Ham Sandwich
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If you're willing and able to play with EQ you can get some life into the Denons for progressive rock, progressive metal, and similar music. The EQ can fix some of the dullness and flatness that you can get due to the Denons recessed midrange. Bump up the mids a little and the midrange comes more alive. Depends on the recording and the music. But sometimes that little bump makes all the difference between boring and fun.
I'm listening to Dream Theater "Images and Words" right now on my D2000. Without the EQ it is "meh" and somewhat dull. With the EQ I like it.
If you use Foobar or some other player that can use VST plugins you can try an EQ like Electri-Q or EasyQ to see if that gets the Denons more to your liking for your rock.
I'll attach a picture of the EQ curve I'm using with the Dream Theater. You can experiment with more or less EQ. Whatever sounds good to you. The EQ curve is all boost. It boosts by about 6 dB so I have to lower the overall gain on the EQ by about 6 dB to compensate. Otherwise you get clipping.
I'm listening to Dream Theater "Images and Words" right now on my D2000. Without the EQ it is "meh" and somewhat dull. With the EQ I like it.
If you use Foobar or some other player that can use VST plugins you can try an EQ like Electri-Q or EasyQ to see if that gets the Denons more to your liking for your rock.
I'll attach a picture of the EQ curve I'm using with the Dream Theater. You can experiment with more or less EQ. Whatever sounds good to you. The EQ curve is all boost. It boosts by about 6 dB so I have to lower the overall gain on the EQ by about 6 dB to compensate. Otherwise you get clipping.