■ Development Concept
The AH-D5000 and AH-D2000 have been designed for music lovers who want
to enjoy a realistic sound in complete peace, while the AH-D1000 provides a
high-quality sound that can be easily enjoyed outdoors as well as indoors.
■ Background
Sound is conveyed to people's ears as waves that occur when vibrations from a
sounding body causes the air to vibrate. In a normal listening environment, sound
waves released from speakers fill the listening space, and the waves that reach
people's ears are reflected or absorbed by objects in the room such as desks,
chairs, sofas, the floor, ceiling, or carpet. This is how we, through audio products,
enjoy music recorded in a concert hall, live house, or studio. If you wish to enjoy
an ambiance as though you were sitting in a concert hall or live house, you would
have to raise the volume on the amp to some extent and drive the speakers.
However, if your free time to enjoy music occurs late at night, you may not be
able to raise the volume. At times like those, you need headphones that let you
freely enjoy the music and give you the quality of sound you require. To develop
such headphones, we at Denon embarked on a new path where we focused on
the acoustic space inside the headphones rather than the listening room.
Wearing headphones is like placing your ears right beside the speakers. The
sounding body vibrates the air, but instead of being influenced by surrounding
objects, the sound waves go directly into your ears. At first glance, you might
imagine hearing a beautifully realistic sound, but there are a few issues that must
be addressed first:
• The driver unit needs to reproduce both delicate details and powerful sound,
• The materials used for the housing need to have superior acoustic properties,
• The headband and frame need to feel natural while being worn,
• The cable needs to preserve the purity of electric signals during transmission.
Denon engineers have cleared these challenges step by step through repeated
listening tests and adjustments.
Musical instruments produce a wide variety of delicate nuances in sound that are
most enjoyable to listen to. We invite you now to produce your own space where
you can enjoy them to your heart's content.