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- Hybrid material driver housing for the highest fidelity sound reproduction
- Radial Cascade Damper system reduces cable-transmitted vibration noise
- Acoustic Optimizer balances sound pressure in front of and behind the diaphragm
- 9mm diaphragms with Neodymium magnet drive units provide exceptional efficiency
- 1.3 meter Oxygen Free Copper cable with gold-plated 3.5mm mini plug; Supplied with soft ear pads in three sizes (S, M, L) and a pair of Comply foam ear pads for optimum fit and comfort
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Offering exceptional sound quality at an affordable price, the Denon AH-C260 In-Ear Headphones are ideal for serious listeners seeking performance and value. These earbuds feature exclusive Denon audio technologies to deliver optimum sound quality and superior comfort. Whether you listen to melodic classical music or bass-pumping hip-hop, the AH-C260 headphones will be sure to enhance your listening experience.
Denon AH-C260 In-Ear Headphones
- Acoustic Optimizer technology delivers balanced, natural sound
- Hybrid material driver housing for the highest fidelity sound reproduction
- 9mm diaphragms with Neodymium magnet drive units
- Comfortable in-ear design helps block out external ambient noise
Proprietary Sound Technologies Provide Superb Playback
With their smooth highs and dynamic lows, the Denon AH-C260 in-ear headphones play back your music with startling detail and fullness. The speakers are engineered using Denon's Acoustic Optimizer system which equalizes air pressure on both sides of the 9-millimeter speaker diaphragm to deliver a balanced, natral sound. Denon has also implemented a Radial Cascade Damper system, which keeps cable vibrations to a minimum allowing you to hear every musical detail. Finally, high-grade neodymium magnets are used in the speakers to improve dynamics and efficiency, extending the battery life of your portable music player or computer.
Sound Isolation for Immersive Listening
If you are a commuter or a jogger, you know that ambient noise can often interfere with music listening. Thankfully, the AH-C260 headphones are an in-ear design, which function like ear-plugs to help eliminate unwanted noise. They also use Denon's proprietary Hybrid Material Housing, that dramatically reduces resonance to improve sound detail and balance. This means that you'll always be able to hear your music with superb clarity--even amidst noisy conditions.
Comfortable Design
The AH-C260 headphones have also been designed to provide maximum comfort, even during extended listening sessions. Since every ear is different, four sets of ear pads (ranging from small to large) have been included to provide you with an optimal fit. The 1.3-meter cable features an adjustable branch-point slider, giving users maximum flexibility.
The Denon AH-C260 headphones are backed by a 1-year warranty.
What's in the Box
AH-C260 headphones, four sets of ear pads, user's manual.
Product Description
Part of Denon's Acoustic Luxury series, the AH-260 in-ear headphones combine our latest technologies to deliver optimum sound quality and superior comfort. Denon's Acoustic Optimizer system provides equal ambient air pressure on both sides of the diaphragm for naturally balanced sound. Our exclusive Radial Cascade Damper system reduces cable transmitted vibration, and the cable features Oxygen Free Copper wire. The earpiece housings are constructed of a hybrid Aluminum and resin compound to dramatically reduce resonance improving sound detail and balanced. The large 9mm diaphragms are driven by powerful Neodymium magnets for dynamic sound and high efficiency, extending the battery life of your portable music player or computer. To ensure optimum fit and comfort, the AH-C260 comes with four sets of compliant ear pads that allow the best match for any ear. The ear pads are super soft, and allow maximum isolation from external noise, as well as supreme comfort even with extended listening sessions. The 1.3 meter (4½ feet) cable features equal length (left/right) earpiece cables, along with an adjustable branch point adjustment slider, as well as a cable clip. A compact soft shell carrying case is included.
