Denon
DCD-3000NE
Introduced 2024$3,299 MSRP
The DCD-3000NE is Denon's Reference Series SACD/CD player, built around quad ESS ES9018K2M DACs and Denon's Ultra AL32 Processing upsampling engine, and packaged in a rigid double-layer chassis for vibration control. It functions as both a disc transport and a full-featured digital-to-analog converter, accepting external optical, coaxial, and USB sources at up to 24-bit/192kHz PCM and DSD 5.6MHz.
MSRP
$3,299
Used market · Good
$2,050
-38% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $3,299 at launch to $2,050 today.
Specifications
- Dimensions
- 434 x 138 x 405 mm (unit); cabinet 434 x 138 x 395 mm
- Net weight
- 16.8 kg (~37 lb)
- DAC circuit
- 4x ESS ES9018K2M DACs, supporting PCM up to 384kHz/32-bit and DSD up to 11.2MHz
- Digital i o
- Optical and coaxial digital outputs, plus analog RCA outputs
- Dynamic range
- SACD: 115 dB; CD: 101 dB
- Line output level
- 2.2 Vrms (10 kΩ)
- Digital processing
- Ultra AL32 Processing
- Frequency response
- SACD: 2 Hz–50 kHz (-3 dB); CD: 2 Hz–20 kHz (-0.5 dB)
- Dimensions w x h x d
- 434 x 138 x 405 mm (unit); cabinet 434 x 138 x 395 mm
- Signal to noise ratio
- SACD: 122 dB; CD: 122 dB
- Disc formats supported
- SACD, CD, CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW (playback of audio tracks)
- Total harmonic distortion
- SACD: 0.0005%; CD: 0.0015%
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