Yeah, IMO you should return them. I also gave them some time to adjust to them and it didn't happen. Headband was hurting my head, pads were annoying me. It's a shame but it's a real issue. Real shame because these produce a very lovely sound indeed. On the other hand ZMF Eikon is pretty similar...

@gigglebug Hey, so first of all those Dekoni pads won't fit too well on the D7200, they're a little bigger so it will fit loosely. They also don't have that big of an opening, since it's round it won't help the problem, your ears will still be touching the edges (I also had TH900 pads at home...

@Mistyc I used to own the D7200 and I did try it with the Sony DAP at a store. I personally already own the Pioneer 300R so I dont need to switch to anything else right now. But it did sound great out of the Sony too :) It's a rather musical sounding DAP so that goes well with the D7200.

It's a great pairing, yeah. You'll be more than happy :)

Boring? 7200? Hell no. It was very fun to listen to. It's got great bass, it rumbles more than it thumps and it's really great for genres like hip hop or modern music. But heck I enjoyed everything on it. I loved the sound, I just hated the stupidly uncomfortable headband.

P9 doesn't have such good sub-bass and is overall more flat in the mids, but darker in treble. 7200 on the other hand has a little boosted mids (vocals) but excellent clarity and great bass, treble is smooth and never fatiguing as well. Both are dark in the treble but P9 a bit more so, D7200 has...

Agreed, it's very embarassing for Denon that they charge you this price for such an uncomfortable headband. And ironically the headband on D5200 and 9200 feel much nicer. I don't get what changed on the D7200, but it sucks yeah. The main reason why I sold mine was the headband, and no ZMF Pilot...

These. Bud EMU has a little bit more forward midrange, but much sharper treble.

I don't understand why are you guys so upset with the plastic build quality. For once I am glad that not everything is out of metal and wood, making things unnecessarily heavy. I can really appreciate this very light-weight design that Sony managed to achieve with 1am2 because I usually listen...

I used their cable with the D7200 and I couldn't tell a difference. It's simply not a realiable way to check if cables make a difference because even if there is some difference, it's so extremely subtle that by the that I change to another cable, I've already forgotten all the details of how...

Well said. Personally I own the ZMF Auteur for now, and it's very similar with a more open sound, but compared to the Denon, it's bulky, it's heavy, it's open back, I can only use it at home and with an amp. The fact that Denon somehow managed to take all these good qualities of a big open-back...

I think I can offer my opinion on this too. There is enough room, but I would compare it to something like HD600. You can still feel the earpad touching your ear. Though Denons use a much softer material and it doesn't bother my ears at all. And the pads are plush with excellent memory foam. In...

D9200 then. D7200 is way too colored, especially midrange. The treble is on the darker side and bass is definitely boosted. It's a headphone for "fun".

I think it's silver-plated copper, I've read it in the manual. Maybe I'm wrong though, but I think it's not just copper. The D9200 uses only silver on the other hand. I think it's the D5200 that uses copper.

Ye sure, it looks okay too. I'd choose the silver-plated copper cable because that's what the stock Denon cables use too.

I'd go for the Claire Hybrid HPC. Aesthetically it would fit the color scheme of D7200. But I've owned the Claire HPC mk2 on my D7200 and sonically it was slightly coloring the midrange vocals, adding a touch of warmth compared to the stock Denon cable, which by the way sounds perfect to me. The...

Wayyy too bright imo. Typical ATH sound with lean bass and midrange emphasis creating a bright overall signature. Also the build quality is pretty disappointing for such price point. It just feels very cheap, especially headband and hinges. But it's very light on the other hand. But then again I...

I had a Forza cable with my D7200 and no issues, awesome cable quality and very durable, sort and no microphonics. Recommended.

Awesome, yeah I get you. I also love detail but it's equally important to me that the tonality of the headphone sounds natural. You should check out the ZMF Verite if you're into detail. That one was incredible as well as having a great bass (unlike hd800) and awesome comfort. I honestly didn't...

As much as I liked the soundstage on the HD800, they simply sounded too thin and bright for my tastes. I prefer a darker and thicker sound anyway, with a nice bass thump, none of which the HD800 offers :) But let us know your conclusions, I'm curious. Those two headphones are totally opposite to...

It's the silver Lavricable for Night owls. But just a FYI, I cannot really recommend them for their asking price. I had issues with the build quality, my right jack would break only after a few months of gentle use, they "repaired" it the first time for free, but the second time it broke they...

So can somebody sum it up for me please? What's the sonic difference between the stock ZMF cable and the 3 ZMF cables that they sell on their website (2K, Michanikos, Atmos)? I'm also planning on ordering a pair of perforated suede pads for the auteur. Thank you guys!

And it destroys all of them :dt880smile: No but seriously, what's the point of so many red TH900s? Why not get at least one of each color variants? Emerald, Sapphire, Ruby...

I also liked mine on solid states. The headphone itself already has plenty of warmth in my opinion.

I would argue that paying 200$ for a simple cable is not "normal" but I understand what the point is. I always prefer to sell the headphone if I'm not happy with it rather than invest infinite amount of money into modding it, some things just can't be fixed without completely redesigning them.