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A guide on how to recable the Denon AH-D2000 – Without any soldering involved!

Some of you might know, some time ago I set out to mod my Denon AH-D2000’s (D2K’s), and I started modding them by changing the cups, and then not too long ago, changing the pads on them; With these upgrades came: better comfort (pads), and a different (better) sound with the wood cups. However, each time I would want to pick up my D2K’s I would feel a little annoyed at its huge, tangle-prone wires – It was just too long, got self-tangled, twisted, and I had to actually tie up the wire as it was too long to just have lying around, even at home, on my desk.

D2K Recabling - New D7K wire tangle-free

Pictured is the new tangle-free D7K modded cable

I thus decided to go that further mile and recable them. I had the initial intention to solder these, as that’s what was said/talked about, across on the internet, but that very quickly changed to something else…

Before getting into this recabling guide, I would like to thank a few people:
-Matthew from Forza Audioworks for the soldering advice
-Austin from ZX Amateur Cables for his soldering advice
-User julianbell92 for the AWESOME help and guide on soldering the Denon’s
-Last but certainly not least, my dear father who helped me with the process, without him I could have never done this, as I didn’t have the guts nor knowledge to do it!

D2K Recabling - New D7K wire attached

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How to install the Denon plastic rings on Lawton Audio Angle Pads & Comparison with the J$/Stock Pads

After having the J$ pads and not being 100% satisfied, I went ahead and bought the Lawton Audio Angle Pads, to see what the difference was and if they would provide the same quality sound, but with the comfort that I had with the stock pads.

You can purchase them, directly from Lawton Audio – Over there you will find more info about them!

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Denon AH-D2000 Wood Cup Installation Guide!

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!

 

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Denon AH-D2000 Headphone Review – The Muscle Power

Hi there guys n girls!

It has been just around a month (January 2012) of me owning the Denon AH-D2000’s which abbreviated is known as the D2K’s.

Packaging & Accessories: 4/10
Build Quality: 8/10
Cabling: 8/10
Design & Look: 8/10
Isolation: 6/10
Comfort: 9/10
Audio Quality: 9/10
Value: 10/10
My final Rating: 9/10

Purchase Date: January 2012
Purchase Price: £180

Let me start off by saying, my headphone knowledge isn’t vast. I have only owned, previously to the D2K’s the Sony MDR-XB700’s – which in their right, are absolutely brilliant headphones, and for the price of £60, I couldn’t recommend them enough.
That said, after being in the IEM world and finally finding an IEM that satisfied me, I chose to venture into the headphone world. Thus looking for a replacement of my XB700’s which I have owned for over 2 years now! It’s amazing how time flies by, it really is!

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