DP-400

Hi AaronG, Yes - the DP-400 excels in this area. The reason being is it gives the option of either using the phono stage built into the receiver (or an external phono pre-amp), or because the DP-400 has a built-in phono pre-amp itself, you can use a regular analog line input of your receiver. This is partocularly useful, as not all receivers have a phono input.

Hi Cam 27, Yes - the DP-400 and the D-M41 pair well because the DP-400 has a built-in phono pre-amp. Once activated (equalizer on/off switch on the DP-400's rear panel), the DP-400 connects to the D-M41 courtesy of the D-M41's Analog input using the RCA cables included with the DP-400.

Hello, The DL-110 is a high output moving coil cartridge, and therefore will work well with the phono stage built into the DP400.

Hi CHUCKJ, The DP-400 comes equipped with an attached phono cable. No need to experiment with a sub-woofer cable.

Hello, Active speakers save a bit of space, but they aren't very good at allowing your system to grow, so I shall begin by suggesting you go with a separate amplifier and speakers. As you only mention the DP-400, I will be focusing on a 2 channel system, and not surround sound. For the amplifier, I suggest taking a look at either the PMA-600NE or the DRA-800H. The PMA-600NE is a fine choice if TV isn't so important The PMA-600NE plays TV sound very impressively, but it doesn't have HDMI inputs - which you might want if you are a gamer or a movie enthusiast. If you plan to watch TV/movies at least as much as listening to music, the DRA-800H is great option as it has HDMI ports on the back panel to suit your modern AV sources. For speakers, have a look at models from Polk Audio, Definitive Technology and Bowers & Wilkins. The trick is to get the right sized speaker for the room. Small rooms like smaller speakers, medium sized rooms like small-medium sized speakers, and large rooms like large speakers. Polk Audio's Reserve Series and Bowers & Wilkins 600 Series speakers are both exceptional with music, and very popular worldwide.

Hello, Any of the cartridge models in our line-up will work for your tonearm/headshell. The DL-110 is the obvious choice if you do not have a phono pre-amp which supports low output moving coil cartridges. The DL-110 is a high output moving coil cartridge, and works well with a regular moving magnet phono pre-amp If ever you do wish to change your headshell, it needs to be the SME fitment. Here is a link to our cartridge options. https://www.denon.com/en-us/category/turntables/

Hello, Yes - the DP-400 does need to be connected to your AVR-S960H for your speakers to produce sound. the DP-400 can connect to any of the regular analog RCA inputs of your AVR-S960H if you engage the DP-400's phono pre-amp. Otherwise, the DP-400 would need to connect to your AVR-S960H's (RCA) phono input.

Hello, The DP-400 would benefit from an upgrade to a Denon DL-110, which is a high output moving coil cartridge and works well with a regular moving magnet phono pre-amp. Here is a link to the DL-110: https://www.denon.com/en-us/product/turntables/dl-110