Imo yes. I've auditioned them twice on grand setups and their sound would lead you to think they should cost around th600 price.
So how about TH600?
Imo yes. I've auditioned them twice on grand setups and their sound would lead you to think they should cost around th600 price.
So how about TH600?
Universally* reviled.
Universally* reviled.
Yeah. It is a sad story. When Denon and Fostex went their own ways and discontinued the legendary D2000/D5000/D7000 line, each of their replacement products were a step down. Way too much bass, sloppy mids and erratic highs. Denon's are much, much worse and Fostex's are actually good, but not incredible. The original Denon headphones gave open-back headphones a run for their money. These products are just average sealed headphones at best. Too bad Denon and Fostex aren't willing to revive the product line that we all loved and raved about way back then. I still have regrets about not having picked up the D5000's back in 2012.
It does seem that Amazon has the best deal for HD558. Just wondering if anyone could provide some quick comments on the sound quality of 558.
I recently sold my modded d2000 and the gent that bought it said it was 90% the sOund of the d5000.
I wonder what some work can do to the th600.
It does seem that Amazon has the best deal for HD558. Just wondering if anyone could provide some quick comments on the sound quality of 558.
They're not great, but they're inoffensive and don't really do anything terribly wrong.
I recently sold my modded d2000 and the gent that bought it said it was 90% the sOund of the d5000.
I wonder what some work can do to the th600.
Did they have actual D5000 wood cups or were tthey custom? I am curious to know if simply doing a cup swap would give the D2000's D5000 performance. If so, I might get a pair of D2000's that just so I have a fun pair of headphones around to complement my HD600's.
Did they have actual D5000 wood cups or were they custom-made cups? I am curious to know if simply doing a cup swap would give the D2000's D5000 performance. If so, I might get a pair of D2000's just so I have a fun pair of headphones around to complement my HD600's.
D5000 came with wooden cups. The cable on the D5000 was better than that on the D2000. They shared drivers. See:
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/luscious-denon-ah-d2000-ah-d50000-and-ah-d7000
I generally agree, but would class them as very good. The 558/598 are some of the best all arrounders in their (somewhat changing from time to time) price class--although they are not very fast. Their velvet smoothness is their strength, but can also be a drawback.
D5000 came with wooden cups. The cable on the D5000 was better than that on the D2000. They shared drivers. See:
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/luscious-denon-ah-d2000-ah-d50000-and-ah-d7000
Mods were dynamat in the cups + partial mark-L, alpha pads and mogami cables. You could very well buy wood cups and swap cables and probably get similar results.