The headset is worn very long and pleasant also can be customized easily. Disturbing are the very high quality connector when they abut the shoulders. This admonition to a correct ergonomic posture, therefore never pull the shoulders, otherwise you can hear friction noise unsightly. The headphones sound isolating design well, but still leaves enough by.
Appearance and material quality I personally find a bit problematic. The varnished mahogany wood looks nice, the painted plastic strap should get early signs of wear and the earbuds seem coated with a very thin synthetic leather imitation, which is expected to disintegrate after years of use. The designers obviously wanted to save weight and costs.
In the musical judgment I must start by saying that I put on high-end standards, but me so far the respective top model Beyerdynamik liked very good and sufficient. Accordingly, I was skeptical when I ordered the Denon (for calming reached me that you can, if necessary, return a device from Amazon). As soon as I bugged the first song I was reassured spontaneously. It sounded so neutral and analytical, as I'm used to it. No peculiarities or "sound" was evident. Now after prolonged intensive listening can be the differences to my previous headphones describe better. It is an experience, the frequency range is seemingly linear reproduced from the deepest bass to the very fine, precise and less intrusive heights. even women's voices sound natural and show the melting of the voice. In jazz recordings the immense precision in the bass fascinated down to the lowest frequencies. Without exaggeration, I realize that it is the unusually precise bass reproduction raises the feeling you stand in front of the live instruments.
Completely incomprehensible to me are the partial withering comments here. If someone "loudness characteristics" suspected he might have only its volume control set too loud (making 95% of people). As is known, the ear has a nonlinear characteristic, so that then the treble and bass are perceived too loud (which in simple headphones often too much is missing). The headphones also produces no sibilance. Jazz broom sound gentle, reserved and pleasant, as with a live concert.
I would buy the AH-D7100 immediately again and recommend it to all who value on neutrality, precision and musical naturalness. With it, you do hear everything what's in a recording. That's why he gets no points deduction because of poor quality materials.
1st Supplement: A possible cause of sonic disappointment might be the very low impedance of the headphones. It is important to check before buying whether the existing headphone amplifier is able to provide enough power; which can be found in the technical data of the amplifier. Usual HiFi equipment usually does not tolerate impedances below 150 ohms. But the Denon has only 25 ohms, so that when mismatches significant phonetic losses incurred. So he is only suitable for portable devices, DAC, special headphone amplifier or (if necessary) PC headphone outputs.
