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 truly excellent musical detail resolution along with an impressive timbral accuracy that compares very 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 ergonomic supra-aural earpad sizing. We highly recommend pairing this can with any quality headphone amp for maximized sound quality, tremendous dynamic range 'quickness', and an authoritative tonal presentation; otherwise, depending on your audio source, there's a chance the D-1001 may not be actually revealing its full sonic potential especially if used with weak mobile audio players like Mp3 devices or iPods.

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-1001 offers good sizing adjustment with a solid locking mechanism that allows the band to expand to fit most listeners quite well. However, shorties may find the overall fit a tad loose at times especially if engaging in fierce headbanging to your favorite tunes; but it sure is comfy on the head. The D1001 mid-sized supra-aural earcups rest gently on the outer part of the earlobes and the deep black smooth pleather earpads offer good comfort even during long listening sessions. The isolation factor is decent but will not completely attenuate all ambient noise due to that loose comfortable 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. 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.