"So a Denon rep came by the store today and showed me about the upcoming Denon line-ups. I don\'t know if this has been mentioned in the thread but here\'s some of what he said.
Basically Denon is making headphones for four different categories of products. "Music maniac" is obviously what this thread is focused on, then there\'s the "global cruiser" which consists of noise cancelling/ travelling, "urban raver" which is consumer level and very bassy sound and the last one is for sports and I forget the name "exercise freak"?
Looks to be a big marketing push by Denon, very flashy (dare I say wacky)- looking products with fancy packaging and many features.
They\'re also releasing apps for each category headphone. The apps for android or iphone become your music player but with added features for each version. They cost about a buck each.
Music Maniac: You have a special EQ tool where you can choose from presets for different genres and sounds, or you can build your own frequency response curve by dragging dots on a line to shape the curve.
Global Cruiser: Access to databases and maps on important itineraries, locations, restaurants, hotels, etc for travellers
Urban Raver: Not quite sure I understood this one, but you apparently have access to some sort of podcast/ music stream on electronic and dance music at all times.
Exercise Freak: Itenerary for jogging routes and whatnot. Possibly heartrate monitor? I\'m not sure about this.
I told him the replacement of the D2000 (the D600) looks pretty bad and is probably a step in the wrong direction... But he managed to make me want to try the D7100.
The D7100 will have a 360 degree ball-joint pivot and memory foam. It should be very comfortable and seal much better than the d7000. The odd shape of the cups is made to fit most peoples\' jaw-lines as naturally as possible. And he also told me the d7100 he tried were about 85% ready, still needed to get "professional final tuning", yet; it still sounded better than the D7000.
We\'ll see in the next few months!"
dleblanc343 * head-fi.org