Denon AHD2000 High Performance Over-Ear Headphones

Comment: Simply put, these headphones are awesome! I feel a little conspicuous in these large cans but the sound quality from my iPod is simply beyond belief. The only problem is now I need to by a head amp so I can listen to my HD 96/24 music to truely see, or should I say, hear what they can really do.

Comment: When i put these headphones on, i simply get lost in my own world. I use these on flights, watching movies, listening to music, etc. These truly capture every little sound that was meant to be heard and enhances it. the noise cancelling ability makes it possible for you to tune everything else out. not to mention to fantastic bass that these have when listening to music. Its simply like being a movie theater all on your own. thats how fantastic and personal these headphones are. Yes, these hedphones are a bit expensive, but you can always find savings and it is well worth the money. NLISTEN on [...] brings the price to $203.66 with free s/h. but aside from the price, there is no other setback with these headphnoes. By far, much better than the audio technicas and bose headphones ive had in the past. these are my new go to headphones

Comment: I was torn between Sennheiser 595s, Ultrasone 780s, Dr. Dre' Beats and these. I did not like the fact that the Beats by Dr. Dre had to have a battery in order to work. The bass on them sounded great (at the Apple Store) but the build seemed a little flimsy. These phones catered more to hip hop music. I thought they seemed about $150 too much. The Dr. Dre Solo Beats did not sound as good as the full sized ones but I did like the volume/mic/skip control attached to the headphone cable.

The Ultrasone Hfi 780 had good reviews but I could not find much information on them otherwise. Some reviewers claimed they were really uncomfortable. I did not get a chance to try them out personally.

The Sennheiser 595s seemed like they would be a good buy. I would have bought them but I decided to go with a closed cans as I don't necessarily want to broadcast what I am listening to everyone in the room. One complaint many reviewers had about these was that they lacked bass, others called them flimsy and uncomfortable. The bass probably would have been adequate for me though. Most reviewers raved about the "soundstage" these had.

I decided on the Denon HD2000s because of the reviews. I have been quite pleased with my purchase so far. These headphones are very comfortable and I have worn them for a couple of hours at a time. Some reviewers found that they tend to slip off but I have not found that and in fact I cleaned the house last night while wearing them without any problems. The headphone cable is both good and bad. It is good because it is thick and has a nylon covering (so it feels like rope) and does not tangle. It is bad because it is long and a little awkward when you want to be portable (like cleaning the house). I just used a cable clip and wound up the excess cable. Also, the cable does not detach so you cannot replace it with a shorter one unless you want to do some cutting and wire splicing.

These headphones sounded great from the beginning. I have tried them with my home theater amp, my iMac but I have used them mostly with my iPhone. I have not tried them with a portable headphone amp yet but I have one coming any day now. The bass is great and the overall sound seems balanced. I agree with many reviewers that I am hearing subtleties in my music I missed before. They are also sounding better each day after burning in for a few hours. Right now I have burned them in about 30 hours and have about 70 more to go. I am using my iMac to burn them in by just setting my itunes library to play random tracks (everything from Nirvana to Frank Sinatra to audiobooks). I figured that is the best way to round them out.

Comment: Denon ah d2000 outperforms itself and any review I could find.Sound is audiophile real and a great listening experience with itouch or benchmark dac1 amp. The bass is what makes these so good because it is rich but not booming. If you want booming get Dr. Dre's. Feel is high end. Only complaint is the earcup attatchment to the frame which is not strong enough. Do not drop them. The biggest risk is, with Amazon pricing as it is, you will want to do what I did and get the d5000 which is several steps up, but with differences that might cause one to like the d2000 better. Dollar for dollar I don't think they can be beat.

Comment: Pros: Amazing detail, clarity, dynamics and responsiveness over a very wide range of musical styles. For instance, they deliver rich (but not too booming) bass on the Black Eyed Peas' "The E.N.D." Also yields richly textured acoustic notes on Bruce Springsteen's "Devils & Dust" with aplomb. Superb sound overall.

Cons: After several hours of listening, my ears become a little warm.

Summary: Comfortable, amazingly rich sounds across all frequencies and ranges. I've listened to them on my home receiver and also my 60 GB iPod. They provide plenty of volume when driven my iPod. No amplifier needed. In fact, it's easily the best sound I've ever gotten from an iPod (including my Shure in-ear buds). I have had these headphones for over 9 months and I could not be happier with them. It's the best $220 I've ever spent on musical equipment.