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The Denon DCD-1500AE is a premium Super Audio CD (SACD) and CD player introduced in 2005, designed for pure and detailed audio playback. It features Denon's proprietary AL24 Processing technology, which interpolates digital data to produce waveforms closer to natural analog signals, enhancing clarity especially in low-level signals. The player uses a 24-bit/192kHz Burr Brown PCM1791 DAC with differential operation for each stereo channel, ensuring high sound quality. It incorporates Denon's Original Drive Mechanism with a three-phase brushless spindle motor and SVH (Suppression Vibration Hybrid) loader to minimize resonance and improve disc reading accuracy. The unit supports SACD, Hybrid SACD, CD, CD-R, and CD-RW playback, with frequency responses up to 100 kHz for SACD and 20 kHz for CD. It offers a dynamic range of 104 dB (SACD) and 100 dB (CD), signal-to-noise ratios of 104 dB (SACD) and 110 dB (CD), and very low distortion factors (0.0013% SACD, 0.0018% CD at 1 kHz). Features include PureDirect mode, display dimmer, shuffle, repeat, and title programming for up to 30 titles. The player has analog line outputs, digital optical and coaxial outputs, and a headphone jack. It is housed in a sturdy chassis with a premium silver or black finish, measures 434 x 135 x 331 mm, and weighs 7.6 kg. The original price was approximately 700 euros. The DCD-1500AE is noted for its solid build quality, excellent sound, and advanced vibration suppression technology, though it does not support multi-channel playback or MP3 files.
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The DiVA CD72's signal-to-noise is 100 dB against the DCD-1500AE's 104 dB and its thd 0.005% against 0.001%. Both share bit depth (24-bit) and max sample rate (192 kHz).
The CD73T's signal-to-noise is 112 dB against the DCD-1500AE's 104 dB and its thd 0.005% against 0.001%. Both share bit depth (24-bit) and max sample rate (192 kHz).
The CD6005's signal-to-noise is 110 dB against the DCD-1500AE's 104 dB and its thd 0.002% against 0.001%. Both share bit depth (24-bit) and max sample rate (192 kHz).
The C-S5VL's signal-to-noise is 114 dB against the DCD-1500AE's 104 dB and its thd 0.003% against 0.001%. Both share bit depth (24-bit) and max sample rate (192 kHz).
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