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DENON AH-D2000 Amplifier

post #1 of 6
12/19/11 at 9:48am
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Hi all!, I'm a total noob when it comes to audio. Today i spent a few hours online trying to figure out what headphones that will best fit me for the budget i am willing to spend. DENON AH-D2000 seems to be what i am looking for, and i read that the E9/E7 Amplifier would improve the sound, i dont trust that my soundcard in my computer is very good, so my question is now, will E9/E10 give me better sound with the AH-D2000 headphones or is the difference only noticeable with other headphones?. Also i read that i need a Mini To RCA Cable to connect the E9/E10, is "Dynex 6' Mini To RCA Cable (DX-AD104)" the correct cable? or what cable do i need?.

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post #2 of 6
12/19/11 at 10:05am

Do you need only an amplifier or do you also need a DAC? With their 25 Ohm impedance the Denons aren't too hard to drive. It's the DAC that improves the sound the most.

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post #3 of 6
12/19/11 at 10:29am
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I read on another site, quote: "The real eye opener is feeding E10’s lineout to E9 – the result is clearly better than E7+E9 or E10 by itself."
So i want both.

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post #4 of 6
12/19/11 at 1:53pm

Basically your question is "will E9/E10 give me better sound with the AH-D2000 headphones or is the difference only noticeable with other headphones?". Though I cannot answer it directly, I can say that I have the AH-D2000 and the Yulong U100 DAC/Amp, and it sounds definitely better than a few stock onboard-soundcards I have tried it with. The bass has more punch, the mids and the highs are clearer and the signal to noise ratio is way better.

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post #5 of 6
12/19/11 at 5:12pm
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Would you say that the U100 has better sound then Asgard? 

EDIT: I read now that i need a DEC like the Bifrost for the Asgard, too expensive for my budget.

 


Edited by Andre- - 12/19/11 at 5:42pm
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post #6 of 6
12/19/11 at 11:27pm

Mine came with a US-plug and an adaptor for European jacks, so I think you don't need one. And like I said, I don't have any other DAC/Amp so I cannot compare the Yulong to anything else than onboard sound.

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