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On the album’s title track, which is a simple vocal piece with minimal instrumentation, Harriet’s vocals were clear, lifelike and projected wonderfully out into the room. The echo picked up from the recording studio was almost uncannily realistic. The DP-3000NE doesn’t throw images extravagantly wide or into the far distance, instead being content to offer a properly ordered soundstage within the confines of the loudspeakers, and out into the room by a well-judged amount.

This presentation might lack the initial pizzaz of some competitors but, ultimately, it affords better focus on the subtlety of a recording. At the same time, while the DP-3000NE seems a paragon of sophistication with high-quality material, it also proves more than capable of thundering out thumping dance beats, such as ‘Padam Padam’ from Kylie Minogue’s Tension LP [BMG 538927931], with heady abandon. A direct-drive turntable with a lack of ‘drive’ just doesn’t seem right – fortunately Denon’s DP-3000NE is in top gear all the way.

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