DENON AH-D1001K

Building a superb-sounding sealed can is no easy feat but DENON has managed to devise an entire closed headphone model series that are well-engineered at every step of the way. The AH-D1001K model offers a great punchy sound and excellent musical detail resolution along with an impressive timbral accuracy that compares favorably side-by-side with much pricier headphones. The D1001K's highs are well-extended with little detectable graininess while the bottom-end bass response is full and punchy without mushy bloating. It's actually a fabulous headphone given its sealed-cup design and highly ergonomic supra-aural earpad sizing. We recommend pairing this can with any quality headphone amp for fully maximized sound quality, improved dynamic range 'quickness', and an authoritative tonal presentation; otherwise, depending on your audio source, there's a chance the D-1001 may not be fully revealing its surprising sonic potential, especially with mobile audio devices like Mp3 players or iPods. But even without an amp along for the ride, expect this little can to offer eye-opening sound quality and top-notch wearing comfort that rates about the best in the mid-sized 'sealed earpad headphone' category.

The DENON AH-D1001 come in a matte-grey on brushed gun-metal look that is nicely understated and elegant-looking. The extremely lightweight frame headband on the D-1001k offers good sizing adjustment with a locking mechanism that allows the band to expand to fit listeners of all head sizes quite well; it sure is a comfy feel on the head. The D1001 mid-sized supra-aural earcups rest gently on the outer part of the earlobes for most listeners and the deep black smooth glove-pleather earpads offer great comfort even during long listening sessions. The isolation factor is decent but will not completely attenuate all ambient noise due to the smaller earpad sizing and the loose comfy fit. Still, the D1001 does provide respectable "leakage" protection from the earcups to the outside world, important if listening in very quiet settings where you don't want to disturb your neighbor. We recommend allowing a minimum of 50-100hrs of 'burn-in' play time for the headphone to sound its very best. The headphone cord is a modular arrangement; a 3.5ft non-detachable Y-cord extends from the headphones and a 6 ft extension cord is provided in the packaging allowing for approximately a 3 meter cable, give or take. The cord terminates to a 3.5mm (1/8") mini-plug. The standard 1-year manufacturer's warranty serviced exclusively through DENON worldwide.

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