lol coming from HD650 I'd thought you'd lean towards D7200 since both are a bit polite on the treble no? Though you said you're not treble sensitive so I guess D5200 would be ok too.I am not a bass head and not treble sensitive listener.
Similar to my HD650, it is a neutral open-back headphone, now will get a closed-back and wooden headphone. LOL.
I have ordered plenty products like HD650, from trusted Taobao sellers , really need to survey and study reviews background of the sellers. No problem with shipment, in fact their domestic shipping is very fast within 3-5 days to reach port or airport, the only delay is our local shipment..
Thanks again for the comparison D5200 vs D7200. I think the older Denon headphones are masterpieces, please enjoy those classic headphones
Oddly enough I keep hearing D5000 is bloated and a bass canon but am I the only who didn't hear that? I find D5000 even though is more mid bassy than sub bass, but as a whole I still find D2000 had more bass even though D2000 is more sub bass emphasize than mid bass emphasis.
Did you find the resolution difference noticeable? Or the tonal difference is probably still the bigger deciding point?
LOL I honestly have to say you confirmed exactly what I suspect might happen to me. Like you said maybe it's nostalgia or something so it's like I'm expecting things to sound a certain way by now. D2000 just had a charm to it that I can't explain despite might not sounding most natural or refined. But there's something about the upfront vocal, widest sound stage, precise imaging, and deepest sub bass out of any of the Denon / Fostex variants I tried (E-Mu Teak, TH-X00 Mahogany, Ebony, and D5000). Although timber / how clean the sound is D2000 is probably the worst LOL.It's a little difficult comparison to me. I can admit that D5200 is improved over them in some ways but doesn't necessarily sound that much better. Maybe it's just nostalgia but I think I like the tonality of lets say D2000 more than D5200's. I remember calling D5000 "artificial" on my previous impressions but I think it's other way round, there is something a bit odd feeling in the tone of midrange that I don't get with D2000 or D5000. It's something that I would expect to hear in some consumer headphones but not in a headphone in this class lol. I'm not sure are "nasal" or "honky" right terms to describe it. timbre feels better on D2000- and D5000 nonetheless. Older ones just have a certain charm on them, yes, bass is a bit bloated and treble can get sometimes strident (mainly on higher volumes) but still I find their musicality hard to match. I guess it's what people mean with "fun" signature, maybe not the most refined, balanced or accurate etc. presentation but it's "fun" and enjoyable to listen to which probably should be the main point in a good headphone.
In other words, no, I wouldn't personally replace D2000- or D5000 with D5200. For people who are starting from an empty table they might be a great choice in their respective price range but I would like to have something that is closer to older Denon-sound. Perhaps TH-610 will give me that.
https://www.denon.com/en-us/product/over-ear-headphones/ah-d5200 $210 on Denon's USA site right now, seems like an insanely good deal
https://www.denon.com/en-us/product/over-ear-headphones/ah-d5200 $210 on Denon's USA site right now, seems like an insanely good deal
No, not yet, and hope it's not the case. I'm so curious how close these are to the D9200. If the bass is the same, I'd be pretty satisfied. Build quality looks really good. With so many buyers from this sale, this thread is gonna get hyped!
