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Posted by nsgarch (A) on May 17, 2012 at 21:57:55

In Reply to: RE: Denon 7000 posted by Frank I on May 16, 2012 at 18:10:06:

Wow, I'm sorry to hear that. These are GREAT headphones (the 7000's) requiring only a little felt lining inside the wood cup to soak up a bit of bass reverb inside the cup. I also rewired mine for balanced operation using Stefan AudioArt cable. I've had a LOT of headphones including AKG, Beyer Sony, Grado, Senn, etc. Haven't ever owned a pair of Stax, but did have a couple pairs of Koss stats way back.

I'll tell you, the only headphones I ever owned (and still do) that can hold their own against the AH-D7000's are my vintage Yamaha orthodynamics. IMO, they each do one thing just a leeetle bit better than the other ;~) The Denons have a (very small) edge in bass reproduction, while the Yammies have ( atiny bit) better mids. But at these levels, the differences are insignficant as far as I'm concerned.

Balanced is a great way to drive headphones, but IMO, this is true ONLY if you have a headphone amplifier which includes a feature similar to the 'Crossfeed' function in my Headroom Home Balanced Headphone Amp. This circuit eliminates the 'ping-pong' effect, which as someone noted, can be more intense when operating headphones in balanced mode.

My other headphone amp is a (single ended) tube unit, the well-known and fabulous sounding Melos SHA-1. So of course, I get a little nuts, because they each have their strengths. I'm keeping my eye out for a unit (new or vintage) that combines the sound of tubes with the realism of 'Crossfeed'. I might never listen to my MartinLogans again (yeah, right!)

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Topic - Denon 7000 - Frank I 08:08:45 05/16/12 (17)

really? - nsgarch 21:13:06 05/17/12 (1)

RE: really? - Frank I 06:47:58 05/18/12 (0)

My first pair of 2000's were defective. - jimbill 21:03:39 05/17/12 (1)

RE: My first pair of 2000's were defective. - Frank I 06:49:22 05/18/12 (0)

As headphones increase in popularity... - genungo 02:15:04 05/17/12 (1)

RE: As headphones increase in popularity... - Frank I 09:43:49 05/17/12 (0)

RE: Denon 7000 - Douger 15:27:35 05/16/12 (2)

RE: Denon 7000 stripped threads - nsgarch 07:02:39 05/18/12 (0)

RE: Denon 7000 - Frank I 18:11:08 05/16/12 (0)

RE: Denon 7000 - pbarach 13:30:24 05/16/12 (7)

RE: Denon 7000 - Frank I 18:10:06 05/16/12 (6)

replacements for the Denon 7000 and the others in the series - pbarach 16:44:07 05/29/12 (4)

RE: replacements for the Denon 7000 and the others in the series - Frank I 04:53:35 05/31/12 (3)

No, everyone DIDN'T know they were being discontinued - pbarach 03:31:56 06/01/12 (2)

RE: No, everyone DIDN'T know they were being discontinued - Frank I 18:12:29 06/03/12 (1)

RE: No, everyone DIDN'T know they were being discontinued - pbarach 19:54:55 06/03/12 (0)

so lucky! - nsgarch 21:57:55 05/17/12 (0)

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