[MorbidToaster]

It's up to you but almost anyone here will tell you they're power hungry. IMO it's not enough.
 
May get loud enogh for you but nowhere near their best. The HE 500 is an easier to drive option that also sounds stunning.
 
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according to the 6moons Icon HDP review, it's enough. (just read it)

 
 

 

[MacedonianHero]

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according to the 6moons Icon HDP review, it's enough. (just read it)

I would steer clear of the HDP with any ortho (not even juice to get things moving IMO )....it would be a good match for the D7000s though.
 

 

[mitchcoleman]

I'm thinking about canning my HD800's and Denon AH-D5000's and replacing them with a pair of AH-D7000's. I've looked at the graphs that Headroom provides for the cans, and it appears to me that the 7000's will be a bit more neutral than the 5000's, and less neutral than the HD800's. Can anyone give me some insight into what sort of reaction they'd expect me to have? Am I going to be severely disappointed?

 

[dagothur]

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I would steer clear of the HDP with any ortho (not even juice to get things moving IMO )....it would be a good match for the D7000s though.
 

They sound great with the LCD-2s.  I tried using the HDP as a DAC and connecting that to the Lyr, and there was hardly a difference.

 

[MacedonianHero]

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They sound great with the LCD-2s.  I tried using the HDP as a DAC and connecting that to the Lyr, and there was hardly a difference.

Glad you liked the HDP with the LCD-2s. I had far less favourable results. (The DAC portion for the price is a bit overpriced IMO as well).
 
EDIT: Totally forgot to add that the differences were very apparent when I used high res/quality material in my rig.

 

[ajreynol]

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I would steer clear of the HDP with any ortho (not even juice to get things moving IMO )....it would be a good match for the D7000s though.
 

It's certainly been fine with my D7000's and all the cans before it (see sig).  I'll give it a try--despite the discouragement--and report the results.  If it's not enough power, I'll just buy a stronger amp or just sell the cans.  Not a big deal at all.

 

[MorbidToaster]

The D7000 is one of the easiest to power headphones in (what I'd consider) the 'high end' category. Probably the easiest actually...
 
There's a reason people use speaker taps for the HE 5, LE, and HE 6...
 
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It's certainly been fine with my D7000's and all the cans before it (see sig).  I'll give it a try--despite the discouragement--and report the results.  If it's not enough power, I'll just buy a stronger amp or just sell the cans.  Not a big deal at all.

 
 

 

[mitchcoleman]

What are everyone's thoughts on how these compare to the AH-D5000s?

 

[codeninja]

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The D7000 is one of the easiest to power headphones in (what I'd consider) the 'high end' category. Probably the easiest actually...
 
There's a reason people use speaker taps for the HE 5, LE, and HE 6...
 


 
 

I haven't heard enough to declare this myself.  However, I can say this.  Right out of DACPort, D7000 sounds pretty decent that I don't have much complain. Once I pipe this to Burson, then it's clear what's missing from mere DACPort.  I like it this way where the headphone is usable with modest setup, and only gets better with more power thrown in.
 

 

[MorbidToaster]

I loved that about the D7000, too. Calling it easy to drive certainly isn't an insult by any means, but the HE5LE is a completely different beast.
 
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I haven't heard enough to declare this myself.  However, I can say this.  Right out of DACPort, D7000 sounds pretty decent that I don't have much complain. Once I pipe this to Burson, then it's clear what's missing from mere DACPort.  I like it this way where the headphone is usable with modest setup, and only gets better with more power thrown in.
 

 
 

 

[dagothur]

The D7000 is a wonderful headphone in terms of flexibility, that much I can agree to.  But I would stay away from tube amps, or anything with a particularly warm sound since they end up sounding flabby.

 

[Jodet]

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The D7000 is a wonderful headphone in terms of flexibility, that much I can agree to.  But I would stay away from tube amps, or anything with a particularly warm sound since they end up sounding flabby.

 
I'm running my MD7000's with a Sound Quest SQ84-V2 tube amp, 15wpc.   Sounds amazing and way better than the SS units I've heard (including the Blue Circle SBH).
 
But I don't think the SQ84-V2 is a 'typical' tube amp.  
 
 

 
 

 

[dagothur]

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I'm running my MD7000's with a Sound Quest SQ84-V2 tube amp, 15wpc.   Sounds amazing and way better than the SS units I've heard (including the Blue Circle SBH).
 
But I don't think the SQ84-V2 is a 'typical' tube amp.  
 
 

 
 

The MD7000 is a heavily modded version of the D7000, so I can't comment on that.  My pair of D7000s had absolute no mods, and I tested them with a tubey SS.
 
 

 

[MacedonianHero]

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I loved that about the D7000, too. Calling it easy to drive certainly isn't an insult by any means, but the HE5LE is a completely different beast.
 


 
 

Agreed.

 

 

[Frank I]

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The D7000 is a wonderful headphone in terms of flexibility, that much I can agree to.  But I would stay away from tube amps, or anything with a particularly warm sound since they end up sounding flabby.

I am having great success with my Decware CSP2 with the D7000 and do not find them flabby at all. The bass on the amp is very tight and controlled. Guess every amp is different but my Decware is a good match for them as well as my Taboo but the Taboo punches power into them so I use them more so with my CSP2