Denon PMA-1700NE
Deliciously Crispy
Sound Quality
94/100
Build Quality
92/100
Features Connectivity
93/100
Value for Money
85/100
The PMA-1700NE pairs high-current control with a richly textured, wide-open soundstage: bass stays composed at serious levels while images lock into precise, layered space. Sound Advice highlights its effortless dynamics, and SoundStage Solo praises its expansive imaging. MM/MC phono, hi-res USB DAC and EXT.PRE make this a formidable wired-system centerpiece.
Pros
Powerful, controlled dynamics remain composed with demanding and low-impedance speakers.
Expansive, precisely layered soundstage with strong image specificity.
Versatile wired connectivity includes MM/MC phono, USB DAC, optical/coaxial inputs and home-theater bypass.
Solid aluminium construction and a notably weighty, smooth volume control.
Cons
No built-in network streaming, HEOS or Bluetooth; wireless playback requires an external source.
Built-in phono stage may sound lean rather than warmly voiced for some listeners.
Remote control is cluttered and not especially premium for the class.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 94/100
Reviewers consistently describe a powerful yet refined presentation: rich and smooth in tone, highly detailed, and easy to enjoy across vinyl, digital, rock, jazz, and orchestral music. Its standout traits are confident speaker control and a spacious, precisely layered stereo image, with only the phono stage’s slightly lean balance noted as a tonal reservation.
Transparency Resolution
94/100
Audiophiliac found the amplifier dead quiet, transparent, clear, and especially impressive for transient life, sparkle, resolution, and detail. Sound Advice likewise heard fine detailing and unflappable clarity even when the amplifier was driven hard.
Tonal Balance Musicality
92/100
The overall character is repeatedly described as rich, smooth, full, and very easy to listen to, while SoundStage Solo praised lifelike vocal and instrumental textures. Audiophiliac found the built-in phono preamp somewhat lean and less warm than preferred, a caveat within an otherwise very satisfying tonal presentation.
Dynamics
94/100
Sound Advice reports powerful dynamics with no sign of compression, along with excellent grip over demanding loudspeakers. SoundStage Solo and Audiophiliac also found that it played loudly with controlled, proportional bass and plenty of jump, including with low-sensitivity or difficult loads.
Soundstage Imaging
95/100
Imaging is a recurring strength. Sound Advice heard a wide-open, focused stereo image, while SoundStage Solo praised the stage’s depth, breadth, layering, and image specificity; Audiophiliac similarly described room-filling width, depth, height, and layering.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
92/100
The PMA-1700NE earns consistent praise for its solid, carefully finished construction. Sound Advice highlights the aluminium fascia and controls, while Alpha Audio found the cabinet solid and the internal construction neat; SoundStage Solo particularly admired the smooth, weighty volume control.
Features Connectivity
93/100
This is a notably versatile wired integrated amplifier, with MM/MC phono, USB DAC capability up to PCM 384kHz/32-bit and DSD 11.2MHz, coaxial and optical digital inputs, tone controls, A/B speaker outputs, and an EXT.PRE home-theater-bypass input. It omits network streaming, HEOS, Bluetooth, and balanced XLR connectivity, so users wanting a one-box wireless hub will need an external streamer.
Value for Money
85/100
At roughly $2,099-$2,299, the PMA-1700NE combines strong amplification, an extensive wired input set, phono capability, and notably polished construction. SoundStage Solo calls it a smashingly good integrated amplifier with excellent performance and design, but also notes that omitted network and Bluetooth functions keep it from overlapping too closely with the $2,499 Marantz Model 40n.
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Specifications
- Unit (W x D x H)
- 434 x 410 x 135mm 17.1 x 16.1 x 5.3in
- Cabinet Size (W x D x H)
- 434 x 374 x 135mm 17.1 x 14.7 x 5.3in
- Net weight
- 17.6kg 38.8lb
- Packaging Dimensions (W x D x H)
- 548 x 520 x 249mm 21.6 x 20.5 x 9.8in
- Packaging gross weight
- 20.4kg 45lb
- Carton Color
- 2 Color
- Cushion / Packing
- 4 Separate / Sheet
- Panel Color
- SP / BK
- Front (Center) Panel
- Aluminum
- Side cover
- SECC with 4 straight emboss
- Side screw
- SP: Nickel / BK: Black
- Rear Panel
- SECC t1.0mm
- Chassis Material
- SECC t1.2mm
- Bottom Layer
- Single
- Volume Knob
- Aluminum
- Input Selector
- Aluminum
- Bass/Treble/Balance/ Phono Sel knobs
- Aluminum
- Power button
- Aluminum
- Other knob/button (LOUDNESS, SOURCE DIRECT etc)
- Mold (Source Direct,Analog Mode,MM/MC)
- Foot
- ABS resin with rigid rib w/Hot stamp (H : 20mm)
- Heatsink for Power Amplifier
- Extruded Aluminum
- Rated Output Power
- 70W + 70W (8ohm,20Hz-20kHz,THD0.07%) 140W + 140W (4ohm, 1kHz, THD0.7%)
- Speaker Impedance
- A or B : 4 ~ 16ohm A + B : 8 ~ 16ohm
- Frequency Response
- 5Hz - 100kHz (0~ -3dB)
- Total Harmonic Distortion
- 0.01 % (Rated output: –3 dB), 8 ohm/ohms, 1 kHz
- Input Sensitivity: Phono input
- MM: 2.5 mV / 47 kohm MC: 200
- RIAA Deviation
