thund3rstruck
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A few weeks ago I posted a thread where I solicited recommendations for a high end pair of bass headphones and I purchased the Denon AH-D2000 headphones based on the concensus in the comments.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/596210/spent-so-much-money-and-still-disappointed
I was initially disappointed because I felt like the Denon phones didn't have the type of hard hitting bass I was looking for. Since receiving the Denon phones I have taken a day trip all the way to a Best Buy and I listened to the Dre beats phones again and my memory was faulty because the Dre phones sounded awful....
I purchased a pair of Sony XB500s and have had a week or more to really compare them to the Denons (and to my Sennheiser phones); and well really there is no comparing them. The Sony phones have more bass but the Denons are in a whole other class.
I understand now that my expectations were unrealistic and headphones just aren't capable of producing the kind of bass I was hoping for. After getting past that all I can say is.... thanks to everyone who recommended the Denon phones because they are absolutely phenominal. After having put them through the paces with music, movies, and games (Wow Skyrim sounds crazy awesome) I have to admit these are truly high end phones.
Above everything else I have learned in this evolution is that an amplifier is probably the best investment any headphone owner can make. I have the highest end AlienWare laptop on the market and its sound card doesn't even come close to producing sound quality anywhere near the quality of the FiiO-E7 DAC/Amp.
Again everyone THANKS! I can't imagine sitting at a computer for 8 hours a day writing code without having these great Denon phones on my skull!
http://www.head-fi.org/t/596210/spent-so-much-money-and-still-disappointed
I was initially disappointed because I felt like the Denon phones didn't have the type of hard hitting bass I was looking for. Since receiving the Denon phones I have taken a day trip all the way to a Best Buy and I listened to the Dre beats phones again and my memory was faulty because the Dre phones sounded awful....
I purchased a pair of Sony XB500s and have had a week or more to really compare them to the Denons (and to my Sennheiser phones); and well really there is no comparing them. The Sony phones have more bass but the Denons are in a whole other class.
I understand now that my expectations were unrealistic and headphones just aren't capable of producing the kind of bass I was hoping for. After getting past that all I can say is.... thanks to everyone who recommended the Denon phones because they are absolutely phenominal. After having put them through the paces with music, movies, and games (Wow Skyrim sounds crazy awesome) I have to admit these are truly high end phones.
Above everything else I have learned in this evolution is that an amplifier is probably the best investment any headphone owner can make. I have the highest end AlienWare laptop on the market and its sound card doesn't even come close to producing sound quality anywhere near the quality of the FiiO-E7 DAC/Amp.
Again everyone THANKS! I can't imagine sitting at a computer for 8 hours a day writing code without having these great Denon phones on my skull!