HI Everyone
i put for interest check/For Sale my excellent and extraordinary pair of Modded Denons.
They have the Sony SA5000 drivers in his interior + a Denon AH-D5000 cable.
I ask SOLD!!! for them includding shipping worldwide. Which is a very good value for this exclusive, sensational, and a VERY SPECIAL headphones.
The payment for is thru MONEYGRAM It is fast and very secure for you and me (i am used to it). I can`t use Paypal, sorry.
They have a natural, crisp, clear/clean and a transparent sound, that is almost neutral and smooth, that is very airy and exquisite for an completely sealed headphone. After of all these drivers are used in the Sony Qualia headphones.
It has excellent detail and separation of instruments as they are known already, but without being Clinical. They were toned to be fun and to sound agradable after all, without the weaknesses of the SA5000 headphones.
The soundstage in this headphone is simply outstanding for it being a closed headphone. It is very spacious/big, airier and 3D Like. None as the stock Sony headphones which is flat in comparison. They are simply another class of headphone. Even in closed form it is deeper than my ex DT990 '05.
The headstage is bigger too in this headphone and in all the axis, posibly less than my ex stock Beyerdynamic DT990 '05; except in depht, even in closed form.
The image and instrument/voices separation are excelent too. I can distinguish various instruments and voices in a recording with ease. After all it have one of the world´s fastest Dynamic Drivers.
They have a natural tonality. But it can be tuned later with different wood cups at lawnton audio for example, to perfectionate and tune his sound. But as they are. They sound beautiful.
BASS:
The bass is very refined, natural, tight and very fast; Has very good extension (it can sound with some autority in the 16 hz zone) and definition, and very good Slam (slightly more in the upperbass, but less in the midbass than with the stock drivers)). It will never be bloated. It have just the right amout of quantity (i think that DT880 quantity), which will not pollute the midrange.
It is very deep and something lifelike (it can be perceived in the the distance somethimes as if it was an autentic subwoofer, but obviously without his strenght), such that i can feel it. This has a very 3D dimensionality in it, that is astonishing.
MIDS:
The mids in this headphone are simply beautiful and natural too.
This tonality can be enaced with different wood cups (as lawnton wood cups) are very detailed and have very good tonality in them.
They have a somewhat Forward midrange (slightly less than my modded Ultrasones) that is engaging with the music, but that doesn't sound harsh or strident with the voices, even in higher volumes.
TREBLE:
The treble in this headphone is airier, open, clear, sharp, clean and precise. It extends to the stratosphere literally speaking without being harsh or very bright.
It is smoother and have a lot of sparkle and energy but without being sibilant (if it have any (can be the source, or the recording), it have MUCH less sibilance (if really have any) than the stock/modded Denon drivers).
It is a very good bang for the buck for this price. I put a lot of effort and love to make this headphones to sound as they do now.
My Ratings are (like headphonereviews.org but with some extras):
- Bass Extension: 9
- Bass Impact: 8.5
- Bass Quality: 9 (these as the stock drivers are one of the most tolerant drivers that can tolerate big volumes without distort, specially with bass heavy music (not as my dead pair of DX1000 drivers...). The quality of both drivers is better too (specially Denons))
- Mids Quality: 8,5 (Better midrange than stock/modded Denon drivers)
- Highs Extension: 10
- Highs Quality: 9
- Soundstage: 7,5 (in his closed form ), 8.5 [in his stock form (semi closed form)]
- Detail: 9.0 (as is characteristic with these drivers).
- Isolation: 7.5 (much better than an stock Denon, as good as my ultrasones)
- Sound leakage: 0.5 (almost as good as a Beyerdynamic DT770, MUCH better than a stock Denon)
- Comfort: 10, it is known already. It is a Denon based headphone after all.
- Durability: 9
- Improvement with a better source: 7,5
- Improvement with Amplification: 8 (they are rather hard to drive, even with my powerful amp. They simply can reach higher with a better amp)
UPDATE 25/03/2010: Changes in Ver 4.0 of this mod [(previous and former versions were 3.5 and V3.0 (of the pics)]
As i said in the top of the thread, The driver's grills were removed for the current version of this MOD. I use another cloths too, and other optimizations...
They sound now more natural and realistic, the sound is more coherent (much less blurredness at higher volumes, and in very complex music). The image, separation and soundstage gets improved a lot. The bass gets more textured tonally and slightly deeper too. But the biggest improvement is that there is more microdetails retrieval in the music.
Sorry for the Denon owners here. But this headphones are now two or three (in some things) steps above to the modded Denons and stock headphones in almost everything....
Now they doesn't have almost nothing to envy to a Senheiser HD800.... They are a "closed sounding" version of those; but with a warmer tonality and less sharp highs...
My Ratings now are:
- Bass Extension: 9.5
- Bass Impact: 8.5
- Bass Quality: 9.5
- Mids Quality: 9
- Highs Extension: 10
- Highs Quality: 9.5
- Soundstage: 9
- Detail: 10
- Isolation: 7.5
- Sound leakage: 0.5
- Comfort: 10
- Durability: 9
- Improvement with a better source: 7,5
- Improvement with Amplification: 8
All in my most honest opinion, as it always characterizes me. Lies are low, and i detest liers in general....
i put for interest check/For Sale my excellent and extraordinary pair of Modded Denons.
