​Denon's DBP2012UD has received the highest score in T3's most recent Blu-ray Player test, being crowned as the magazine's audiophile Blu-ray Player of Choice.

In this test, Denon's DBP2012UD is referred to as "the sound investment." Praised, both in terms of looks and functionality, "its design and construction ooze class," while "2D and 3D Blu-ray pictures are of the highest order, looking ultra-sharp, solid and nuanced. The high-grade audio components also deliver sonics to die for." T3 Magazine (March 2012).