Denon D-500 (c. 1994–1996)
Not much is documented about the Denon D-500. There are a handful of contemporary retail ads and a brief feature mention in a 1994 issue of HiFi/Stereo (November 1994, p.57). The D-500 was a compact component system. It was Denon's smaller sibling to the D-700, part of the early-to-mid-1990s D-Series, which aimed to give you full-featured high fidelity without the footprint of a traditional separates stack. According to that HiFi/Stereo piece, the system had separate preamp and power amp sections, a 3-disc CD auto-changer, a double auto-reverse cassette deck, a graphic equalizer, an AM/FM stereo tuner, high-efficiency 3-way loudspeakers, and a full-system remote control. It was rated at 45 watts per channel. Past that, the surviving source material is thin. No service manual, no measured performance data, and no production run dates appear to have survived in general circulation. The D-500 seems to have been sold mainly through Denon's normal dealer network and advertised as a turnkey system for listeners who wanted a compact but genuine high-fi setup.
- Power output: 45 W/ch (from HiFi/Stereo, Nov. 1994)
- Configuration: separate preamp and power amp, 3-disc CD changer, double auto-reverse cassette, graphic EQ, AM/FM tuner, 3-way speakers, remote control
- Approximate period: 1994–1996 (based on magazine appearances)
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