They have the Sony SA5000 drivers in his interior + a Denon AH-D5000 cable.
I ask SOLD!!! for them includding shipping worldwide. Which is a very good value for this exclusive, sensational, and a VERY SPECIAL headphones.
The payment for is thru MONEYGRAM It is fast and very secure for you and me (i am used to it). I can`t use Paypal, sorry.
PICS CAN BE FOUND IN THIS THREAD and in my signature
NOTE: Some of the pics in the above thread, are now a little different. The driver's grills were removed for V4.0 of the MOD (see bottom of the post for updates), and the drivers were put further.
HIS SOUND
They have a natural, crisp, clear/clean and a transparent sound, that is almost neutral and smooth, that is very airy and exquisite for an completely sealed headphone. After of all these drivers are used in the Sony Qualia headphones.
It has excellent detail and separation of instruments as they are known already, but without being Clinical. They were toned to be fun and to sound agradable after all, without the weaknesses of the SA5000 headphones.
The soundstage in this headphone is simply outstanding for it being a closed headphone. It is very spacious/big, airier and 3D Like. None as the stock Sony headphones which is flat in comparison. They are simply another class of headphone. Even in closed form it is deeper than my ex DT990 '05.
The headstage is bigger too in this headphone and in all the axis, posibly less than my ex stock Beyerdynamic DT990 '05; except in depht, even in closed form.
The image and instrument/voices separation are excelent too. I can distinguish various instruments and voices in a recording with ease. After all it have one of the world´s fastest Dynamic Drivers.
They have a natural tonality. But it can be tuned later with different wood cups at lawnton audio for example, to perfectionate and tune his sound. But as they are. They sound beautiful.
BASS:
The bass is very refined, natural, tight and very fast; Has very good extension (it can sound with some autority in the 16 hz zone) and definition, and very good Slam (slightly more in the upperbass, but less in the midbass than with the stock drivers)). It will never be bloated. It have just the right amout of quantity (i think that DT880 quantity), which will not pollute the midrange.
It is very deep and something lifelike (it can be perceived in the the distance somethimes as if it was an autentic subwoofer, but obviously without his strenght), such that i can feel it. This has a very 3D dimensionality in it, that is astonishing.
MIDS:
The mids in this headphone are simply beautiful and natural too.
This tonality can be enaced with different wood cups (as lawnton wood cups) are very detailed and have very good tonality in them.
They have a somewhat Forward midrange (slightly less than my modded Ultrasones) that is engaging with the music, but that doesn't sound harsh or strident with the voices, even in higher volumes.
TREBLE:
The treble in this headphone is airier, open, clear, sharp, clean and precise. It extends to the stratosphere literally speaking without being harsh or very bright.
It is smoother and have a lot of sparkle and energy but without being sibilant (if it have any (can be the source, or the recording), it have MUCH less sibilance (if really have any) than the stock/modded Denon drivers).
It is a very good bang for the buck for this price. I put a lot of effort and love to make this headphones to sound as they do now.
My Ratings are (like headphonereviews.org but with some extras):
- Bass Extension: 9
- Bass Impact: 8.5
- Bass Quality: 9 (these as the stock drivers are one of the most tolerant drivers that can tolerate big volumes without distort, specially with bass heavy music (not as my dead pair of DX1000 drivers...). The quality of both drivers is better too (specially Denons))
- Mids Quality: 8,5 (Better midrange than stock/modded Denon drivers)
- Highs Extension: 10
- Highs Quality: 9
- Soundstage: 7,5 (in his closed form ), 8.5 [in his stock form (semi closed form)]
- Detail: 9.0 (as is characteristic with these drivers).
- Isolation: 7.5 (much better than an stock Denon, as good as my ultrasones)
- Sound leakage: 0.5 (almost as good as a Beyerdynamic DT770, MUCH better than a stock Denon)
- Comfort: 10, it is known already. It is a Denon based headphone after all.
- Durability: 9
- Improvement with a better source: 7,5
- Improvement with Amplification: 8 (they are rather hard to drive, even with my powerful amp. They simply can reach higher with a better amp)
UPDATE 25/03/2010: Changes in Ver 4.0 of this mod [(previous and former versions were 3.5 and V3.0 (of the pics)]
As i said in the top of the thread, The driver's grills were removed for the current version of this MOD. I use another cloths too, and other optimizations...
They sound now more natural and realistic, the sound is more coherent (much less blurredness at higher volumes, and in very complex music). The image, separation and soundstage gets improved a lot. The bass gets more textured tonally and slightly deeper too. But the biggest improvement is that there is more microdetails retrieval in the music.
Sorry for the Denon owners here. But this headphones are now two or three (in some things) steps above to the modded Denons and stock headphones in almost everything....
Now they doesn't have almost nothing to envy to a Senheiser HD800.... They are a "closed sounding" version of those; but with a warmer tonality and less sharp highs...
My Ratings now are:
- Bass Extension: 9.5
- Bass Impact: 8.5
- Bass Quality: 9.5
- Mids Quality: 9
- Highs Extension: 10
- Highs Quality: 9.5
- Soundstage: 9
- Detail: 10
- Isolation: 7.5
- Sound leakage: 0.5
- Comfort: 10
- Durability: 9
- Improvement with a better source: 7,5
- Improvement with Amplification: 8
All in my most honest opinion, as it always characterizes me. Lies are low, and i detest liers in general....
