Denon AH-D7000 - Page 407

Got me a pair of D7Ks last week on Craigslist for.......$450.  Yea, I know.  I was shopping for D5Ks and ended up finding these.  So far, so nice, but I'm admittedly in way over my head.  My source is a Cowon D2, which I've been able to throw some FLAC tunes on.  I still haven't figured out how to get the best out of either the Denons or the Cowon but am learning a lot.  Currently looking for an amp . . . . but have no idea what to get.  Just can't spend what you audiophiles spend on amps at the moment (PhD student with three boys under four years old!).  :)  Anyway, it's fun to read everyone's thoughts about these cans.  

Cheers!

Well stated, Pudu...

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Originally Posted by Pudu 


C'mon man, where are your priorities?

Nice price on the Denons! Don't get too preoccupied by the gear - just enjoy the music.

x2...when I travel I just plug them straight into my laptop and get probably 80% of the sound out of them

These things are easy to power but when at home I use an Audio-GD FUN (at the time cost around $400).  I don't think they make them anymore but you can find something similar for a good price.  I heard the NuForce ICON is pretty good too but my information may be dated as I stopped looking at stuff and just "enjoy the music" as someone else said.  I'm happy with what I have and that's what matters.

If you're happy with the D7000 as is then just enjoy them for now and upgrade down the road (tax return maybe???) :)

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Originally Posted by Pudu 

Girl, you will rue the day you replace your lovely, gorgeous Denons with the He-500s (oh, I'm sure the Hifimans sound lovely ... ).

There will come a time when you realize you spend almost every evening just looking at them, sitting there on your desk, thinking accusingly "why don't you have wooden cups and oversized leather pads?" And "why do you have to take everything so seriously?"

Soon you'll find yourself flirting with the DX2000 in an understandable, but ultimately doomed attempt to recapture some of the excitement and joy of young love, now lost. After that it's never the same for you and the 500's - the feel of velour against your cheek makes your skin crawl, the little gold connectors you once thought were so 'bling' now look cheap and tawdry. To escape, you throw yourself into a brief, torrid affair with an electrostat - rich, flash, and utterly bereft of character.

In the end, realizing you can never regain what you once, so carelessly, threw away, you trade it all in and spend your time sitting in the basement in an overstuffed leather lazyboy, drinking applejack from a wooden cup, singing 'O sole mio in a despondent, slurred baritone.

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Originally Posted by Dubstep Girl 

a headphone love story 

Very touching!:)

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Originally Posted by Mad Lust Envy 

Besides the D7000 is stupid easy to drive.

Although it doesn't 'mix' well with everything, e.g. Schitt Lyr. But it is for another reason..

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Originally Posted by rezolver 

Tao, I'd be worried sending a pair of D7000's for someone to mod who doesn't provide any pre/post measurements of what actually is taking place and then charges an exuberant amount of money to do it.  The people who did get them moded, did that thought ever cross your mind?  I mean, you're going into it blindly. For all you know, the mod could royally mess up the sound.

Yes, my thoughts exactly. Also, I love the sound of the D7000s as they are, so I don't feel the need to change them.

As it is, depending on my mood, I might reach for the D7000, the HD800, or the HD650. They each bring out something different in the music, and all have strengths and weaknesses.

You know how to do it!

well... my denons have just been sold, looking at HE-500 and amp/dac upgrades atm.

hopefully i don't rue the day i sold them.... i will miss them a bit however, and will always hold them in high regard. 

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Originally Posted by Dubstep Girl 

well... my denons have just been sold

You should give the stock D7000s a try!

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Originally Posted by Dubstep Girl 

well... my denons have just been sold, looking at HE-500 and amp/dac upgrades atm.

 

hopefully i don't rue the day i sold them.... i will miss them a bit however, and will always hold them in high regard. 

I understand new beginnings and wish you the best on your continued audio adventure. Ooh, but they're sooooo very comforting and the end of a long day.

thanks,

if i end up not liking the HE-500s (im sure i will, but just in case), ill just use the money to upgrade my dac and buy a WA22.