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Originally Posted by goober-george /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Do the Denon D2000s provide a good sense of 3D sound (sound stage front to back and left to right)? Right now I have Grado's and what I'm looking for is a slightly less aggressive sound, a bit warmer, a better sound stage, and better bass. I already know the Denon D2000 have bass covered so, I'm just curious about the sound stage aspect compared to Grado's and looking for a little warmth in the sound.
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Goober-G,
The D2000 definitely provide the desired warmth and check the over-aggressiveness relative to the Grados, but without losing speed or clarity, IMHE. Also, I would describe the D2000 as being immediate, but without being too much in your face.
They also, IMHO, significantly improve upon the Grados with respect to sound stage dimensionality along virtually every axis. I need to do some more critical listening to more accurately determine, proportionally, how and where along the (x,y,z) axes this comparative expansion occurs, however.
Given what I recall from last night's audition (which lasted, by the way, until 4:00 a.m. this morning), and my historical recall from having owned Grados, the D2000, IMHO, definitely hold the trump cards for left-to-right--width--and front-to-back--depth--advantage over the SR-225 and 325i (although the front-to-back aspect resides more rearward than forward of an imaginary, transverse vertical plane drawn through the center of the head and sectioning it into hemispheres), but I'll have to do some more careful listening to further affirm or refute that observation.
Again, I'm of the opinion that the D2000 are what the Grados aspire to be, but what the Grados still do not quite seem to attain on their own. Put another way, the D2000 seem to offer everything the Grados actually do provide, everything the Grados yet aspire to provide, and then some! : )
PAB