Denon DCH-700 (c. 1993)
Not much is documented about the Denon DCH-700, but what survives is specific. It was Denon's five-disc, in-dash CD changer for car audio. HiFi-Stereo (May 1993, p.65) covered it at $700 as one of only two in-dash changers on the market. The other was Alpine's three-disc Model 7980 ($900). The article also pointed out a design split. Alpine packaged a tuner in an outboard chassis, while Denon's changer-only DCH-700 needed a compatible head unit/controller to operate.
The changer matched the width and height of a standard DIN dashboard cutout, but it ran a few inches too deep for some dashboards. The review also observed that both changers gave up fast direct access compared with single-disc players. Beyond that one press mention, the record is thin. No service manual, no measured performance data and no production-run details appear to have survived in general circulation.
Known specs (from the May 1993 HiFi-Stereo report):
- Five-disc in-dash CD changer
- Changer-only design; requires compatible head unit/controller
- Standard DIN width and height
- $700 list price
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