The rock genres the D2000 is best suited for (for me) are the more acoustic in flavor style of sound, jam bands (Grateful Dead, Phish, etc), electric rock that still has space and soundstage in the recording (tends to be classic rock), blues rock (Allman Brothers, etc), older indie, electronic. The more forward and aggressive the sound gets the less suited they tend to sound for the D2000. Doesn't mean you can't play aggressive and forward rock with the D2000. I do and it sounds good, just with a Denon flavor to the sound that takes some of the edge off the aggressiveness and forwardness. So metal, hard rock, and newer indie can still work just fine, but sometimes you'll find something that doesn't work right.
A big trick for the D2000 and the more aggressive forward music is to do some EQ. With the right EQ the D2000 does the more aggressive forward flavors of rock much better. You need a good EQ. If you're using Winamp or Foobar you can use something like the Electri-Q parametric EQ. Take a look at the frequency response graph for the D2000 over on HeadRoom. Do a EQ graph that looks a bit like the opposite of the headroom graph in the 1K to 4K region. You don't need to be exactly opposite of the headroom graph, just general and do what sounds good. I've got a couple of curves. One with a +3dB boost, one with a +6dB boost and a few others. The +3dB version is for more general use. The +6dB for the more aggressive rock. It works. Keeps me happy.
I heard a AD900 at a local meet once. But I can't remember its sound. Can't help there.
I'm in the market for a rocker headphone to give me a good rock can option. I'm thinking about the Grado SR225i or SR325is. I've heard the SR225i with my amp and I liked it. I haven't heard the SR325is with my amp yet. I need to take my amp to the local headphone shop and give it a listen. The SR325 series can be picky if an amp makes them too harsh in the highs. I already have an SR60.
I'm also thinking about some of the various ultrasones. Not a likely option, but I want to give them a listen first just in case they do the magic sound for me.
I'm listening to Blue Öyster Cult "Fire of Unknown Origin" right now on my D2000 with EQ. It sounds great. I also tried it without the EQ and it was great as well. It's not an album that needs the EQ.
A big trick for the D2000 and the more aggressive forward music is to do some EQ. With the right EQ the D2000 does the more aggressive forward flavors of rock much better. You need a good EQ. If you're using Winamp or Foobar you can use something like the Electri-Q parametric EQ. Take a look at the frequency response graph for the D2000 over on HeadRoom. Do a EQ graph that looks a bit like the opposite of the headroom graph in the 1K to 4K region. You don't need to be exactly opposite of the headroom graph, just general and do what sounds good. I've got a couple of curves. One with a +3dB boost, one with a +6dB boost and a few others. The +3dB version is for more general use. The +6dB for the more aggressive rock. It works. Keeps me happy.
I heard a AD900 at a local meet once. But I can't remember its sound. Can't help there.
I'm in the market for a rocker headphone to give me a good rock can option. I'm thinking about the Grado SR225i or SR325is. I've heard the SR225i with my amp and I liked it. I haven't heard the SR325is with my amp yet. I need to take my amp to the local headphone shop and give it a listen. The SR325 series can be picky if an amp makes them too harsh in the highs. I already have an SR60.
I'm also thinking about some of the various ultrasones. Not a likely option, but I want to give them a listen first just in case they do the magic sound for me.
I'm listening to Blue Öyster Cult "Fire of Unknown Origin" right now on my D2000 with EQ. It sounds great. I also tried it without the EQ and it was great as well. It's not an album that needs the EQ.
