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A frequency sweep indicated that (in our listening room) the system was reproducing tones down into the 30s of hertz, finding its full strength in the 60s and 70s and rising impressively smoothly from there. Since the speakers are rear-ported, positioning will affect this somewhat, but can also be usefully employed to tweak it. Linn has redesigned its best-selling product of the last ten years – the Majik DSM streaming amplifier – visually, technically and featurewise. We continued to some Tidal streaming; there’s no unfolding of MQA Masters here for high-res streaming (as rival streaming system BluOS offers), but it’s arguable whether high-res is going to improve the excellent sound we enjoyed, whether punching up some bouncy REM or delivering the drifting flow of Philip Glass’s Closing. There was a limit to the size of bass the speakers could deliver, but the deep underlying organ note under Closing was certainly present, if not fully resonant.
A key design element are the touch keys on the top of the CEOL N11DAB. They give an immediate response – by light. This Network-Receiver also has a double-layered scratch-resistant surface which provides a distinct and satisfying feel. SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY.With HEOS Built-in, every room in your home can have its own sound. Or, group additional HEOS enabled devices like wireless speakers, soundbars, or AV receivers to fill the house with the same song, using your home network. With HEOS Built-in, multi-room means multiple options. ELEGANT MINIMALISM. There are various ways to tweak the sound quality, most easily accessed from the HEOS ‘now playing’ screen. This has a left-right balance control, plus EQ offering treble and bass sliders, and a ‘Super Dynamic Bass’ option, which certainly thumps up the low end, at the expense of a slight softening of higher frequencies; this was too much for us with internet radio, indeed it’s a sign of good sonic design that we spent nearly all of our CEOL listening with the ‘Source Direct’ option engaged, thereby hopefully getting the cleanest path to music. With the DCD-1700NE, Denon expands its portfolio of high-quality CD players, with this model also being capable of playing SACDs. This system has external inputs, though not a vast number – just one analogue RCA pair at line level (no phono input/stage for a turntable), though two useful optical digital inputs, one of which might be used for sound from your TV. (We are great fans of having stereo speakers like those of the N11 combo either side of your TV, or under it, as in the image overleaf, in preference to an often intrusive soundbar in front of it.) Denon presents two brand new headphons at the IFA 2023: the new True Wireless In-Ears under the names "PerL" and "PerL Pro" are said to impress especially with elaborate sound personalization using "Masimo Adaptive Acoustic Technology".
The High End also revealed that there will be a "1700" series from Denon, featuring at least an integrated amplifier with a price of around 2,000 euros. Japanese manufacturer Denon launches its first fully wireless Bluetooth in-ear headphones, the AH-C630W and AH-C830NCW with noise cancellation. Play your personal music collection – even in high-resolution. The CEOL N11DAB Network-Receiver supports all major streaming formats. All the great music services are fully integrated. Or listen to high-quality DAB+ radio stations. Set the mood that's just right for the moment. The CEOL N11DAB does so very much that it might be easier to describe what it doesn’t do. So – it doesn’t play vinyl. Or cassettes. Or AM radio.
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We couldn’t, among the various HEOS menus, find any way to change what the display shows when the unit is playing, though you can choose whether and how it shows the time when it’s off. You can set a time for it to turn on automatically, and the source it should play. We nearly forgot the CD player, so sidelined has this format become in our lives today. But those with silver to spin can be assured that this source was a highlight in terms of clarity and dynamics. The Painted Ladies’ version of Vic Simms’ Poor Folks Happiness drove forth with a full bassline, vocals and guitars well defined.
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