DA-300USB (ORIGINALLY: $549.99)

Denon’s DA-300USB digital-to-analog converter allows your computer and your hi-fi system or headphones to make beautiful music together. This desktop friendly DAC accepts digital audio files stored on or streamed over the Internet from your PC via USB, bypassing your computer’s built-in sound card to create an eye-opening listening experience. You’ll hear layers of musical detail previously obscured by the noisy environment inside your PC — the warm, natural decay of a guitar chord, or reverberations echoing in a concert hall. On your best recordings, each instrument and vocal will stand out clearly and distinctly in its own separate space, allowing you to follow each one note-for-note.

The DA-300USB can also breathe new life into CD/DVD disc players, set-top boxes, HDTVs, or game consoles. Simply connect it to your player’s optical or coaxial digital output to experience added depth, clarity, and focus on your favorite soundtracks.

• Plays PCM digital audio sources up to 24-bit/192kHz
• Decodes Direct Stream Digital (DSD) files at 2.8MHz or 5.6MHz resolution natively or via DoP (DSD over PCM).
• TI PCM1795 32-bit/192kHz DAC for precise playback of digital music files
• Asynchronous USB technology for reduced timing jitter and better sound on USB input
• Exclusive Denon Advanced AL32 processor upconverts and upsamples all input signals to 32-bit/192kHz for improved detail and clarity with softer, low-level sounds
• Built-in high-performance headphone amplifier with front-panel volume control
• Touch Control OLED display indicates selected input, audio file type (PCM, DSD), sampling frequency, and headphone volume
• Independent master clock crystals (44.1kHz and 48kHz) accurately clock incoming signals at any sampling frequency
• Noise isolating circuit design prevents distortion via USB connection from computer

AH-D7100 HEADPHONES (ORIGINALLY: $1199.99)

Even as headphones develop more and more features, sound quality remains the top priority for music lovers. Fortunately, Denon hasn’t forgotten the audiophiles out there. The AH-D7100 delivers uncompromised sonic bliss through a transparent presentation that lets every detail of your music shine through in a comfortable, over-the-ear headphone.

Precision-tuned to a flat EQ, the AH-D7100 features hand-carved mahogany earcups to give your music natural warmth, free from the coloration that most headphones introduce. Denon’s 50mm proprietary Free Edge Nano Fiber drivers are designed to make your headphones sound more like high-end speakers. The result is a neutral presentation that gives each instrument stunning clarity and depth, projecting them across a wide soundstage to let you hear every nuance of the performance.

• Hand-carved mahogony ear cups for natural acoustic resonance
• Tuned to flat EQ for neutral, transparent presentation
• Cable jacks in both left and right earcups for use with custom cables
• Includes two detachable cables:
  • 10′ mesh-covered oxygen-free copper cable with gold-plated 1/4″ plug
  • 55″ cable with in-line remote and microphone for use with iPhone®, iPod® and iPad®
• Designed for use with free Denon Audio app with custom EQ and streaming radio for Apple and Android devices
• Gold-plated 1/8″ to 1/4″ adapter
• Includes display stand
• Carrying case with removable carabiner
• Frequency response: 5-45,000 Hz
• Sensitivity: 110 dB
• Impedance: 25 ohms
• Weight: 13 oz.
• Warranty: 1 year