soozieq
Headphoneus Supremus
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I was amazed to read that cnet and trustedreviews described the Denon AH-C751 as an upgraded model to the C700 when in actual fact they are the SAME earphone!
Even stranger, cnet had already reviewed the C700 and were comparing the C751s to those. They said: Quote:
What absolute tosh! I called Denon UK today to confirm they were the same earphone, (just to make 100% sure), and was told that the C751 was indeed the C700, but with a case and an extra cable, just as we suspected in the first place. I had them both at the same time and they're the same. I even bought them again recently since I missed the shorter cable and I thought that maybe, maybe, I hadn't let the C751s burn in for long enough. So after 50 hours of burn in, what can I say? They're the same. The midrange is the SAME. Everything's the same
I even wrote about it on the cnet uk site and asked if they knew they were reviewing the same model?? Not surprisingly, they didn’t publish it. I guess because it makes them look stupid?
As far as trustedreviews is concerned, well, one guy reviewed the C700s last year, and a different guy reviewed the C751s very recently, so it's possible they'd have different opinions anyway, but how come no one was aware it was the same model? It makes them look like uninformed idiots.
It reminds me of when the Shure E500 became the SE530, and everyone thought it was an upgraded model, but the only difference was in the accessories.
I can only assume cnet thought the higher number – 751 – must have been the next model ‘up’ from the 700!! I am waiting for them to review the Denon AD-1001 and say it’s ‘better’ than the 1000 due to the higher number!!!
But it's still amusing that both cnet and trustedreviews think the 751s are the 'higher' model and reviewed them as such.
One more reason to take their reviews as a small part of research rather than all of it. Big fried egg on face, or what??
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Did you spot the difference? No?
Even stranger, cnet had already reviewed the C700 and were comparing the C751s to those. They said: Quote:
| The most notable upgrade from the C700s is the mid-range performance. The C751s improve significantly in the punchiness of mids -- where the drums, guitars and vocals all reside -- which now have the meatier sound that was missing from the previous model. |
What absolute tosh! I called Denon UK today to confirm they were the same earphone, (just to make 100% sure), and was told that the C751 was indeed the C700, but with a case and an extra cable, just as we suspected in the first place. I had them both at the same time and they're the same. I even bought them again recently since I missed the shorter cable and I thought that maybe, maybe, I hadn't let the C751s burn in for long enough. So after 50 hours of burn in, what can I say? They're the same. The midrange is the SAME. Everything's the same
I even wrote about it on the cnet uk site and asked if they knew they were reviewing the same model?? Not surprisingly, they didn’t publish it. I guess because it makes them look stupid?
As far as trustedreviews is concerned, well, one guy reviewed the C700s last year, and a different guy reviewed the C751s very recently, so it's possible they'd have different opinions anyway, but how come no one was aware it was the same model? It makes them look like uninformed idiots.
It reminds me of when the Shure E500 became the SE530, and everyone thought it was an upgraded model, but the only difference was in the accessories.
I can only assume cnet thought the higher number – 751 – must have been the next model ‘up’ from the 700!! I am waiting for them to review the Denon AD-1001 and say it’s ‘better’ than the 1000 due to the higher number!!!
But it's still amusing that both cnet and trustedreviews think the 751s are the 'higher' model and reviewed them as such.
One more reason to take their reviews as a small part of research rather than all of it. Big fried egg on face, or what??
Quote:
| Here’s the basic spec for the now ‘old-hat’ C700: Drive units ø: 11 mm Neodymium magnet Input impedance: 16 Ω/ohms Sensitivity: 104 dB/mW Maximum input: 250 mW Frequency response: 12 - 24,000 Hz Weight: 6.6 g (not including cable) |
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| And now for the C751 newcomer: Drive units ø: 11 mm Neodymium magnet Input impedance: 16 Ω/ohms Sensitivity: 104 dB/mW Maximum input: 250 mW Frequency response: 12 - 24,000 Hz Weight: 6.6 g (not including cable) |
Did you spot the difference? No?
