Denon DM37SBK Micro Stereo System with Single Disc CD Player

by Denon

Product Details

• Item Weight: 50 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 50 pounds
• ASIN: B001EO7UHC
• Item model number: DM37SBK
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,877 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2005

Product Description

Combining legendary Denon design concepts along with European-engineered acoustical tuning, the DM-37S personal music system is the ideal choice for a compact music center that delivers a superb musical experience. The built-in CD player features precision Burr-Brown audiophile D/A converters, and features CD-R and CD-RW disc playback compatibility, along with MP3 and WMA playback capability. The DM-37S is fully prepared for portable audio players, and features a front panel USB connection port for MP3 players or USB drives. As with many other Denon models, the DM-37S is also equipped with iPod dock connectivity (optional ASD-1R/11R iPod docks). The powerful amplifier section features Denon's simple and straight circuit design philosophy, and includes a mono output for connection to an external subwoofer. The matching compact loudspeakers feature double layer inverted cone woofers and soft dome tweeters with extended high frequency response, and were co-developed with European acoustical engineers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an amazing deal!, March 1, 2009

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J. Collins (Seattle WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Denon DM37SBK Micro Stereo System with Single Disc CD Player (Electronics)

This is a very nice unit. And I'm very impressed by the quality of this system for the price. It looks/sounds like something that would cost at lest twice as much. What really sold me on this model was the front panel USB and line in mini jack ports . The USB function works flawlessly. What is a really nice feature is that when you plug in a USB flash drive (the manual says you can even use a powered HD if you want) the devise automatically switches over to USB. Same when you plug in headphones. The front display tells you that you just plugged in headphones and turns off the speakers.
The speakers are very well built and sound very good for their size. The whole unit just screams quality. I've had systems in this price range before and they where cheap looking and didn't sound good. But Denon knows what they're doing when it comes to making quality products.
The remote is laid out nicely, with the volume buttons nice and big so they're easy to find if you're in a dark room.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Product, best of all the shelf systems, June 22, 2009

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liquifyx (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Denon DM37SBK Micro Stereo System with Single Disc CD Player (Electronics)

I tested every single shelf system at Fry's, which included the yamahas, sonys, Onkyo, and Denon. The D-M37 beat every other hands down. Yes it's a bit expensive, but it sounds fantastic and it isn't something you'll just easily replace. Don't think of it as some cheap version of something better, it really is an outstanding unit. Anyone who is looking for a shelf system, I'd recommend buying this over any other. The Onkyos especially didn't sound as good.

34 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice small stereo, June 3, 2009

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Just a guy in Oregon (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Denon DM37SBK Micro Stereo System with Single Disc CD Player (Electronics)

Oh boy, the last time I had a bookshelf size stereo was in college roughly 40 years ago. I've had a large , I do mean large, stereo since since...several in fact with the huge speakers etc. It's nice to still be able to buy a "stereo". I bought this one for my study. Yes, I really have a separate room set up filled with books, CDs, DVDs, more books, and my microscope. It's an average size bedroom. Looks kinda like my bedroom when I was 19 except the music was on vinyl, there was no computer but you'd have found coding forms and punched card decks, and a few of the same books I still own.

This unit is just perfect for the room. It appears very well made. For the money it's amazing. I don't have a MP3 portable yet.....just a lot of CDs. I'm old....60 this fall. What do I listen to? Well, I tested it out with some Cheap Trick, Green Day, and Beethoven and then added a dash of Alice Cooper. Yah, I know, incomprehensible to some of you much younger. The reason I don't have an MP3 player is that I tried the technology out way early ( one of the first users like I was with CDs.) Problem is that while the first CDs were fantastic the first MP3s were not due to sampling deficiencies. I am sure when I finally get some kind of player the USB on this small Denon will work just fine.

( Yes, I know MP3s are supposedly as good as Cds now. That's certainly true given my chopped hearing range LOL. )

Now, this is a small unit that performs very well even at high volume. I have a few small gripes but gave this 5 stars anyway. Why? Uh, price. I mean....it's very low for what you get.

It would be nice if there was a bit more adjustability in bass and treble. ( I'm so old I actually looked for "knobs" LOL ha ha .) I can't find a balance control and that would be nice but is not absolutely necessary. The stamped and formed metal case looks a bit cheap if you put the unit somewhere it will be in view. So what? The front panel is nice.

The speakers are about what I was buying 30 years ago.....back then they were brand new technology. They have the high freq dome tweeter and rubber mounted woofers....nice. plus the air escape in the back...compensation or something like that. Nice. The speakers appear to be wrapped in wood grain black vinyl. I would wish for painted wood but so what? It does not matter.

The AM/FM work just fine as well. So there you go....it's still possible to buy something called a stereo....an old guy like me would be more comfortable with base , treble , and balance knobs but so what......I'm going to try to patch in a graphic equalizer using the analog I/O....not sure if it will work. I would like more control over freq spectrum....but.....fact is my hearing is probably about 500-12000 now if I'm lucky ( all those loud concerts etc not to mention a 396 or two or three....us boomers are such a trip ). Eh? what's that? Don't know what a "396" is? Well, it wasted a lot of gasoline but we loved em.

Do I think you should buy one of these? Uh, yah, it will probably sound even better to you esp . if you're younger. Remember....that old white haired guy in the checkout line in front of you....he's not listening to Frank Sinatra on his headphones......I'm gonna rock till I drop. ( total loss of hearing is not a problem cause then I'll just turn it up really loud and apply the fingertips to the speaker enclosure.......well, think I'll go back and listen to "House Of Fire" again.....