Denon AH-D7000 recessed mid changed

I think someone secretly sneaked into your home and replaced the drivers

If you have been listening to other headphones then at times you need to adjust to the new sound signature. I was able to get a larger more detailed midrange after some small changes to my system. The fuzzy mid cloud was removed and detail and speed were left. There will always be a little wood sound but the goal is to make it less with tweeks. My Denons are almost all mid detail now!

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Originally Posted by DrMIS 

I have been enjoying my Denon, but always missed full rendition of mid.  Recently, I feel strong mid in the Denon.  Has anyone had similar experience?  Or is it just my ears adjusted to the phones?

It is exactly this. After a while the phone you're listening too will become your neutral, the frequencies will even out and you won't find it too be missing anything. Only in comparison are the mids placed on a back shelf for the dominant bass.

Is this a good thing?
 

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Originally Posted by Graphicism 

It is exactly this. After a while the phone you're listening too will become your neutral, the frequencies will even out and you won't find it too be missing anything. Only in comparison are the mids placed on a back shelf for the dominant bass.

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Originally Posted by kimann 

Is this a good thing?
 

Well it's good and bad I suppose. Good in that if you listen to something long enough you're likely going to enjoy it and nothing will seem lacking. The bad in that you become accustomed to the sound, in the case of the D7000 find the emphatic bass normal and so any other headphones you move onto will sound lacking in comparison.

If you are concerned with this then try the open-back mod. That will bring the mids to life and tighten the bass significantly. The treble becomes very airy. If I'm to describe its sound signature with this mod it would closely resemble the Sony EX1000 but all frequencies are better than the EX1000, including bass quantity.

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Originally Posted by DrMIS 

I was going to sell my Denon, and get a pair of LCD-3.  Now I made a decision to keep my Denon.  This pair is so good, and I think I am accustomed to the signature which is really good.

 

Thanks, guys.

Good to hear. If you were interested in trying to do the open mod (which is not permanent BTW) you can just unscrew the cups and put them on the side to just test. Then you easily unclip the ear pads and let them rest against the driver instead of being clipped in place. That is all you need to do to tryout the open-back mod. I bet you will love them even more after this. You're denons will be mid-centric in comparison to stock. Good luck.