Denon DF103HR-DAB Mini Hi Fi System Hi Fi System Reviews: DAB Radio with CD Player, iPod Dock

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Score: 8.7/10

31 Real Customer Reviews - Summary

+ This hiFi system scores high on design. - It has no outstanding negative points. “Neat music server and good amp, loks good.” Mark, Cirencester View all 31 real customer reviews

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Design9.0
Performance8.8
Sound quality8.8
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.3
Overall rating8.7
Pop, rock or dance fan (1)
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Mark, Cirencester

Score 8.0/10

+ Neat Music Server and good amp, loks good.

- Hard disk not big enough (80GB) should be 800. Denon software is clumbsy, would benefit from a much better display on the server.

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Oct 2007

Dave, North Staffordshire

Score 10.0/10

+ Very functional easy to use system with flexabilty to accomodate several music formats.

- There is capability to type music information onto the hard-drive. This is a fiddley and long process. But once it's done, it's done!

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Dec 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Very easy to use - especially for transferring CD's onto the hard drive.
Sound quality is good and punchy with Mission speakers.
With the HDD set to play on "random" it is fantastic - one never knows what will be coming up next! Consequently, it's great to hear some real old tunes from long-forgotten CD's.

- My previous Denon Mini System had one remote control that controlled all components. This system has two r/c units (although the HDD r/c does most of the tuner/amp functions). So, to switch the system on you have to point the r/c at the r/c sensors on both units rather than the whole system being controlled from a single "master" unit. For instance, if you do not accurately hit the r/c sensor on the HDD unit then the tuner/amp switches on and not the CD/HDD unit. When you then switch off the tumer/amp the CD/HDD switches on! You then have to re-sync the units by switching them off at the button.
Just a bit annoying really but no big deal overall.

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purchased 08 Oct 2008

Bob, Buckinghamshire , “Young 60 year old”

Score 9.0/10

+ General sound and overall performance for the size and money is exactly what I wnated for our general purpose living room. Excellent performance and useability from nursery rhymes for the toodler through to the classics.

- I has expected it to be simpler to download and store from MP3 player. I have yet to investigate potential of the HDD thoroughly and will probably buy the I-pod cradle.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Oct 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Excellent design, compact, good sound, pleased with it.

- Can't get software to work with Vista - that's not unusual with Vista :-) but was disappointed at not being able to find online help on the web from Denon.

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Mar 2008

Angela, Watford

Score 10.0/10

+ Very easy to use - I don't like having to read instructions and I haven't had to

- When downloading CDs to the HDD Gracenotes does not recognise quite a few of the CDs. I even had one double album where it recognised one of the CDs and not the other!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Mar 2008

Frederick, Diss

Score 9.0/10

+ Good design, functional and easy to set up and use.

- None found to date except software is for PC and not dual with Mac

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Oct 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ It looks and sounds great. It has all the features that i require plus a load more. The HDD is simple to use and stores approx 900+ albums. The CD player plays my MP3 CD's and the DABB radio has a great reception.
Easy to wire up, the instructions are idiot proof.

- It's not up to date on the album recognition if copying from your CD's to the HDD. This however is easily overcome if you use Quicktime on your PC/Laptop and put the music there first, then transfer them over with a USB-A lead keeping all the file titles intact.
2 remote controls? confused me at first but got there eventually

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purchased 29 Nov 2008

Brian, Hitchin , “Not a technological wizzard! ”

Score 9.0/10

+ Compact and versatile. Easy to use once set up. Can store tracks on hard drive from CD and MP3. Stylish. Display picks up names of tracks or radio stations.

- Quite complex to set up. Lots of instructions to follow. However, once set up it is easy to use.

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purchased 07 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ Nice design and good remote controls.

- Disappointed that I can't set up remote access with an apple mac.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Aug 2008

Brian, Evesham , “Appreciate the finer things”

Score 9.0/10

+ Loads of features almost a complete entertainment system. Very small neat design and easy to use

- Can only record from standard CD. Needs to have WiFi to network. Running a network cable is often very difficult and expensive. The instructions don't suggest a WiFi adaptor to network.

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purchased 22 Jan 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Brilliant little sound system. Has the sound quality of a much bigger applicance. I think it's great and am very pleased with the purchase.

- None

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purchased 04 Feb 2009

John, London , “50ish eclectic enthusiast”

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy to set up. Excellent Sound quality. Mostly intuitive menu structure. Having instant access to my entire collection allows me to hear more music than I would not otherwise play. A joy to use. Very highly recommended.

- Occasional glitches in recording - need to restart. Otherwise none.

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purchased 10 Feb 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent sound quality, huge hard drive, very easy to use.

- Set up isn't quick. No wifi.

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purchased 09 Feb 2009

Stephen , West Sussex , “Pop, rock or dance fan”

Score 9.0/10

+ Being able to store 100's of CD's on a hard drive, and ease of finding tracks on albums. Being able to select music to be played of different genres randomly.

- Because we are not techno minded, found the instructions regarding tying up to computers and Ethernet could have been more simplified.

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purchased 01 Jun 2009

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Expert reviews for Denon DF103HR-DAB

TechRadar expert review

Some DAB radios can play music from an iPod, but this mini DAB hi-fi from Denon does away with the need to connect a portable player. Capable of storing MP3s itself, it can even be plugged into a wireless home network and the internet to play music from virtually anywhere.The D-F103HRDAB comprises three separate products. Of main interest is the DAB module, better known as the DRA-F102DAB. There's also a CD player, complete with a hard disk drive big enough for around 13,000 songs, and a pair of high-grade speakers - although you can buy the system without them, for ¬£850. An optional…

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reviewed 03 May 2007

Product Features

System Type collapseexpand Mini
Radio collapseexpand DAB
iPod and MP3 Player Docking collapseexpand iPod Dock
Disc Player collapseexpand CD Player
Type of Speakers collapseexpand Freestanding
Number of Speakers collapseexpand 2
Wireless Speakers collapseexpand Wired
RMS Wattage collapseexpand 70
Number of Discs collapseexpand 1
MP3 Playback collapseexpand Yes
CD-RW Playback collapseexpand Yes
Cassette Playback collapseexpand No
USB Port collapseexpand Yes
HDMI Interface collapseexpand No
HDMI Interface collapseexpand 0
Colour collapseexpand Silver
Alarm Clock collapseexpand Yes
Weight (kg) collapseexpand 3.9
Dimensions excl. speakers (mm) 192x250x285
Release Date collapseexpand 2006-19-10
DVD Function No

Also known as: DENON DF103, Denon DF103HR Dab, Denon DF103HR, Denon D-F103HRDAB

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Manufacturer's Description

CD/HDD Music System with DAB/FM/AM Receiver

Using Gracenote software obtain information on music tracks from built-in hard disk or Ethernet connection.

Ethernet connector for Internet Radio, PC connection, DLNA client.

Using the USB you can connect the CHR-F103 to a PC, import music files from the PC to the CHR-F103 and play them.

SC-F103 speakers are European sound tuned & come in a black glossy woodgrain finish.

Provides USB port for copying music tracks from a computer or backing up data to a computer.

USB port also allows direct playback of music tracks recorded on a USB flash memory.


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