Quote Originally Posted by emaidel
I can only speak for myself, but in my case, the answer to that is a definite, "Yes." The differences I detected from switching from the DP-62 to the CS-5000 were all over the place: more open, dramatic reduction in surface noise, much better bass response, far less inner groove distortion, virtual elimination of what I'd previously considered overmodulation distortion, and an increased clarity across the board.
But the numbers are better on the Denon (located some spec sheets).

Wow & Flutter on the Dual is 0.015% (wrms) as opposed to 0.008% only on the Denon.
and S/N ratio on the Dual is 80 db as opposed to 82 db on the Denon.

Looks pretty obvious who's the winner here.