[148124]

thanks for your feedback guys, now I know why they dont want to sell demo unit, it's only for presentation ...
 
If I had listened to brand new unit I wouldn't have bought it for sure
 
so a lot of bass with laid back mids, speed and clarity is normal at the beginning I guess ? Just want it to be much more balanced with more details and sparkle, with more controlled bass
 
I just plug it to my TV and let it run for a few days on some MTV channel

 

[tjdub]

Can anyone compare the mm400 to the Sony z7? , the Sony's are available used for the same price as new denons so I can't make up my mind and there's no way I can try them out here in hawaii, thanks for anybody that can help with this decision

 

[Steve_72]

Can anyone compare the mm400 to the Sony z7? , the Sony's are available used for the same price as new denons so I can't make up my mind and there's no way I can try them out here in hawaii, thanks for anybody that can help with this decision

I was debating the exact same thing last week - whether or not to purchase the MM400 or a used pair of the Z7 that someone was selling locally for roughly the same price. From what I auditioned of the Z7 previously, it didn't really impress me too much asides from the build quality. Seemed too bassy and overly coloured. The MM400 seemed more balanced to me and more versatile. Extra points for being portable, easier to drive and having  beautiful wood cups that fold up.

 

[Romani]

I was debating the exact same thing last week - whether or not to purchase the MM400 or a used pair of the Z7 that someone was selling locally for roughly the same price. From what I auditioned of the Z7 previously, it didn't really impress me too much asides from the build quality. Seemed too bassy and overly coloured. The MM400 seemed more balanced to me and more versatile. Extra points for being portable, easier to drive and having  beautiful wood cups that fold up.

I've heard both and the MM400s were more my taste.

 

[tjdub]

How is the bass on the mm400?, does it still have the denon house sound?. I have the 7100 and 5000 so I'm pretty familiar with it

 

[Romani]

Can anyone compare the mm400 to the Sony z7? , the Sony's are available used for the same price as new denons so I can't make up my mind and there's no way I can try them out here in hawaii, thanks for anybody that can help with this decision

I would definitely take the Denons. The Sonys were pretty mediocre to me for some reason.

 

[Romani]

How is the bass on the mm400?, does it still have the denon house sound?. I have the 7100 and 5000 so I'm pretty familiar with it

Yes it does but i would say it does it with more authority than the D5000 series.

 

[Romani]

thanks for your feedback guys, now I know why they dont want to sell demo unit, it's only for presentation ...

If I had listened to brand new unit I wouldn't have bought it for sure

so a lot of bass with laid back mids, speed and clarity is normal at the beginning I guess ? Just want it to be much more balanced with more details and sparkle, with more controlled bass

I just plug it to my TV and let it run for a few days on some MTV channel

Sounds about right. I would use a portable music player/amp or PC rather than a TV.

 

[Steve_72]

How is the bass on the mm400?, does it still have the denon house sound?. I have the 7100 and 5000 so I'm pretty familiar with it

I owned both the D2000 and D7000 and it's definitely reminiscent of those headphones. Obviously soundstage is not as large as the full size Denons - bass seems more controlled and less boomy but overall quite similar. 

 

[Romani]

Don't know what's up with repeat posts from me. I only ever hit reply once. Sorry all!

 

[tjdub]

Thanks guys for all the info, I think I'm pretty set on getting the denons. I have other headphones and I always seem to reach for my denon cans I really like the sound signature.

 

[148124]

After about 10h of playing it started to sound exciting enough to burn-in it listening to some music (having it on ears now), even after this short time it changed a lot, exciting as hell. I also changed source for more bright and detailed now to keep it as much balanced as possible. I feel it's gonna be a bomb when properly burned-in, cello has so much texture, harmonics and such body, can't believe this is closed design with this holography and depth.
 
edit: played some old LOAD/RELOAD METALLICA stuff, holy ****, this is almost surreal sounding regarding electric guitars saturation and bite, overall punch and soundstage, this is freaking keeper here but it sounds really surprising with classical recordings too (that's why I decided to buy it). Haven't enjoyed these albums so much on many other headphones. Hard to take a break with m400.

 

[Prolificaudio]

Does anyone have a portable over ear they prefer to the denons?

 

[Bark Snarly]

  Does anyone have a portable over ear they prefer to the denons?

To me they have an equal in the oppo pm-3's, have yet to hear anything I actually prefer though. I've listened to some expensive portables like the signature pro, dj and the edition 8 and I preferred the mm400's to each of them.

 

[Kabonfaiba]

How would the MM400's bass compare to the V Moda M-100?
 
From the looks of it, the ear cups on the MM400 look a little shallow. But I'm interested in them.