[FooFighter]

They do last, I've had them on for a few months with no problems. In case you need to remove them, the adhesive is weak enough that it will come off pretty easily. Depending on how long it has been on, it will take some more leverage to pull off, but it won't damage the leather on the headband.

Do you mind sharing a pic?
Am wondering wether to get the brown or black ones

 

[cantcacheme]

Do you mind sharing a pic?
Am wondering wether to get the brown or black ones

I went with the black ones, as you can see the nuggets are barely even on the leather yet they stick alright. Actually this is good, the less stick the less chance you'll damage the leather.

 

[FooFighter]

I went with the black ones, as you can see the nuggets are barely even on the leather yet they stick alright. Actually this is good, the less stick the less chance you'll damage the leather.

Thx mate!
Black ones ordered

 

[Mhog55]

I find that the 7200 and 9200 are mostly a toss up in terms of comfort, though the 7200 seems to produce a hot spot slightly more. I have a smaller than average size head, and I have to extend the 9200 six notches for ideal fitment. The 5200 was the worst of the bunch imo.

 

[plakat]

Never tried the 5200, but to me the 9200 is more comfortable than the 7200 -- the latter having a firmer padding or less supple headband covering. Or maybe the stitching produced too much structure... the 9200 is very comfortable, although it looks quite similar.

 

[zephyrstar]

Well, holy crap!

Based largely off the review in this thread I picked up a new open box pair and just plugged them straight into my new Sony WM1AM2. Man these sound phenomenal! Great detail, tight bass, comfortable, sounds like this is a complete win!

I can already tell I am going to like these way better than the MDR's I had. These are much tighter and more controlled.

The low impedance works great with the Sony too, I am only around a 60-70 on volume.

Very impressed!

 

[zephyrstar]

Switched over to my TA-ZH1ES and they are even more stunning! And unlike my Utopias, I can listen to these in bed while the wife is sleeping

 

[nijfi]

I've been dipping into this thread as the d9200 has popped up on my radar.

Regarding the oft talked about headband discomfort. I wonder if a headband protector would work?, like the one I have on my Oppo PM2 (see pics)

Btw, I only put the protector on to protect the headphones. Nothing to do with comfort, as the PM2 are really really comfortable for me.

 

[cantcacheme]

I've been dipping into this thread as the d9200 has popped up on my radar.

Regarding the oft talked about headband discomfort. I wonder if a headband protector would work?, like the one I have on my Oppo PM2 (see pics)

Btw, I only put the protector on to protect the headphones. Nothing to do with comfort, as the PM2 are really really comfortable for me.

The problem with D9200 headband is that it gets flat as you stretch it, more so than most other headphones. Ideally you want as much surface area of the band touching your head as possible. I got this picture from a Youtuber's video and actually his head shape illustrates the problem perfectly:

Note the areas circled in red. Those parts of the headband have zero contact with the head. That means you get all the weight of the headphones right on the very top of your head (minus the weight distributed from the clamping force, which depends on the width of your head) which could lead to hotspots. There is good padding and the material is nice, but IMO it is not enough to offset this design flaw. However if you a very flat head, then the headband might actually work for you.

Any material that can fill in the gap between the headband and head will increase the surface contact, hence improving comfort, I used dekoni nuggets but I'm guessing any material (within reason) that can support a little weight will do.

 

[chrisr34000]

Do you know if the ear pads from the D9200 are identical to the ones from the D7200?

 

[SRKRAM]

Do you know if the ear pads from the D9200 are identical to the ones from the D7200?

I owned all Dx200 headphones and, as far as I can tell, the earpads are the same other than the colour, and some slight differences in the mesh. I suspect that the differences in mesh are just differences between batches. Other people say that the earpads are more different though.

 

[zolkis]

Do you know if the ear pads from the D9200 are identical to the ones from the D7200?

They are made to similar and tight specifications, the differences are just slightly more than just colour. They have slight variations in sound, overlapping with sample variations, which occur mostly when they change batches of raw materials (foam, pleather, mesh, etc). IMHO they could make some savings AND have better sound, if there would be less foam mass in the pads, making them also softer. I'd make both the inner and outer diameters a bit larger, even if measurements would just slightly suffer.

 

[Uebelkraehe]

Regarding the oft talked about headband discomfort. I wonder if a headband protector would work?, like the one I have on my Oppo PM2 (see pics)

Are you sure you are not mixing this up with the other Dx200 headphones? Doesn't seem to be a 'often talked about' problem on the D9200 afaik. Pads seem to be a problem for more people.

 

[ResidentAlien]

Do the ZMF pilot pads fit the D9200?

 

[povidlo]

Folks, I made a head-fi review of various Dekoni Elite pads for Fostex TH and Denon AH series. My review was done with TH900ii but I hope it might be useful to some AH-D9200 owners as well.

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/de...ds-for-fostex-th-denon-ah.26211/review/29827/