[nicholars]

Is there any significant difference between the treble on these two?

 

[MattTCG]

Significant, no. That's the simple answer. I've owned both. The wooden cups a slightly smoother mid and high section. It's subtle though. Not worth 2x the money IMO opinion. Now,with that said I hear that the d5k is being discontinued. So keep that in mind. 
 
Both have a nice sparkle on the treble without being bright or fatiguing. Very nice and highly recommended headphone!!

 

[nicholars]

I had the D2000 before and I found they were awesome for some genres of music but not very good as an all rounder so I got some HD650....
 
I like the HD650 a lot but they just aren't as good as the D2000 for some genres, so I plan to get some D2000 or D5000 to compliment the HD650's....
 
I am thinking just get the D2000 because from what I understand the difference is very subtle?
 
Thanks for the honest advice!

 

[zardon]

I think the D2000 and D5000 share a fairly similar high end frequency response, although without mods the D5000 is a better all round headphone. For most people the D2000 would be more than enough.
 
What genre of music do you listen to ?

 

[nicholars]

I listen to a lot of genres but I wanted the Denons mainly for electronic type music and bass response... For most genres I like the HD650 but they are not so good for faster, bass heavy music.

 

[KG Jag]

The treble in the 5000 is a bit more refined than in the 2000, but the big differences are in the mids and bass--as well as sound stage.

 

[Viper2005]

Ive found both to be equally shrill in the high end, but the d5000 has slightly better midrange.

 

[Loz2103]

I have a pair of D5000 and find them quite fatiguing. I'm not exactly sure what frequency band this is down to, they definitely have a strong bass response.

 

[wje]

Tyll has posted an article on his Web site that's pretty good at explaining the differences between these 3 models in the 2012 year.  Apparently, there have been some changes made.  These changes are more notable in the 5000 and 7000.  However, the article was a great read which allowed me to get up to speed on the differences.
 
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/luscious-denon-ah-d2000-ah-d50000-and-ah-d7000

 

[priest]

 
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The treble in the 5000 is a bit more refined than in the 2000, but the big differences are in the mids and bass--as well as sound stage.

 
Well put. This is how I hear the difference too.