Anybody heard these side by side? Any opinions on the AH-D600, other than its a little ugly?

I just read a great review on the AH-D600. For $385 in amazon.ca it is a steal. Maybe I'll order now.

Why thank you for the pointer. I might just have to pick up a pair

Check this out. Really good review of the AH-D600. It is really thorough and his impression of the Music Maniacs Line is very positive.
 
http://yklee118.blogspot.ca/2012/09/the-denon-ah-d600-worthy-replacement-of.html

I ordered the D600's immediately after reading his thread. I also bought the Fidelia Player with the FHX plugin. I have been sniffing around these "Audiophile" players for a while. 

The design of the D600 is cosmetically not as appealing as the D5000 or D7000's. That much is certain. I have seen some pictures of the way they look on people, and they definitely look better worn than in the pictures on Denon's site. When I get these, I will surely post some pics of them being worn. They are starting to grow on me. I think that the D7100's do look sharp with the brown accents though.

I am looking forward to the review. I am currently searching for new headphones and was considering getting the D5000 but they are hard to find, amazon has some used for like $470, so maybe the D600 are more worth it.

I wonder if the D600 should be compared to the D2000s or D5000s? I mean, price wise, which is closer?

The D600 compares favourably to both models. Read the WHOLE review. It is lengthy but explains how well they perform or sometimes exceed the 2000 and 5000's

This has only furthered my excitment of gett ing these. Can't wait!!

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Check this out. Really good review of the AH-D600. It is really thorough and his impression of the Music Maniacs Line is very positive.
 
http://yklee118.blogspot.ca/2012/09/the-denon-ah-d600-worthy-replacement-of.html

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Thos has on;y furthered my excitement for these . Can't wait!!

I'm also interested in how the AH-D600 compares the D2000 and D5000. I've heard some not-so-good things about these new Denons, for example from Tyll @ Innerfidelity:
 
 

You know what chafes my chaps? Makers who discontinue a perfectly good headphone and replace it with something inferior. Denon did it with the AH-D1001 when they replaced it with the very colored AH-D1100. And now they've done it again ... aarrggghhh! The AH-DX000 line has been discontinued and the replacements have arrived. Despite measurements to the contrary, the AH-D7100 highest treble octave seems to have gone missing, and the mid treble is significantly blurred by some of the most horrific ringing that I've seen in a headphone. The AH-D600 fairs about the same, and the AH-D400 is missing it's top as well. I tried to measure the in-ear AH-C300, but the ergonomics of the earpieces made it impossible to insert in my dummy head. I had the same problem with my ears. I'm going to have to add a :facepalm to the smily list. Big thanks to HeadRoom for loaning me the first batch through the door so quickly.
 
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/innerfidelity-september-2012-update

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I ordered and will have them by this weekend. Extensive burn in is recommended for optimal results. I will give my impressions (for what thats worth) after some extended listening sessions ranging over many genres. Having never heard the D5000's, I will unfortunatly have nothing further to say on that matter.
 
I think alot of people are angry at the new design aesthetics of the music maniac line. I believe this hostility is what might be fueling the sometimes bad reviews. I too am disappointed in the aesthetic's of the new line, but they do still have some sex appeal. The flat black headband with the white stitching has a nice contrast to it. The plastic look is the downfall, even though it appears to be some glass/fibre composite... not standard resin plastic. They do look "Dre-ish" ...kinda, and I personally believe that is whats adding the fuel to the fire. I really think that some people hope they sound bad, just because they hate the Beats line so damn much. As I stated earlier, these phones look fine on, just not too pretty in pictures where they are unworn.
 
When they do arrive I will do my best to give my honest, un-biased opinion ASAP.

Thanks. Looking forward to your impressions. Do you have any similar cans to compare them to?

I do not have any cans similar to compare. All I can give is a detailed conclusion on my opinions for what that's worth.