[Nebby]

Well I guess sinner6 has settled it.

 

[sampson_smith]

I wonder if you can show pic's of the 1/8" plug and plastic middle Y-connector which should look different between the D2000 and D5000, if they are indeed as they were previously designed.

 

[MomijiTMO]

I think they are the same now.

Anyway, pics saved in case the upload dies.

 

[sampson_smith]

Oops. Nevermind. It is clear that both have the 'D5000' cable, based on the first pic which is just clear enough. Wow. I had no idea that the only thing that now discerns the two cans is the cups, if this is being implemented as the new 'standard'.

 

[Nebby]

Quote:

Originally Posted by sampson_smith /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oops. Nevermind. It is clear that both have the 'D5000' cable, based on the first pic which is just clear enough. Wow. I had no idea that the only thing that now discerns the two cans is the cups, if this is being implemented as the new 'standard'.

My guess would be that it became more economical for Denon to use the same cable for all three headphones once they came out with the D7000.

 

[MomijiTMO]

This is what started it when I had my D2000. Mine so didn't look like this. [Note - this y splitter has been attacked by a naughty kitty].

FS thread here

 

[Rideau]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nebby /img/forum/go_quote.gif My guess would be that it became more economical for Denon to use the same cable for all three headphones once they came out with the D7000.

Agreed. Now there's really no point in getting the D5000 if the only difference are the cups. I'm kinda disappointed.

 

[MomijiTMO]

Welllllllll

I don't think a cable can make that big a difference in the frequency response

. There's still a good reason to get the D5000.

 

[Rideau]

True, they probably add more damping to the inner cups to change the sound signature abit.

 

[sinner6]

one last shot while the camera is out:

 

[MomijiTMO]

Thanks again. Saved

 

[Rideau]

Sinner6, How do they compare sound wise?

 

[movi]

x

 

[movi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rideau /img/forum/go_quote.gif True, they probably add more damping to the inner cups to change the sound signature abit.

lol. like a markl mod? hehe

i've got brand new D2000's on the way from B&H so i can upload pics with a ruler when i get them just as a double check (although i don't have D5000's so i can't do a side by side...)

 

[sinner6]

They are quite different, while both retaining the Denon signature. Consider this, speaker drivers sound quite different in a wooden enclosure than they do in a plastic one. It's not coincidence that wood is the preferred material for instruments with resonating cavities. When was the last time you saw a plastic piano, acoustic guitar, djembe, violin, upright bass, cello or even electric guitar for that matter?

The way this manifests in this case is that the 5000's sound a bit richer, in the harmonic sense and a bit warmer. The big difference, being that the mids are more prominent than on the 2000's, still not exactly forward, but definitely less recessed in the guitar range. Another thing worth mentioning, is that the difference between them gets bigger as the amp improves, from what I've seen. In this case, I have an audio-gd Compass, and a FUN, and they are "more different" on the FUN. Both are excellent phones, though I prefer the 5000's, mainly because improved mids, but make no mistake- they sound livelier across the entire range to us.