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The Denon AHD5000 closed-cup headphones employ housing made of natural wood with superior acoustic characteristics that are rich with a broad, natural sound. They have a lightweight magnesium frame, a gold-plated 3.5mm stereo plug and have a frequency playback from 5 to 45,000Hz. They weigh 370g.
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Jon Roe12 October 2009
£558 on amazon ! Come on Gadget Show get real
Report as inappropriateMartin12 October 2009
Give us an idea of prices - nothing on show or web
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Rudy Bale13 October 2009
@Martin: Prices were shown in the program (and above clip).. the prices are displayed when the Top 5 countdown is done.
Report as inappropriateBobby Brown13 October 2009
Just rewatched GS Top 5, no details of prices on show. Tested these yesterday. Don't represent good value for money. Could almost justify them for my home kit but cable not quite long enough to sit away system. Don't think as portable set they stand out so much better than competition, particularly if quality of mp3 etc not of best quality. Certainly not at this price.
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Luke K14 October 2009
The price of these headphones is unreal. If you are going to review headphones they need to be within the majority of peoples price range. £400+ is way to much to be spending on headphones unless you have money to burn.
Report as inappropriateSAS31615 October 2009
im wandering why when i left a comment for other users on price and where to buy it was removed and others have been left on......come on gadget show get real one rule for everybody :(
Report as inappropriateChristopher Smith15 October 2009
Denon AH D5000, £335 at Sight & Sound.
Report as inappropriatemartin17 October 2009
Agree completely, make people aware of prices. Searched for headphones on Gadget show site, then searched for price on Amazon.... £558.96. I'll have 2 pair!
Report as inappropriateChris24 October 2009
Nice cans, but why didn't the TV piece have the prices with the ratings as normal?
Report as inappropriateNath03 November 2009
Which piece of music by Radiohead was used in the product test?
Report as inappropriateitsacomment09 November 2009
@Jon Roe These arn't even the top of their range, then you get modded versions too. Top headphones can go for up to 10k (Senn Orpheus).
Report as inappropriateHarry Purves13 November 2009
I watched the show and replayed the item on the web site, the prices of the headphones are clearly stated on screen at the start of their assement comments. However, what I would like to see is a listing of the prices and the scores for all the tests, so that I can see how the decision has been arrived at, and arrive at my own conclusion based upon the price as well as the score. This would enable the best value to be arrived at in addition to the best performant device. As air time is at a premium I'd be more than happy for this info to be posed on the web site, I can't believe there would huge numbers of people with my analytical requirements.
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waldopepper28 January 2010
Nath, I've been looking for this myself! Found it from the video review - it's 15 Step by Radiohead. As recommended by the editor of What Hi-Fi as a perfect test.
Report as inappropriatedean french06 March 2010
yes, they are £588... but that is why they are the LUXURY item if you want cheap go to the budget section!
Report as inappropriateAdammm1028 March 2010
Are they better than Skullcandy SK Pro DJ Headphones?
Report as inappropriatemax jeffrey30 March 2010
these are well good! im gonna get a pair tonite!!! on ebay and amazon for £199
Report as inappropriatezeek27 April 2010
I dont think theese are better then GRADO
Report as inappropriatesickgadgets10 May 2010
the lack of info is pretty bad....
Report as inappropriatesuper cool dude16 August 2010
the skullcandy skullcrushers are AWESOME for bass heavy music, but thats all they are good for because they have a built in subwoofer, and you dont want rumbling bass when your listening to mozart, but I have the skullcandy SK PRO they are awesome the sound quality is incredible and the bass is unprecedented, I highly reccomend those over the denon
Report as inappropriateChristian McKenna25 August 2010
If you want a great set of headphones at a realistic price try, akg k701 headphones
Report as inappropriateBowen01 October 2010
oh dear, it appears everyone has forgotten how to read on this page... it says luxury... not affordable... this is if you have cash to burn and need a decent set of headphone then these are them....
Report as inappropriateAnonymous28 October 2010
i really want a pair
Report as inappropriatejmb06 January 2011
WOW, you guys don't know the half of it if you think these are absurdly priced, a complete audiophile setup of high end source, amp, cans and cables should really start at £1000 and can go up to and in excess of £5000
Report as inappropriateStephen21 January 2011
I would like the Gadget show to showcase the range of Stax headphones and vacume tube energisers and give their opinions as to how good or bad they are ,as i am unable to locate anyone close to me to judge for myself the qualityto justify the price tag.
Report as inappropriateSam ashman17 March 2011
Your all complaing about the price being alot moe expensive than a lot of people can afford but thats why they call it luxury as it is something that is expensive but probably worth it
Report as inappropriateDProctor6812 April 2011
Save some money and get the Allen and Heath Xone XD-53 £150 for pro headphones
Report as inappropriateDave02 May 2011
How is this a year old, we get new toys every month, and no Dr Dre Beats headphones, who ever updates online isnt very good, i thought you could help me make a informed descision
Report as inappropriateaaron15 December 2011
i found this site that had these great headphones for a great price http://snapshopdeal.com/shop/shop.php?c=9159&n=493964&i=B000MVEC10&x=Denon_AH_D5000_Reference_Headphones
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