Denon AH-D7000

Next week I get a Denon AH-D7000 for one or two weeks for test - I am very snoopy to compare it with AKG K701 and K702 

I hope it works well with my green Solo


Edited by FritzS - 12 Dec 2008 at 3:41pm

Hi FritzS,

We have a well burnt-in beta Novo here to send to your European group if you can send again your delivery details (inc telephone number).

Fritzs, look forward to your review. I have a D5000 which I will be pairing with the Novo and post the impressions.

Yesterday I got the Novo test sample an I spend 4 ... 5 hours to test them.

"players list" - Novo, green Solo, Denon AH-D7000, AKG K702, K271 MKII, Sennheiser HD 600, Marantz SA7001 KI

AKG K271 MKII vs. K271 - they are cardinally similar (both are closed) as the K702. In some music passages the K272 run close to the D7000 - but the D7000 is a class upper.

The D7000 makes more pressure in bass as the open K702 or HD600

K702 in bass slimmer and brighter over all frequencies

The HD600 are between the D7000 and K702.

I use mostly the Novo HA, compare to Solo I cannot find replicable differences.
Sometimes I had the feeling Solo express the highs better, but if I cannot reproduce (cannot catch) it. Both running parallel, so I could switch between in short time.

First short review
Music:
Eneda Martha, Lope Kai
Marianne Fathful, Blazing Away
Anton Vivaldi, Four Seasons, Elena Denisova, Gustaf Mahler Esamble, Vienna
Kari Bremnes, Erindring

Roger Waters, Amused to Death, Three Whishes
D7000 more bass, deeper in bass-area, brass more "velvet", more "silky"
AKG's brass are more brazen.

Telarc SACD Sampler 3, Jazz
with Novo + Denon AH-D7000 "a poem for music"

Kodo, Prism Rhythm, SACD, Sony JP, track 4, 5, 6
with Novo + Denon AH-D7000 perfect

Would be continued .....

.... again ... I listen my older references .....

stereoplay - 2008 HighEnd Jubileums CD
Therese Juel, Chuck Mangione, Charlie Antonlini, Marianne Mellnas,
Jazz at the Pawnshop, Modest Mussorsky
so I had never heared this music

Audio "Pure Musik" Vol.4
Camolle Saint-Saens, Orgelsymphonie
Only a visit in concert house sounds better

Archi Shepp, Jasper Van't Hof , Mama Rose
Track 1 Contracts
Realistic, first bank before stage, tenor saxofon truthful
Track 2 Mama Rose, Track 3 People
Background of liveconcert are herable

Jeton Reference
Track 2 Charly Antolini, Endless
live feeling, deep bass of drum appreciable
Track 4 Sicurriada, ICHU
Track 7 Ray Brown, Moonlight Serenade
Track 9 Chris Barber + Band, Snag it
.... close the eyes, enjoy und forget the ambit ....

Misa Criolla, Jose Carreras / Philips
Misa Criolla, Mercedes Sosa / Decca
both are very authentical, drums very mightful

Tchaikowsky, 1812 Overtüre / Telarc
Erich Kunzel, Cincinatty Orcherster
guns very authentic

Carl Orff, Carmina Burana, Eugen Jochen, Orchester der Oper Berlin / DGG
The D7000 don't sound - he plays only he get - and this with precision (the errrors of the recording inclusiv).

Neil Diamond, Jonathan Seegull
Paul Simon, Graceland
KODO, prism rhythm (2005), SACD
very good deep bass, very detailled in till to the highest frequencies.

Cherish The Ladies, some CD's

Who would get a spectacular headphone is wrong on this place, today the Denon AH-D7000 is one of the best of the world closed dynamical headphone - truly that is it!