Customer Reviews
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58 of 59 people found the following review helpful
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I always carry a two pairs of headphones with me, one pair for serious listening, and another pair for casual, on-the-go listening. The serious listening role is currently filled by a pair of Monster Turbines. The other role was filled by a pair of Sennheiser CX500's, but sadly they broke. As such, I was on the hunt for a pair of budget headphones, preferably in the $20 range (the $40 Senns were a little too much for this purpose). Fortunately, I came upon these shortly after. I knew Denon was a good brand, but I didn't know they made budget headphones. Anyway, I immediately bought them to replace the Sennheisers. So far, I've had the Denon's for about two weeks.
Sound quality-wise, these are top-notch. Almost as crisp and clear as the Senns (but $20 cheaper!). The bass has more "thump" than the Senns, and is almost as thumpy, although not as deep as the Monsters. The mids are a bit laid-back, so some voices and guitar notes don't sound as full as they should, but they are still better than others in this price range such as the Skullcandy Ink'd. Terms such as soundstage, which are usually reserved for higher-end headphones, don't really apply here; they're pretty flat and don't have much depth but that's ok. The overall sound is clean and crisp. A little bit cold, but definitely good enough for $20 headphones.
Noise isolation is perfect, for me at least. They block out some noise, but because they don't go that deep in the ears, they still let some noise leak through. Because they don't go very deep, they're also very comfortable to wear.
Being budget headphones, they had to falter somewhere, and build quality is where that happens. The wires are thin, stiff, and tangly. They aren't made of the higher quality "springy" rubber that you can find on the Senns and the Monsters. The material also results in a lot of noise being transmitted to your ears when something comes in contact with the wires. Otherwise though, the strain reliefs on the connections look ok. I think they will last me a decent amount of time, as long as I am fairly careful with them.
Overall, "casual" is how I would describe them, and if you have a tight budget and need something superior to stock iPod/Zune headphones, these are the ones to go for.
UPDATE -
I've noticed that a lot of people complain that these headphones have "tinny" sound, and/or lack bass and definition. Please note that these are in-ear headphones, meaning you have to shove them into your ear canal until the silicone forms a seal. Some people tend to have trouble wearing in-ears, and they'll probably have even more trouble wearing these since they have a rather unusual design, even by in-ear standards (hard for me to explain, but they sorta sit inside the "dip" in your ear). In other words, these type of headphones just won't work for some people, period. If this is your first time wearing in-ears and you're getting crappy sound out of these, I definitely recommend that you try experimenting with the fit before reserving judgment. Have fun listening!
Sound quality-wise, these are top-notch. Almost as crisp and clear as the Senns (but $20 cheaper!). The bass has more "thump" than the Senns, and is almost as thumpy, although not as deep as the Monsters. The mids are a bit laid-back, so some voices and guitar notes don't sound as full as they should, but they are still better than others in this price range such as the Skullcandy Ink'd. Terms such as soundstage, which are usually reserved for higher-end headphones, don't really apply here; they're pretty flat and don't have much depth but that's ok. The overall sound is clean and crisp. A little bit cold, but definitely good enough for $20 headphones.
Noise isolation is perfect, for me at least. They block out some noise, but because they don't go that deep in the ears, they still let some noise leak through. Because they don't go very deep, they're also very comfortable to wear.
Being budget headphones, they had to falter somewhere, and build quality is where that happens. The wires are thin, stiff, and tangly. They aren't made of the higher quality "springy" rubber that you can find on the Senns and the Monsters. The material also results in a lot of noise being transmitted to your ears when something comes in contact with the wires. Otherwise though, the strain reliefs on the connections look ok. I think they will last me a decent amount of time, as long as I am fairly careful with them.
Overall, "casual" is how I would describe them, and if you have a tight budget and need something superior to stock iPod/Zune headphones, these are the ones to go for.
UPDATE -
I've noticed that a lot of people complain that these headphones have "tinny" sound, and/or lack bass and definition. Please note that these are in-ear headphones, meaning you have to shove them into your ear canal until the silicone forms a seal. Some people tend to have trouble wearing in-ears, and they'll probably have even more trouble wearing these since they have a rather unusual design, even by in-ear standards (hard for me to explain, but they sorta sit inside the "dip" in your ear). In other words, these type of headphones just won't work for some people, period. If this is your first time wearing in-ears and you're getting crappy sound out of these, I definitely recommend that you try experimenting with the fit before reserving judgment. Have fun listening!
