wovenhand
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Background:
I bought the D5000's just ~3 weeks ago, and while I think they're a perfectly stable can, their prominent low-end proved too much in the end.
Some recordings, Helmet's "Aftertaste" album for instance, got a lovely solid thickness which harmonized nicely with the music, but a lot of the time the sheer quantity of low-end just overpowered the mids too much.
That combined with the fact that their slow decay in said area made notes smear together in a sometimes non-musical way. It was more of a mass coming at you rather than defined notes.
This was my biggest beef with the D5000 and ultimately led to the upgrade. I am fully aware of the markl mod, but I prefer my cans to be unmod'ed. Nothing to discuss - I just do.
So, I sold the D5000 and purchased the D7000, which I received today, and I must say that I am impressed.
Straight out of the box, these sound wonderful. Everything I wanted corrected with the D5000 was corrected.
The lows are tamed, yet they still go deep. The D7000 is however by no means bass shy - it still has an emphasized low-end. The difference is that besides having less bass in quantity, it both hits and decays faster, eliminating that constant rumble the D5000 imho suffered from and thus resulting in better seperation.
Also, since the low-end is not as crazy as on it's little brother, the mids come out a lot more. Instrument separation is also significantly improved.
As far as highs go, I had problems with sibilance with my D5000's on some recordings, but so far sibilance is no where in sight with that I've thrown at the D7000's, yet I feel the highs are slightly more extended. Not night/day difference, but it's there. Mostly I just feel the highs are more neutral than the D5000.
These are, like stated, initial impressions but so far I'm very impressed. They're both fun to listen to as well as revealing detail I didn't even catch on my DX1000's or DT880 600Ω's (though I wouldn't say they're a detail orientated can per se).
It's hard to explain, but they're relaxed sounding without being sluggish.
I cannot fathom how someone would think the D5000 and D7000 sounds pretty much the same. They definetely share the same sound signature, but the D7000 is - as so many have posted already - an improvement in every aspect (and it should be, costing about twice as much).
Funny side note; I listened to the latest album I recorded/mixed and I swear it sounded as if the mix was custom made for the D7000's.
I bought the D5000's just ~3 weeks ago, and while I think they're a perfectly stable can, their prominent low-end proved too much in the end.
Some recordings, Helmet's "Aftertaste" album for instance, got a lovely solid thickness which harmonized nicely with the music, but a lot of the time the sheer quantity of low-end just overpowered the mids too much.
That combined with the fact that their slow decay in said area made notes smear together in a sometimes non-musical way. It was more of a mass coming at you rather than defined notes.
This was my biggest beef with the D5000 and ultimately led to the upgrade. I am fully aware of the markl mod, but I prefer my cans to be unmod'ed. Nothing to discuss - I just do.
So, I sold the D5000 and purchased the D7000, which I received today, and I must say that I am impressed.
Straight out of the box, these sound wonderful. Everything I wanted corrected with the D5000 was corrected.
The lows are tamed, yet they still go deep. The D7000 is however by no means bass shy - it still has an emphasized low-end. The difference is that besides having less bass in quantity, it both hits and decays faster, eliminating that constant rumble the D5000 imho suffered from and thus resulting in better seperation.
Also, since the low-end is not as crazy as on it's little brother, the mids come out a lot more. Instrument separation is also significantly improved.
As far as highs go, I had problems with sibilance with my D5000's on some recordings, but so far sibilance is no where in sight with that I've thrown at the D7000's, yet I feel the highs are slightly more extended. Not night/day difference, but it's there. Mostly I just feel the highs are more neutral than the D5000.
These are, like stated, initial impressions but so far I'm very impressed. They're both fun to listen to as well as revealing detail I didn't even catch on my DX1000's or DT880 600Ω's (though I wouldn't say they're a detail orientated can per se).
It's hard to explain, but they're relaxed sounding without being sluggish.
I cannot fathom how someone would think the D5000 and D7000 sounds pretty much the same. They definetely share the same sound signature, but the D7000 is - as so many have posted already - an improvement in every aspect (and it should be, costing about twice as much).
Funny side note; I listened to the latest album I recorded/mixed and I swear it sounded as if the mix was custom made for the D7000's.