[Matt head 777]

thanks.

 

[NA Blur]

When I did my original testing with the D2000 and D7000 I found my pair of D2000 had better bass response.  It had more punch, less hiss, and just felt more in place for a Denon headphone.
 
Some evidence of this is seen in the following charts:
 
http://www.headphone.com/headphones/denon-ah-d2000.php
 
See how the D2000 is almost +5dB above the D7000 from 1Hz to 200Hz?  That is about what I heard in my testing as well.  I do love the looks of the D7000.

 

[qusp]

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When I did my original testing with the D2000 and D7000 I found my pair of D2000 had better bass response.  It had more punch, less hiss, and just felt more in place for a Denon headphone.
 
Some evidence of this is seen in the following charts:
 
http://www.headphone.com/headphones/denon-ah-d2000.php
 
See how the D2000 is almost +5dB above the D7000 from 1Hz to 200Hz?  That is about what I heard in my testing as well.  I do love the looks of the D7000.

 
probably in aid of making the headphone more accurate since its a flagship. most people spending that sort of dough dont just want it to be prettier, and much as i enjoyed owning denon D2000/5000 woodies (DIY tassie blackwood cups, balanced, damping mods etc) they were still not even in the same room with neutrality
 
 

 

[Matt head 777]

can you elaborate on nuetrality?
 
multiple reviews I recall say the D7000 still has good low bass to 'shake your adams apple' etc If you look at the 2012 specs here http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/DenonAHD7000B2012.pdf the D7000 goes as low as D2k/d5k (unless they mixed up their data sheets) however their older specs of D7000 (same site) show less bass. I dare say the driver in the D7000 may have been upgraded to give extra low end, if so I want the newer 2012 model!
 
So yeah either innerfidelity mixed up data sheets or the newer d7k is lower, not sure...

 

[TMRaven]

You might confusing less quantitive bass with less decay time. The faster something decays the less apparent it will be, even though it's still as strong. Don't expect a headphone to shake your adam's apple on the lowest of bass notes. Super low bass like 30hz and under require extraordinary amounts of air to be moved. Even if the Denons faithfully play their tone with some impact, it's still not what it should be. The drivers are also not fast enough to play 30hz tones aggressively and with full force during busy passages in songs either.

As for neutrality, it's a balance between the lows, mids and highs. Denons are known for being u-cirved and having emphasized lows and highs. People have also commented on the Denons becoming more and more neutral the further up the line you go. Neutrality is key for reproducing a mix faithfully and having natural timbre for instruments and voices.