Denon DP 300F Vs. Dual CS 415-2

[MG350]

Greetings all...

I'm in the market for a new turntable and i have narrowed the selection down to either the Denon DP 300f or the Dual CS 415-2. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with either table? Any intel would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[MG350]

Forgot the links...

Dual:
http://www.audioscape.ca/store/CS_415-2

Denon:
http://www.denon.ca/ca/product/pages...1-c921f1c7b120

 

[audiofox]

No experience with either of these, but here are two more near your price range worthy of consideration:

http://www.needledoctor.com/Pro-Ject-Turntables-Debut-III-Basic-Black?sc=2&category=46

http://www.needledoctor.com/Thorens-Turntable-TD158?sc=2&category=46

Both are belt drive and are completely manual (ie, no tonearm auto-return, etc), which is usually a good thing for a turntable with respect to mechanical noise and reliability-less is more in the turntable world, IMHO.

 

[MG350]

The Thorens table is sweet, very similar to the Dual. I'm not a fan of the Project table. I don't like the way you change the speeds, by moving the belt manually...

 

[3db]

The Thorens table is sweet, very similar to the Dual. I'm not a fan of the Project table. I don't like the way you change the speeds, by moving the belt manually...

I have a ProJect Xpression II and its a great table, running very quiet. The tonearm is phenomenal on this. It is a pain in teh ?ss to switch speeds but I listen to LPs at 33 1/3 so this is a non issue. You could purchase a ProJect speed box which allows you to vary the speed through it instead of changing belts.

 

[audiofox]

I have a ProJect Xpression II and its a great table, running very quiet. The tonearm is phenomenal on this. It is a pain in teh ?ss to switch speeds but I listen to LPs at 33 1/3 so this is a non issue. You could purchase a ProJect speed box which allows you to vary the speed through it instead of changing belts.

I have to agree-unless you have a large collection of 45 singles or audiophile 45 rpm reissues, manual belt changes are not something you will have to deal with much, if at all. My VPI HW-19 Mk IV (a $2,000+ table when new) also requires moving the belt on the spindle for speed changes, which is typical for most, if not all, high end turntables. I did get an SDS (VPI's electronic speed control), which lets me change the speed electronically and control the variations in AC supply frequency (the TT has an AC motor), but I don't think I have ever used that feature since I set it up.