26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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I really didn't realize the difference in the audio quality was going to be this huge. Let me tell you that the sound differential is so noticeable. I am listening to Ludovico Einaudi's beautiful piano piece: snow prelude no.2 and I didnt realize that there were some very soft drum percussions in the background until I used these headphones. I thought I was listening to a different album! The rubber ring fitted snuggly in my ears and it meant it did reduce the external background noise so I didn't to have the volume as loud. There are other sized rubber rings to fit your earhole. The Audi was definitely a lot sharper and clearer. I also played joss stone and the voice was crisper. For this price, this is well worth the switch from the standard apple products. Dennon is a recognized brand - great buy.
61 of 73 people found the following review helpful
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When reviewing a product like this, I think it's important to know the reviewers age - I'm in my 50s - I'm not listening to Kenye West and Jay-Z through these. I'm most likely listening to classical music, Sinatra, or folk-rock in the Dylan/Taylor range. And some pop.
Nor am I blasting them. Years playing keyboard in a band has already taken a minor toll. I keep the volume reasonable.
That said, these are good little earbuds. The midrange is clear and balanced, the bass is definitely there, and they fit as well as a set of earbuds will fit for 20-30 bucks. Their sound blocking is not as good as the pair of Shures that I owned, but then again, they are about 25% of the price.
Overall, these entry level Denons provide good sound quality for listening to your iPod as you travel, run, or just at home. You'd have to spend a lot more to get a signifiant upgrade in sound quality. As I said, proper fit at this price range is a hit and miss affair, but these seem pretty average.
Overall - good deal; I'm pleased!
Nor am I blasting them. Years playing keyboard in a band has already taken a minor toll. I keep the volume reasonable.
That said, these are good little earbuds. The midrange is clear and balanced, the bass is definitely there, and they fit as well as a set of earbuds will fit for 20-30 bucks. Their sound blocking is not as good as the pair of Shures that I owned, but then again, they are about 25% of the price.
Overall, these entry level Denons provide good sound quality for listening to your iPod as you travel, run, or just at home. You'd have to spend a lot more to get a signifiant upgrade in sound quality. As I said, proper fit at this price range is a hit and miss affair, but these seem pretty average.
Overall - good deal; I'm pleased!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great until. . .
I picked up these headphones for 15$ during a amazon sale, I was very pleased when the product first arrived. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ben
Loose connection
I had difficulty connecting the headphones to my cellphone. After some wiggling, the headphones worked if I held my cellphone still. Read more
Published 1 month ago by unhappy
Sound okay, but keeping them in is a problem
Between myself, my spouse, and others, I haven't found anyone that is able to keep these in their ear, no matter which size pad is used. Read more
Published 2 months ago by HiDef Cineza
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This product worked well in the beginning. However within a few months, the audio quality in the left ear deteriorated. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Surya Prakash
Now I can hear on my Kindle Fire
It wasn't that I couldn't hear the audio on my Kindle Fire but it wasn't loud enough. Now with my head phones everything is AOK.
Published 3 months ago by L. A. Lagalante
Average performance from denon
Lacks bass ,not for people who like hip hop, RnB and house music .
Good clarity good for acoustic music .
Good clarity good for acoustic music .
Published 4 months ago by Ravi
Great Headphones
I am not a heavy user - no ipod or mp3 player; but these work beautifully in my tablet to watch movies.
Published 4 months ago by S. Howell
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Really nice ear buds. They came with multiple sized ear cushions and they even had a small enough size to work in my ears. They were also on sale ata a great price.
Published 4 months ago by robinsnest
Disapointed with mos recent order
I had orderd a set of ear buds for my "Kindle keybord" so I could download an audio book. I went to "Chat" with ms. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Doubting Thomas
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