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Are you happy paying a premium for a clean, fully accessorised example? At £649, this is above the supplied 7-listing median of £487 and just above the 75th percentile of £624, so the asking price is ambitious rather than a clear bargain. It would need excellent condition, remote, antennas, and convincing operation to justify the stretch; otherwise, negotiating closer to £550–£600 would make more sense.
The PMA-900HNE remains a very capable all-rounder: 50 watts per channel into 8 ohms, a useful MM/MC phono stage, plentiful optical and coaxial inputs, USB, Bluetooth, AirPlay 2, Ethernet, and HEOS streaming. Its flexible connectivity and clean, muscular presentation make it particularly appealing as the centre of a modern mixed-source system. Check that network functions connect reliably and that the remote and Wi-Fi antennas are included, but there is no obvious product-specific reason to avoid a good example—only the need to avoid overpaying.
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Denon traces its origins to 1910, when American entrepreneur Frederick Whitney Horn founded Japan's first audio equipment company, Nipponophone, initially focused on gramophones and records. The Denon brand emerged in 1939 from the merger of Japan Denki Onkyo—combining "den" for electricity and "on" for sound—with other entities, marking a shift toward professional audio development. This heritage includes pioneering Japan's first professional disc recorder in 1945, used to capture Emperor Hirohito's voice, and launching the nation's first long-playing records in 1951.
The brand excels across a broad spectrum of hi-fi categories, from amplifiers, turntables, and tuners to loudspeakers, cassette decks, and phono cartridges. Denon's innovations extend to digital frontiers, such as the world's first practical PCM recorder in the early 1970s, the inaugural CD player in 1981, and early home theater systems with Dolby Digital in 1995. Today, its lineup encompasses AV receivers, headphones, wireless streaming solutions like HEOS, and high-channel processors, blending professional-grade components with consumer accessibility.
Denon holds a commanding position as a mid-to-high-end mainstay in the hi-fi market, revered for its blend of technological firsts, robust build quality, and balanced sound signatures that appeal to discerning enthusiasts. No longer a vintage collector's niche, it competes confidently against premium rivals, backed by over a century of audio leadership and strategic partnerships like its merger with Marantz.
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