scrapser
New Head-Fier
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Hello,
This is my first post. I have the AH-D7100's and so far have been very happy with them. They are my first pair of high end phones. I received mine on August 1st from Crutchfield who apparently had them in stock long before anyone else that I could find. I was going to get a pair of AH-D7000's but decided to wait for these. I have never heard the 7000's. I believe my phones have been used long enough now to be considered broken in. I paired them up with Headroom's Desktop Amp (the $850 model). I think they are awesome. Everything I own sounds like I'm hearing it for the first time.
The bass is clean with a punch when its intended, mid-range is balanced, and the high end is clear. You hear everything. Voices have a real sense of presence. The soundstage for me is not too big, not too small. A friend tried them out and he said they sound like he was in a stadium so I guess there's something to be said for how each of us hears sound.
I don't care about graphs. I'm not a machine.
I listen to all sorts of music.
Tangerine Dream
The Orb
Vangelis
New Order
Enigma
Kraftwerk
Classical
Enya
Kate Bush
JJ Cale
Pink Floyd
Randy Newman
Moody Blues
CCR
Beatles
Lot's of 60's, 70's and 80's pop
Willy Nelson
Digeridoos
Paul Winter
I realize judging phones is a very subjective thing...just like lots of other stuff. For example, I own a 350Z and when I saw the 370Z I was horrified. I suppose if I had owned the 7000's I would be disappointed with the 7100's. That's just the way it goes. If I had the money, I probably would go for a pair of the Fostex TH-900's. Not because I'm not happy with the Denon's but because I know there is always something out there that's better. Maybe I still might. But I have heard there's a diminishing return on phones as you get past the $1500 mark. I wonder if it's really worth it.
This is my first post. I have the AH-D7100's and so far have been very happy with them. They are my first pair of high end phones. I received mine on August 1st from Crutchfield who apparently had them in stock long before anyone else that I could find. I was going to get a pair of AH-D7000's but decided to wait for these. I have never heard the 7000's. I believe my phones have been used long enough now to be considered broken in. I paired them up with Headroom's Desktop Amp (the $850 model). I think they are awesome. Everything I own sounds like I'm hearing it for the first time.
The bass is clean with a punch when its intended, mid-range is balanced, and the high end is clear. You hear everything. Voices have a real sense of presence. The soundstage for me is not too big, not too small. A friend tried them out and he said they sound like he was in a stadium so I guess there's something to be said for how each of us hears sound.
I don't care about graphs. I'm not a machine.
I listen to all sorts of music.
Tangerine Dream
The Orb
Vangelis
New Order
Enigma
Kraftwerk
Classical
Enya
Kate Bush
JJ Cale
Pink Floyd
Randy Newman
Moody Blues
CCR
Beatles
Lot's of 60's, 70's and 80's pop
Willy Nelson
Digeridoos
Paul Winter
I realize judging phones is a very subjective thing...just like lots of other stuff. For example, I own a 350Z and when I saw the 370Z I was horrified. I suppose if I had owned the 7000's I would be disappointed with the 7100's. That's just the way it goes. If I had the money, I probably would go for a pair of the Fostex TH-900's. Not because I'm not happy with the Denon's but because I know there is always something out there that's better. Maybe I still might. But I have heard there's a diminishing return on phones as you get past the $1500 mark. I wonder if it's really worth it.