Need advise regarding denon d5000
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bennysachdev
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Hi Lavii....I own a Denon D5000 for almost a year now but I haven't tried it with anything other than the Maverick D1, Xonar Stx and my Sflo2. And I guess the question is a little open ended and you will never get a concrete recommendation as most suggestions would be biased on personal taste and the lack of experience with different amps and a D5000.
Why don't you make a list of a few amps subject to your price, availability or taste in sound sig(probably we can help you figure out the source) and I can help you from there. One thing I can clearly say is that don't go for a portable amp for the D5k. A desktop would do you good for the future as well. And please mention whats your source and DAC and the kinda music you listen to, to give us an idea for your taste.
Also you can check out faheem's thread on D2000 vs D5000 to give you the contrasting image your looking for between the 2 headphones. My personal choice, I'd go for the D5000 anytime of the day, eyes closed. YMMV, of course
Why don't you make a list of a few amps subject to your price, availability or taste in sound sig(probably we can help you figure out the source) and I can help you from there. One thing I can clearly say is that don't go for a portable amp for the D5k. A desktop would do you good for the future as well. And please mention whats your source and DAC and the kinda music you listen to, to give us an idea for your taste.
Also you can check out faheem's thread on D2000 vs D5000 to give you the contrasting image your looking for between the 2 headphones. My personal choice, I'd go for the D5000 anytime of the day, eyes closed. YMMV, of course
Firstly you need to list down your total budget ( headphones + dac/amp ). As I already told you in the PM you sent me , unless your budget can fit in a D5K along with a good source , dont get the D5K . Also the price difference overall between the D2K and D5K is quiet a lot and might not be justified if the difference is more than 10k .
I got myself a D5000s cause I got a very good deal , ohh and yeah Benny tempted me as well as helped me get one :no: . Had I paid anything more than 23-25k for it(if new) , I am not sure if I would find them to be worth the price.
Also I've wanted to tame the bass on the D5000 , get the mids a bit more forward along with a wider soundstage , so I ended up doing the Lawton mods on my pair of D5K . Here is a complete comparison of D5K vs D2K along with the impressions of the mod . http://www.techenclave.com/audio-zone/denon-ah-d2000-vs-ah-d5000-183841.html
^ While doing this comparison , I didn't have the MX1 so right now they sound even better than the impressions in the above thread. Can proudly say one of the best sounding headphones in the world .
Ever since these came in , I've never have had the urge of upgrading even after trying out lot of other high-end models 
A good source can make a lot of difference , Ive tried the Xonar DX, uDAC , uDAC II , Maverick D1 , HRT Streamer II+ , Audinst HUD MX1 and I can tell you each one of them offers more detailing than the one inferior to it . If you can afford to get a HRT Streamer II+ or Audinst HUD-MX1 , would make the experience even better .
A D2000 + Audinst HUD MX1 would be as good or better than D5000 with a entry level / inferiors source . If you can get the D5000 as well as a high-end source, nothing like it .
I got myself a D5000s cause I got a very good deal , ohh and yeah Benny tempted me as well as helped me get one :no: . Had I paid anything more than 23-25k for it(if new) , I am not sure if I would find them to be worth the price.
Also I've wanted to tame the bass on the D5000 , get the mids a bit more forward along with a wider soundstage , so I ended up doing the Lawton mods on my pair of D5K . Here is a complete comparison of D5K vs D2K along with the impressions of the mod . http://www.techenclave.com/audio-zone/denon-ah-d2000-vs-ah-d5000-183841.html
^ While doing this comparison , I didn't have the MX1 so right now they sound even better than the impressions in the above thread. Can proudly say one of the best sounding headphones in the world .
Ever since these came in , I've never have had the urge of upgrading even after trying out lot of other high-end models A good source can make a lot of difference , Ive tried the Xonar DX, uDAC , uDAC II , Maverick D1 , HRT Streamer II+ , Audinst HUD MX1 and I can tell you each one of them offers more detailing than the one inferior to it . If you can afford to get a HRT Streamer II+ or Audinst HUD-MX1 , would make the experience even better .
A D2000 + Audinst HUD MX1 would be as good or better than D5000 with a entry level / inferiors source . If you can get the D5000 as well as a high-end source, nothing like it .
bennysachdev
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I'd say get the audinst mx-1 first......and depending on how good a headphone you want to buy vs how much you wanna spend, choose between the d2k/d5k keeping in mind the D5k > D2k.
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