITION:
In excellent condition, the metal case is in great condition - a couple of small "dings" but nothing serious.
Light blue display is clear and easy to read
Front panel is clean with no decal damage
TESTING:
This is another of our long term "consumer level" CD players from our old "green room" in our previous audio post production days. This CD player was used primarily so that a client could listen to music of their choice while they were waiting for our staff to complete a task (music production "while you wait!" well sometimes anyway)
This equipment ALWAYS was well maintained and even though quite dated equipment, it never let us down. So on with the testing ...
Powers up fine
Laser head searches the media for the TOC and after displaying the total tracks found, waits for "further instructions" from the user.
I have been using this CD player continuously since I took it out of my storage units (around 18 hours daily for 3 weeks - yes I don't get much sleep!), initially I had the occasional tracking problem (glitch) but after a complete re-lube of the head transport guides/rail, everything settled down and no further issues.
Laser head seems to be fine, no issues reading discs at all. If ever the laser head gets to EOL and needs changing (and they ALL do eventually) this uses a commonly available SONY KSS-213C head and they are currently not expensive.
Track movement forwards and backwards is undertaken by a front panel knob (move left or right) - we liked this method very much.
A nice touch is the pitch control, just hit the pitch button and then you can increase or decrease the pitch in 0.1% steps up to 12% - the change is indicated on the display. This is can be a very useful function or just a bit of fun!
Another useful feature is the multi-repeat options, not just a track or album but you can designate a section of music that you wish to play over and over and over ...
There is also an auto space feature, activating this will add 4 seconds silence between each track (but the display will still display the correct play duration)
But wait there's more! The display brightness can be stepped in 4 levels, from full brightness to completely off - this is very useful in a dimly lit studio when you may not want bright flashing lights while "things" are happening.
Outputs on the rear panel are the stock standard analog RCA's (left & right channels) which are fed via the 2 x PCM1702-L D/A converters.
Don't like to use those D/A's? Easy fix, just take the output from the optical output and fed into your favourite pre-amp/amp or direct to a CD recorder with SPDIF input.
Audio quality is very good, if somewhat "bland" - not up in the audiophile class but it gives a pretty decent account of itself.
