Denon AH-D2000 - worth the risk?? HELP! - Page 2

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Originally Posted by roker 

I'm not saying I agree with him, but there has been somewhat of a vocal backlash on these in the last year or so.

 

They're not the Head-Fi darling they once were.  I think it's related to price.  When it was a 90 dollar headphone, everyone was like OMG, THIS IS AN AWESOME BARGIN!!!, now that it's 150, people are like MEH

 

It was kind of like that with the Grado 60/80s a few years ago, sometimes things just run their course

 

yeah that's what i said...either on this thread or another. The M50's aren't bad, but they aren't the best anymore. The SR60 and 80i's aren't too often nowaday's. just as often as teh M50's. you mainly hear about higher seried Grado's and Allesandro MS series now adays

wait when you guys say "Denon D2000 shouldn't be more than $250", is that used or new? They're $350 new.

As for the cups falling out, there's a philips screw under it. It gets loose everytime the screw turns little by little when you swivel the cups vertically.

Yep.. That's it. I wouldn't pay $150, also now that the $30 Panasonic HTF-600 out does the M50 it's just unattractive to me, the only thing the M50 has on the pannies is build quality. 
 

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Originally Posted by roker 

When it was a 90 dollar headphone, everyone was like OMG, THIS IS AN AWESOME BARGIN!!!, now that it's 150, people are like MEH

 

Both I guess... I got mine "like new" on Amazon for $200 shipped.  

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Originally Posted by HeadFi Fanatic 

wait when you guys say "Denon D2000 shouldn't be more than $250", is that used or new? They're $350 new.

 

As for the cups falling out, there's a philips screw under it. It gets loose everytime the screw turns little by little when you swivel the cups vertically.

I wouldn't worry about warranty in Australia. There is a service center in Homebush NSW.

Denon D2000 are a very good pair of headphones if you don't mind the cable tangling. I didn't like them tangling but that was not the reason for buying another pair of headphones. My pair lasted a year until I carelessly dropped them

In the US, the D2000 routinely go on sale for far less than $350 - I remember buying mine (when they were still "new") for around $310, and when I sold them, $250-$299 was very common for retail pricing. They hardly ever sell at SRP (recently they went up to SRP, I'm guessing they weren't in stock or were low stock at a lot of places). The D5000 does similar things - often selling for around $500; not the $700 it lists for. 

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Originally Posted by HeadFi Fanatic 

wait when you guys say "Denon D2000 shouldn't be more than $250", is that used or new? They're $350 new.

 

As for the cups falling out, there's a philips screw under it. It gets loose everytime the screw turns little by little when you swivel the cups vertically.

The Denon AH-D2000 are definitely "worth the risk", a worthy introduction to the Denon line.  I have owned and enjoyed the D2000 and the D5000, without any durability/loose screws issues.  As for the tangled cord, it can be just as easily disentangled by counter roation.  I am expecting the D7000 to arrive  sometime this week.  : )  

My closed headphone experience hasn't been extensive: just the Sennheiser HD-201, ATH-A900, AKG K240 "Sextett", AKG K340 and the Ultrasone Pro/Proline 750, aside from the Denon.  That said, the Denons have been--far and away--my favorite closed headphones   

The D2000's used to be much cheaper, but right before they started selling out everywhere, they jumped in price from about $220 to $350 street value. They may go back down, they may not. Hopefully they do, for a street value in the low 200's it's a hell of a deal.

At least this was the case with the US. I'm not sure about Australia. You may want to take a look at Google Product Search (www.froogle.com). Hopefully it works in AUS.

The D2000's aren't the best for portability. They don't fold, and are a bit big. Plus, the cord is pretty long. The only thing that is good with these as far as portability goes is that it's super easy to drive it with a small device. If you can deal with a bit of inconvenience, you could use them portably. Personally, I don't, since I have the D7000's, and I don't feel comfortable running around with such expensive headphones. I run around with my Pro 750's instead.

Honestly, I would keep your Sennheiser HD25-1-II's for portability. They're pretty much perfect for portability. Super durable too.

I agree with the general consensus -- the D2000s are a great, I mean GREAT, home headphone.  I absolutely love mine, even over my HD650s.  But they are not a good portable choice at all.  They are big and heavy, they don't clamp securely, and the cord must be 9 feet long.  But for home use, they are a terrific all around headphone at a bargain price.

J&R just sold me a pair 2 days ago for 215 shipped. 

just called them and asked for best pricing

should arrive by ups sometime tomorrow

Enjoy. They're really great headphones. I really like them with Dubstep

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Originally Posted by Dubstep Girl 

J&R just sold me a pair 2 days ago for 215 shipped. 

 

just called them and asked for best pricing

 

should arrive by ups sometime tomorrow

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