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz ±0.5 dB (MM/MC)
- Phono Maximum Input
- MM : 130mV / 1kHz MC : 10mV / 1kHz
- Input Sensitivity: CD/LINE/RECORDER
- 125 mV / 19 kohm
- Input Sensitivity: Power Amp input
- 0.85V / 47kohm (EXT. PRE)
- Signal to Noise Ratio
- PHONO (MM): (89dB) PHONO (MC): (74dB) CD: (107dB)
- Tone Control
- BASS : 100Hz ±8dB TREBLE : 10kHz ±8dB
- Power Consumption
- 295W
- at Standby
- 0.2W TV autoplay off 0.4W TV autoplay on
- Power Amplifier Circuit
- New UHC-MOS Single Push Pull (7)
- Power Trans
- Dual El Core
- Pre Amplifier Circuit
- Variable Gain Preamplifier (OP AMP)
- Volume
- Electric (MUSES 72323)
- Bass / Treble / Mid / Balance Control
- Yes / Yes / No / Yes
- Type of Tone Control
- Electric Controlled by Potentiometer
- Headphone Circuit
- Use Poweramplifier
- Source Direct
- Yes
- Analog Amp Mode
- Yes (button on front panel)
- Other
- 70
- DAC Circuit
- PCM1795
- Digital Filter
- Fixed
- Digital Processing
- Advanced AL32 Processing Plus
- DAC Master Clock Design (Doesn’t Support Network Playback)
- Yes
- Asyncronous mode (for USB-B input)
- yes
- Isolator (for USB-B input)
- Yes Full Isolation
- Phono Input
- Yes (MM / MC) *default=MM
- Analog Input (include Phono) / REC Out (RCA)
- 4/1 (PHONO/ CD/ AUX/ RECORDER)
- Optical input / output (Maximum Support)
- 2 / 0 (192kHz/24bit)
- Coaxial input / output (Maximum Support)
- 1 / 0 (192kHz/24bit)
- Ext. Pre Input (Power Amp Direct)
- Yes(Ext.Pre)
- 2 sets of Speaker Output
- Yes (Bi-wiring)
- Speaker Terminal
- Gold Plated
- Headphone Output
- 1 (Turn off the speaker when inserting headphone)
- Remote Control Bus Terminal
- Yes (mini)
- AC Inlet
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- No
- HEOS
- No
- USB B (USB DAC)
- 1 (Rear)
- Module or Main Device
- New XMOS (XU210-256-TQ128 )
- PCM Sample Rate
- ~384kHz/32bit
- DSD Audio Streaming (DoP)
- ~11.2MHz
- Roon Certificaton
- Yes(Roon Tested) TBD
- Remote Controller
- System Remote (w/CD Player Control)
- Unit control (Button)
- Push Switch: 1 POWER Tact Switch : 3 ANALOG MODE, SOURCE DIRECT, MM / MC
- Unit control (Knob)
- 5 VOLUME, INPUT SELECTOR, BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE
- LED
- POWER: 1 Red / Green ANALOG MODE: 1 Green SOURCE DIRECT: 1 Green MM / MC :1 Green
- Front Panel Display
- Yes (OLED 128 x 100 dot) MXS4036-A
- Display Language
- Alphabetical
- Dimmer for Front Display
- Bright / Dim / Dark / Off
- Control with App via Network Player (Use Remote Control Bus)
- Yes
- TV Auto-play (Opt/Coax digital-in detecter)
- Yes
- Last Function Memory
- Yes
- Auto Standby Mode
- Yes
- Owner's Manual
- Web Manual E2: (English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Russian) E3: (English, French, Spanish) E1C: (Simplified Chinese) JP: (Japanese) Paper JP: (Japanese)
- Quick Start Guide
- Paper E2: (English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Russian) E3: (English, French, Spanish) E1C: (Simplified Chinese) JP: (Japanese)
- Remote Controller
- Yes
- Battery
- Yes (AAA x2)
- Power Cord
- Yes
Manufacturer's Description — Denon
Featuring advanced ultra-high current single push-pull circuit power, Advanced AL32 Processing, and MM/MC phono equalizer, the Denon PMA-1700NE integrated amplifier delivers extraordinary sound quality with precise detail.
- Stereo amplifier
- 70W per channel (8 ohms)
- AL32 Processing
- USB-DAC
- Precise electrical controls
- MM/MC phono
Discover an amplifier that delivers sound you can feel
Powerful & faithful amplification
Powerful sound from an integrated amplifier
Engineered with premium Denon technologies, this amplifier drives two channels at 140W.
Faithful audio reproduction
Advanced AL32 Processing Plus delivers the richly detailed sound the artist intended.
Build integrity with selected components
With more than 110 years of audio excellence, Denon products are built to last.
Add power to your Hi-Fi experience
High-power 140W integrated amplifier
Drive your loudspeakers with 140 Watts of power- per-channel into 4 Ohms. This integrated amplifier offers compatibility with the widest range of 6 speaker types and impedances for operational stability.
Advanced AL32 Processing Plus
Advanced AL32 Processing Plus supports high-resolution 384 kHz/32-bit audio sources. The algorithms restore information that was lost during the digital recording to ensure detailed playback.
USB-DAC
To accurately synchronize digital circuits, the PMA- 1700NE provides USB-DAC functions that support high resolution up to 11.2-MHz DSD and 384- kHz/32-bit PCM input signals. Crafted with exceptional quality, the DAC suppresses jitter and ensures optimal precision in D/A conversion.
High-precision electrical controls
The PMA-1700NE embraces electrical volume, balance, and tone controls while preserving the analog feeling of operation. The unique mechanism offers smooth, linear control.
Sonic Innovation For the Past 110 Years
Sonic Innovation For the Past 110 Years
Sonic Innovation For the Past 110 Years
Key Technologies
Ultra AL32 Processing is the latest in analog waveform reproduction technology from Denon.
- Ultra AL32 Processing is the latest in analog waveform reproduction technology from Denon.
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