ruhenheiM
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maybe denon resolved problems in d7200 with this. d9200
https://www.hificorner.nl/denon-ah-d9200.html
https://www.hificorner.nl/denon-ah-d9200.html
I was comparing these recently and got an oppisite result. The 7200 was sounding veiled with much less soundstgae than the E-Mu. The E-MU was clearer, more resolving with better bass definition and punch.I had a chance to listen E-MU Teak at He-Fe Festival in Tokyo.
1. E-MU Teak has U shape. When you hear a singer's voice, It is O.K but with musical devices, there is a slight vocal backing: not recessed.
2. D7200 has more Sound stage(space) than E-MU Teak.
3. D7200 is richer and clearer than E-MU Teak: Sorry, I just heard E-MU at noisy place and I am not sure. But I guess.
4. But E-MU Teak is a lot cheaper and if you listen to music with phones, I guess E-MU Teak is O.K.
5. Amazingly, D7200 is much much better with powerful amp. Even though, I am using D7200 with Cavalli Audo Liquid Gold. D7200 needs a lot of power, if you want to listen to the right sound.
Kwan
I was comparing these recently and got an oppisite result. The 7200 was sounding veiled with much less soundstgae than the E-Mu. The E-MU was clearer, more resolving with better bass definition and punch.
I have also experimented a lot with the D7200. I left the cups damping with the original settings. Eventually when the headphones are about 2 years old, I need to measure whether the polyfill in the cups is still needed (it was not needed any more with the TH900, making the sound more defined in the whole spectrum).
The biggest impact is made by the pads indeed. The best pad I have sound so far (there've been many "best" so far), is a modified version of these:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172857611490
Note that they are perforated in the inner circumference.
The mod consists of opening the back sewing and trimming the memory foam filling until it sounded similarly open as with the stock pads, but without any trace of shouting or honking.
This is quite linear, except for an elevated low bass, which I find a nice compromise.
When I will be able to get replacement pads, I will modify them by opening up and trimming from the foam in the back side. That should fix the honkiness.
See the measurements below.
The effect of pads on the D7200 FR. The red line is the best sounding one. The green line is the stock one (with a visible midrange bump).
Then, my modded TH900 vs my modded D7200. The TH900 sounds more lively and slightly more emotional, the D7200 sounds more neutral, but still rich in tone. Depending on music genre I prefer one or the other. Both modded headphones impulse response is way better than the stock version. Also, the spectrogram is smoother and distortion is lower in the bass region.
NB. Please don't send PMs about mod requests, I have no time for that unfortunately. Take courage and do it yourself, if you want it at all .
Hey I forgot to ask about posting the impulse reaponse if you ever had time.Both modded headphones impulse response is way better than the stock version
Maybe you just have the perfect Denon head then.Or maybe not..
Thanks for the post Bought the Pads you are mentioning. Can you please elaborate on the trimming process?. They sound really good - more musical than stock pads but with a slightly elevated sub and mid bass I think. How did you make the sound more open?
Hey I forgot to ask about posting the impulse response if you ever had time.
And translated in English what does that mean ?When the pairing was right these brutally outclassed my T1.2 and not mine any more Sonorous VI.
And translated in English what does that mean ?