Agreed, I don’t see Denon entering the low-spec market – it doesn’t fit their overall positioning as a company. More likely I suspect one of two things:
– they over-built the unit and have too much inventory sitting around,
– or, the one I hope is the case, they recognise the importance of brand loyalty in this business and are trying to bring in the next generation (versus the NI and Numark catalogue).
After watching their CD units go from total dominance to relative obscurity in the club market, it would warm my heart to think they learned their lesson and will be a little more aggressive about holding their own in the controller market.
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