Initially i was looking at cheaper systems like roxel and panasonic among others which i’m sure are pretty good in their own right but after much research could no longer ignore the reviews of this little beauty and then finding out that What hi fi magazine had awarded 5 star ratings for best mini hi fi and best hi fi under 500 pounds on several occasions, i now felt sure i had to buy it or forever regret getting a cheaper one. This Denon d-m41 is a wonderful piece of kit Quality look Quality feel Quality weight but most of all Quality sound, you’ll never get a mini system that provides the thunder of a full size power house but that’s not the point, it is what it is a bookshelf system the treble is fantastic you get all the guitar strings and cymbals etc crystal clear and the bass has an ample punch. Treble and bass are both adjustable from the remote which by the way is a nice size and very clear to read mine came with flat batteries. Preseting dab radio stations and adjusting treble bass and other features are all easy to do once you’ve sat down with a nice cup of tea and pick up your smart phone and ask Google anything your not sure about, the answers are all there, you will probably need this option because although the Denon comes beautifully packaged with polystyrene and everything the instructions are very basic that said i do highly recommend also its a good idea to buy telescopic aerial if you don’t want the unsightly ribbon type that hangs up the wall. I brought a bingfu magnetic type which easily has strong enough magnet to stick to the side of my metal shelving unit allowing full extension of the 79mm aerial and hey presto dozens of crystal clear dab radio stations. Love it. I’ve since added an edifier T5 subwoofer to this package it fits in beautifully with its very similar build quality and looks but WOW what an amazing and rounded upgrade to the sound quality especially as my speakers are now nicely run in. This whole package has become an outstanding piece of kit. The subwoofer probably took me the best part of a couple of weeks to get it just right a tiny adjustment at a time but very much worth the time and patience, the end result is a wonderful little hi fi system. If I could go back six months i would definitely buy it all over again. I’m now buying CDs like they’re going out of fashion, OH they are? Never.

The construction of this unit seems very good, reassuringly weighty, assembly is a breeze, setup easy.I am struggling to get the tone set how like it though, my old Panasonic seems to be better in this respect when it just had an old fashioned tone knob, the Denon you have to play with the SDB Tone function and try the speaker bungs in or out, I will get there no doubt but it’s a bit of a phaf, having said that Analog in from a turntable sounds very good, I listen to anything from Choral classics to Led Zeppelin so this may make it a little more problematic having such a wide taste in music, I wish it had pre-set faders to enable switching between music styles.The aerial isn’t very long as is the speaker cables I can only manage to get a 4ft separation of speakers where my unit is so factor in you may have to extend the cables to get a decent stereo separation I am going to extend both.Please don’t be put off with this review, it is a good machine for the price point, I don’t think you will be disappointed if you pay £299 – at £399 well then perhaps there is better, maybe, maybe not.

Lush quality tones brings cds to life. Sumptuous sound and range. Stunning for the price. Excellent dab reception and quality too. Brilliant build quality and features, with speakers that are excellent at all volumes. Highly recommend.

Grande Micro-Chaîne
Installation rapide et simple. Le Bluetooth fonctionne du premier coup. Le tuner et le lecteur de CD délivrent un son clair et détaillé avec les enceintes Denon J’en arrive à la préférer à ma chaîne hi-fi du salon. La puissance est suffisante pour sonoriser une pièce de 30 mètres carrés. Le seul bémol est l’absence de prise usb.

Just amp and no speakers with first order
Ordered before and received only the amplifier after an 8 week wait. Got a refund and have ordered it again. Still waiting for it to be shipped weeks later. It had better be the full item as shown in the picture this time.