Oddity Archive: Episode 199.75 - Ben’s Junk: Denon UD-M30 CD Receiver

[@jwestbrook61]

I heard this about Bose from a movie theater sound engineer: "No highs. No lows. It must be Bose." That company tried to market a funky subwolfer for the theater industry which was called an accoustical cannon. Same sound engineer called it "the sewer pipe."

[@CommodoreFan64]

Bose to me has, and always will be one those marketing department hype BS companies, with overpriced, and under performing products.

[@jareknowak8712]

Thats 100% true. Its all about marketing and design. Only good thing they ever made - nice working noise cancellation.

[@jamesslick4790]

@@CommodoreFan64 New slogan: Bose, The original Apple of audio

[@robfriedrich2822]

I have a Bose L1 compact and this has the tendency to boost treble too much. About bass: For a compact speaker it goes low, but sounds better, when adding a subwoofer

[@Musicradio77Network]

This is why I don’t need CD players anymore. I recently acquired my 1970’s Superscope Storyteller portable cassette player and it still works. The reason why I got my little cassette player, because it was designed for playing Superscope Storyteller cassette tapes along with read along books, and it was made for kids of all ages. In addition, it can play music which are not meant for kids, and it also use a Bluetooth cassette adapter or an Updated Cassette Player for playing MP3’s using an SD card.

[@phineasmurph9539]

You and I both know this stuff ain’t junk

[@dazzlingd]

I have the M50 which I found at Goodwill for $5. That's the next model up with the 3 CD changer. I can't comment on how the CD sounds because the changer is broken, which seems to be a common issue with the M50. I agree, the sound curve is strange and I couldn't get it to sound right with different speaker combinations. In the end I hooked it up to a Yamaha sub woofer and then onto Energy 5 mini speakers and it sounds pretty good now. I also got the matching cassette deck for another $5 from Goodwill as they were donated together.

[@OfficialDJUnikittyYT]

Tuning in next week for EPISODEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 2000000000000000000000000000000

[@chops1976]

At least those old Bose Wave radios were built to last.

[@Sashko_Dee]

If anything that just adds insult to injury.

[@mightyfilm]

Ah. Bose radios. An oddity that even Bennyboy refuses to dignify with a full episode.

[@syxepop]

mightyfilm - most likely their equipment, even used, is TOO RICH FOR BENNY'S BLOOD, I mean BUDGET (you can get quite better buys elsewhere)...

[@mobilepsycho]

I have this Denon unit. Purchased it in 2002. Almost 20 years. Still sounds great but can't say that I used it much over the past 8 years. I drive Paradigm cinema speakers with it. Nice little office system. I purchased it for about $800 CAN new.

[@jacobilly]

bought this model in a charity shop in Cardiff for £20 with original speakers and a remote. Can't go wrong.

[@lawrence.porter]

I got and still have the 31 version of this receiver with 2x minidisc recorders, tape deck and speakers all for under $100.

[@Angrath]

I still use Denon UD M31 daily. Great little unit.

[@bethdibartolomeo2042]

My mom still has the Bose radio too. It's mostly used when I change the time twice a year, or after a power outage.

[@bobtee6466]

Picked up an immaculate one of these from ebay for £8 with apparently a CD drive problem... The problem I found was 2 cds in the drive and the post man had fixed the problem by tossing it around in the back of his delivery truck... All's well that ends well...

[@3dmaxuser]

These systems don't like even the smallest of power surges they end up with the driver transistors for the DC to DC convertor on the audio PCB blowing out.

[@DDGXMUSIC]

Hey there. Just a thought on the RDS, but I've found anecdotally that with RDS switched on you often need a really good signal from the broadcaster for it to be received well enough to display on a receiver. Also, in the US do your FM stations typically broadcast RDS data? I just had a quick read of 'radio data system' page on Wikipedia and there's a few other things on there that might be worth considering. I'm not smart enough to understand if it's this for sure but apparently 'RDS' was European and RBDS was the US equivalent "with the two standards being only slightly different". Could your Denon unit be destined for the 'european' market originally perhaps (total guess!)? There is another interesting paragraph there about some old audio equipment "stereo enhancement devices combined with aggressive audio processing could render the RDS subcarrier unreceivable." Anyway hope you figure it out!

[@DDGXMUSIC]

Quick follow up, curiously this review remarks that the unit has 'no RDS' - there is clearly a button marked RDS on this gentleman's picture of the remote control too though! A phantom button? www.kenrockwell.com/audio/denon/ud-m30.htm

[@und4287]

Considering there is also a European-style antenna jack, it probably was originally designed for the European market, where 95% of FM stations use RDS.

[@davidwiggins6679]

I wanted episode 200! Consarn it! Flibbertyjibbitz!

[@evildiesel1709]

The best thing about the Denon UD-M30 is that it is the same width as a Roland SC-88VL:) Stacks very nicely.

[@joshm264]

Really pushing how many episodes you can get out before ep200

[@OddityArchive]

Only one more than usual, and that was only because it's not finished. I mean, I could release an unfinished video...

