# Denon DP-400

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/denon-dp-400
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/record-players
- Placement: #10 of 15 in Record Players, C tier
- Brand: Denon
- LP on this board: 365
- Last researched: 2026-09-10T21:44:10.070Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

Trap: a competent deck that has been left behind. At this price, buy the Debut Carbon Evo or RT85N instead.

## For

- Speed-controlled design
- Tidy sound
- Positively reviewed at launch

## Against

- Has barely changed while rivals improved
- Outclassed by the Debut Carbon Evo and RT85N at the same money
- Coasting on an older reputation

## Evidence

Consolidated from 11 cited sources across 8 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stereonet | stereonet.com | B | https://www.stereonet.com/reviews/denon-dp-400-turntable-review | fetched and confirmed |
| ProjectorReviews | ProjectorReviews | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWIQaW6jrpk | fetched and confirmed |
| Platenspeler Expert | Karel | B | https://www.platenspelerexpert.nl/denon-dp-400-platenspeler/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Instagram | - | B | https://www.instagram.com/p/DTPUhQ7EUQE/ | fetched and confirmed |
| X (formerly Twitter) | x.com | B | https://x.com/Stereonet/status/1993118057791996295 | fetched and confirmed |
| Monsieur Platine | Théo Heufke | B | https://monsieurplatine.fr/avis-denon-dp-400/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | - | C | https://www.facebook.com/fb-answers/denon-dp-400-review-sound-quality-what-hi-fi/ | fetched and confirmed |
| CompareWise | CompareWise | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj0tHk3RxfM | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | - | B | https://www.facebook.com/fb-answers/denon-dp-400-reviews/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | - | C | https://www.facebook.com/fb-answers/denon-dp-400-sound-signature-analysis/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | - | C | https://www.facebook.com/fb-answers/denon-dp-400-vs-pro-ject-comparison/ | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | Technics SL-1200GR2 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/technics-sl-1200gr2 |
| 6 | Rega Planar 1 Plus | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/rega-planar-1-plus |
| 7 | Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/audio-technica-at-lp120xusb |
| 8 | U-Turn Orbit Plus | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/u-turn-orbit-plus |
| 9 | Pro-Ject Primary E | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/pro-ject-primary-e |
| 11 | Audio-Technica AT-LP60X | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/audio-technica-at-lp60x |
| 12 | Sony PS-LX310BT | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/sony-ps-lx310bt |
| 13 | Victrola Stream Onyx | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/victrola-stream-onyx |
| 14 | Angels Horn H019 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/angels-horn-h019 |
| 15 | Crosley Cruiser Plus | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/crosley-cruiser-plus |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/record-players.

## What this tier means

- C: Fair. Acceptable in the right situation, outclassed at its price.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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