Pros: Wire, Accessories, Mids, highs, comfort, isolation
Cons: Price, Bass
Packaging & Accessories: 9/10
Build Quality: 10/10
Design & Look: 9/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 10/10
Isolation: 9/10
Comfort: 9/10
Audio Quality: 9/10
Value: 6.5/10
My final Rating: 9/10
Purchase Date: May 2010
Purchase Price: £200
I will be installing some wood cups on my D2K’s, and will be making a guide for it! I wanted to note it all down and show my progress, so here it is!
Introduction
These Denon AH-D5000 mahoganny cups were bought from Mark Lawton, for a very reasonable price, over at Lawton Audio!
As you can see they come with the Xtreme Dynamat already installed, within the cup, which dampens the sound – a guide by Mark can be found over at Head-fi!
I will also mention the sonic characteristics that I notice being different. However, I bought the wooden cups mainly due to their amazing looks!
First of all here is my disassembly guide – which will help you in understanding on how to open your Denon’s up!
Pros: J Shape cable design, mids, look/design, accessories, price
Cons: Isolation, not as much mid-bass as the EX500’s
Packaging & Accessories: 9/10
Build Quality: 8.5/10
Design & Look: 9/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 8/10
Isolation: 7/10
Comfort: 9/10
Audio Quality: 8/10
Value: 10/10
My final Rating: 9/10
Purchase Date: August 2009
Purchase Price: £40
My work colleague bought the EX510’s after my recommendation. I had previously owned the EX500’s and found them in being one of the best sub £50 earphones – So I logically thought, that the EX510’s were going to be the same. These EX510’s cost 50€, which is around £40. So, they do still remain sub £50, but the question is, do they match the EX500’s and their legacy?
Let’s get into the review and find out!
Pros: Bass, comfort, price, wire, design
Cons: Mids, highs, size
Packaging & Accessories: 7/10
Build Quality: 10/10
Design & Look: 8/10
Isolation: 8/10
Comfort: 9/10
Audio Quality: 7/10
Value: 10/10
My final Rating: 10/10
Purchase Date: August 2009
Purchase Price: £70
The XB700’s were one of my favourite headphones. I owned them for 2 years+ and there wasn’t a single fault in them, not even a scratch. They are bass-heavy headphones, at such an affordable price, you really can’t go wrong.
I eventually sold them, as I “upgraded” to the Denon AH-D2000’s.
I will go through each of the categories, and hopefully give you a full review of these amazing headphones!
Pros: Bass, price, accessories, isolation, design, comfortable
Cons: Mids, Build quality
Packaging & Accessories: 9/10
Build Quality: 7/10
Design & Look: 9/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 7/10
Isolation: 9/10
Comfort: 10/10
Audio Quality: 7/10
Value: 10/10
My final Rating: 9/10
Purchase Date: October 2011
Purchase Price: £18
Bought these for my friend, for his birthday. I was looking at earphones in the under £25 category, which were good but also were discrete where he could potentially sleep on them.
Pros and Cons are very similar if not identical to their older brothers the CX500’s