Too tired after a hard day of work to lift your tonearm onto a record? Then Denon’s fully automatic belt-driven DP-300F, which starts and stops with the push of just one button, might be just the ticket. (There’s also a manual lifter for when you feel rejuvenated.) Features include two speeds, a die-cast aluminum platter, plus a built-in phono preamp that can be switched off if you want to use an outboard preamp (or if your receiver has a better one). This model comes with a replaceable cartridge — consider the Ortofon 2M Red for a sonic upgrade.