[@joshm264]

@@OddityArchivedon't worry about it

[@ChuckD79]

It reminds me of how many Street Fighter II variants were released by Capcom before they finally got to SF3! LOL

[@BillyBertie1965.]

Would be much appreciated if you could describe how to connect a Denon UD M30 receiver to Denon CDR M30 . Thank you in advance if possible. Bob.

[@mikepxg6406]

Mine came with original Mission Audio speakers. You need a decent outdoor antenna to hear it at its best.

[@robfriedrich2822]

I remember a record player with radio and amplifier, analog and a special scale that runs through a window

[@robfriedrich2822]

Was this unit, too expensive for me images.app.goo.gl/CjkLjb5ZNShe8asJ8

[@hollypark4022]

"BALANCE" adjustment? I have this unit. Have played it in super-long time, though. I don't recall how to get to the "Balance" adjustment program. Help.

[@robfriedrich2822]

At my Sony cassette deck I liked, that the remote also controlled the CD player

[@lennymaunton3183]

I have one of these units along with cassette and mini disk unit, but the front panel on the cd main unit is very dim does anyone know if brightness can be improved ,

[@DacMan777]

In UK these came with Mission loudspeakers.

[@trevoragnew6058]

Hi there, like you I have a cheap turntable connected to the Denon with a y cable like you. If I want to connect another device to it using another y cable where should it connect to on the back. I've tried every combination you can think of but I can't run two units at one time? Any ideas Thanks

[@OddityArchive]

If I had a turntable hooked up, it'd just be to one of the regular inputs--no y-cable involved. The only thing I use a y-cable for would be an iPod.

[@trevoragnew6058]

@@OddityArchive I'm a bit of a dinosaur,I don't see any other way to connect the turntable other than the y cable🙈🙈

[@robertpender671]

I may sound like an idiot here but can someone tell me the cables I need to connect my Denon m30 recorder to my Denon M30 receiver? I just got these units 2nd hand. The receiver works fine I just want to make my own music cds for the car. Thank you in advance and stay safe.

[@jaydenmontgomerysvhsarchiv5057]

only released one album called sing along with the busy beavers

[@jaydenmontgomerysvhsarchiv5057]

hello ben i have a chipmunk ripoff that you probably never played before on record ripoffs called the busy beavers on golden tone records catalogue c 4052 my copy has stereo branding Sneekly over the high Fidelity cover the songs listed from the record in order 1 old mac donald's farm 2 polly wolly doodle 3 row, row,row your boat,brother john,three blind mice 4 on top of old smokey 5 pop goes the weasel side 2 1 ten little indians 2 yankee doddle,the yellow rose of texas,'round her neck she wore a yellow ribbon 3 alouette 4 humoresque, swanee river 5 home on the range,red river valley, whoopie ti yi yo arranged by greig mcritchie

[@robfriedrich2822]

Why not a discogs link?

[@breezebenitses397]

Can this be used as an external cd player connected to a technics 350 amp using rca leads? Thanks in advance

[@snapea]

Yes, that would work fine

[@robfriedrich2822]

What about buying passive near field monitor speakers?

[@vintage_audio_almaty]

да хорошый

[@Sam-fb1nq]

Isn't that a BNC Connector?

[@s8wc3]

Nope, similar though.

[@robfriedrich2822]

It's the European standard for radio and TV antenna. Female input on radio, male on TV

[@williamperez5537]

How do you pair the speakers wirelessly on this?

[@OddityArchive]

I guess you could use a rocketfish rig if you were so inclined. I've just got it running the old-fashioned (read: wired) way.

[@mikepxg6406]

You dont

[@paulaj2829]

Would you be able to connect a turntable to this unit

[@snapea]

Yes. It doesn't have a phono preamp built in though, so if your turntable doesn't have a built in one you'd need an external preamp between the turntable and the M30

[@nathenclerici6904]

Yes, I've been using one with mine for many years. As Adam Snape writes, you need a preamp.

[@the_nondrive_side]

I used to have this UD-M30 ABSOLUTELY PERFECT LITTLE UNIT. Highly recommend Energy Take2 on stands and energy-mirage 8" to the stereo outputs. The remote is a mess 26 is full blast. Side note.. If you press play on the CD player when it's off it will play. Don't complain about the remote. It's your fault for buying one that DOESNT HAVE RDS!! Speaker placement. You can't talk when you have them like that. This is a good source unit. You gotta solve YOUR PROBLEMS.. And not blame this thing.

[@itsjack17]

hi is there anyway that you can connect your phone to it through the jack port??

[@the_nondrive_side]

@@itsjack17 not sure how you want to connect.. but it does have an AUX RCA input, easily done with a 3.5mm trs to RCA breakout cable. i used blueooth dongle that plugged in he same place and was powered by the AC plug as well

[@richardtaylor5175]

I’ve plugged this into my avr2600 via thr pre outs and it’s playing fine in stereo . Is there a way to get it running as 2.1?

[@DemosthenesArthur]

Hello