[vkvedam]

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I think we'll have to wait for a professional review, as in someone who does NOT own the A100 but only for testing purposes to prevent from being biased. I mean, we got a review that went from "A100 blowing D5000 in every possible aspect" to just a "bit high resolution", and another claiming it beats D2000 for sure but very similar to D5000 as if D2000 and D5000 have that much of a gap in sound quality. Only thing I learned so far about A100 is having a big bass presence like D5000, which in my experience has more bass than D2000 and D7000.

I am sorry, I meant to say without any bias. I didn't type 'out'. It's been corrected.

 

[alpha10]

Well, sound quality is highly subjective, but I do think there's a quite a gab between D2000 and D5000, the A100 fits right there in between, but listen to the headphones yourself, the best judge is yuorself, not a so called pro review.

 

[TobaccoRoad]

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I am sorry, I meant to say without any bias. I didn't type 'out'. It's been corrected.

Yeah I didn't mean any disrespect. It's just something we all do when we buy new things we try to justify the purchase. I was a little frustrated by lack of more reviews but I guess we'll have to wait since it just released.
 
alpha10, can you be more specific on A100 fitting between D2000 and D5000? To me the only noticeable difference between 2000/5000 was the bass extension. Maybe a slight refinement overall but was pretty hard to spot. General knowledge we have is that they share the same drivers, so I'm rather confused.

 

[vlach]

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Well, sound quality is highly subjective, but I do think there's a quite a gab between D2000 and D5000, the A100 fits right there in between, but listen to the headphones yourself, the best judge is yuorself, not a so called pro review.

alpha10, like TobaccoRoad points out, the D2000 & D5000 share the same drivers and to me finding differences in SQ between them is like splitting hairs. I'm rather puzzled myself as to how anyone can feel there's "quite" a gap between the two cans for the A100 to fit in.
 
The question that still remains unanswered is how they sound in comparison to the D1100. Ajreynol where are you???

 

[nlhk]

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The question that still remains unanswered is how they sound in comparison to the D1100. Ajreynol where are you???

If you give me a blind test with the two headphones, I shall identify them as headphones with different drivers and different specifications.
 

 

[alpha10]

Do we know that for a fact? That the the D2000 and D5000 share the same drivers? In any case, I can clearly clear which is best of the 2, so there must be oher differences than just the drivers. I only spent 10-15 minutes with the headphones, but for me the A100 were the best because they have a similar sound to the D5000 just much easier to drive, more comfortable because of the lower weight and cheaper...

 

[vkvedam]

I would like to say something. When I auditioned Ultrasone ED-9 out of an iPod and a D10 fed through optical I still preferred my 840s. Keep in mind that I used to be an Ultrasone fan prior to getting 840s. I couldn't enjoy the more biased 'U' signature of Ultrasones. I've never heard ED-8, so I can't comment on those. But having owned 650s, 780s and auditioned ED-9s I could still say 840s are perfectly balanced and neutral to my ears. I felt I had to stop searching in dynamics until I've come across these. But I am quite sure that my next step's gonna be either LCD-2s or Electrostats. Dynamics don't quite cut after certain point. The thing with A100s is that they are a bit similar to my 840s with excellent bass and treble extensions and refined overall and they are quite portable.

 

[vlach]

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If you give me a blind test with the two headphones, I shall identify them as headphones with different drivers and different specifications.
 

Are you sure they use different drivers and different specifications?

 

[vlach]

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Do we know that for a fact? That the the D2000 and D5000 share the same drivers? In any case, I can clearly clear which is best of the 2, so there must be oher differences than just the drivers. I only spent 10-15 minutes with the headphones, but for me the A100 were the best because they have a similar sound to the D5000 just much easier to drive, more comfortable because of the lower weight and cheaper...

Yes, same drivers & specs. Only difference is wooden cups and a different cable.

 

[nlhk]

 
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Are you sure they use different drivers and different specifications?

 
Different drivers ??  Duno.
But both phones have the same specification.
 
I just want to say that I feel they sound quite differently.
 

 

[scarfacegt]

Im very pleased with the A100s.But im no expert though,and dont have any other denons to compare with.But i didnt like the cable,and they are very picky on what you play.Lol Mp3,spotify,and other compressed sound wont blow your mind to high end fidelity nirvana.... If u want to hear them at their finest,flac,cd,and hd music bluray are the way to go.But the only thing,is that vocals sounds a little secluded and not so crispy.But maybe some more burn-in will help.To now i have about 40 hours of burn in on them

 

[DjAmTraX]

The A100 has the same specs as the A1100 ($200). The D5000 specs are not the same as A100.

The Shure 840 sounds great for the money, under $200. The A100 cost $500 so it's not the same. It should perform 2x better than the Shure 840.

 

[vkvedam]

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The A100 has the same specs as the A1100 ($200). The D5000 specs are not the same as A100.

The Shure 840 sounds great for the money, under $200. The A100 cost $500 so it's not the same. It should perform 2x better than the Shure 840.

It doesn't work like that mate. For instance ED-8s are around $1500, it doesn't mean they are 3x better compared to a $500 headphone. It's the law of diminishing returns. It applies to everything that we use.

 

[vlach]

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Different drivers ??  Duno.
But both phones have the same specification.
 
I just want to say that I feel they sound quite differently.
 

 

Care to describe the differences? I assume you prefer the A100?

 

[DjAmTraX]

Yes, same drivers & specs. Only difference is wooden cups and a different cable.

But coming from the same manufacture, price point of each model should mean that they spent more in getting you better sound/quality. Am I off by thinking that way?