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Originally Posted by Jalo
Thank you, slwiser, I've been waiting for feedback like this. I will be getting my alo-780j in a day or so, but I have three questions for you.
1. Given what we know about what the 18g Jena Lab can do to the 780, are you tempted to recable the UE9 with JL cable and try to squeeze that last bit of performance out of the UE9? Ken told me that the gain from stock to Jena Lab is about the same for the 780 as well as the ue9. If it is true, that is no laughing matter as the changes is quite significant for the 780 from stock to JL 18g. I cannot imagine adding that much improvement to the already excellent ue9, that will be awesome. But then again, Ken is the only one that has a pair of alo-ue9 and very few people has listened to it to be able to comment on it.
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I am told by Ken at ALO and Alex at ApureSound that the Edition 9 respond well to a re-cable. I tend to believe them.
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2, I thought the burn in time with the alo-780 is alot less than the stock cable, something like 70 to 100 hours is the equivalent of 300 hours of the stock cable according the headphoneaddict. When you say 500 hours of burn in time, are you referring to the stock cable?
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My stock HFI780 were not burned in by 255 hours when I sent them in, but I posted that the Vampire wire 780 were burned-in by 180-200 hours.
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3, What do you think about Skylab's comment about the so so performance of the alo-780?
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He doesn't have ALO 780 does he?
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4. Since you have both the UE9 and the alo-780, and assuming that a person is able to afford the ue9, do you believe the difference im sq between the two is worth the cost difference?
Again thanks so much for the input.
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Yes, the Edition 9 are worth it IF you have the money. But, for the price of an Edition 9 you can have a Woo Audio WA6 amp with all the upgrades and ALO 780 both.