05-09-2009, 08:54 PM
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Hfi-780 vs HFI-2200
I currently own the HFI-2200 and from reading all the good things about the HFI-780 it makes me want to get a pair.
How are they different other then being closed and different color/material?
Also will it sound different enough to justify getting them and re-cabling them in the future?
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05-10-2009, 03:08 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kazsud
I currently own the HFI-2200 and from reading all the good things about the HFI-780 it makes me want to get a pair.
How are they different other then being closed and different color/material?
Also will it sound different enough to justify getting them and re-cabling them in the future?
Thanks
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I haven't heard both, but I think you've answered your own question. They're the same drivers, iirc, so it's an open v. closed debate.
I've wondered if the 2200s would really benefit that much from a recabling, maybe someone who has can chime in.
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05-10-2009, 03:23 PM
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At what point did your 2200s finish burning in? I think mine really opened up at around 200 hours but i lost track of time somewhere around 100 hours.
Also what is your next amp move?
Mine are the D10 and the Compass but probably the Compass first
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05-10-2009, 04:17 PM
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I have the HFI-780 and they took the better part of 400-450 hours to settle.
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05-10-2009, 04:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kazsud
At what point did your 2200s finish burning in? I think mine really opened up at around 200 hours but i lost track of time somewhere around 100 hours.
Also what is your next amp move?
Mine are the D10 and the Compass but probably the Compass first
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I didn't keep track past 100 hours, give or take. They've got plenty of hours on them now, though well into 500 range. The last thing to "click in" (for lack of a better word) were the highs. They sounded detached from the rest of the cans, so to say. That was somewhere after 100 but not too long afterwards.
I actually went and got a dac first because my laptop HP out is downright terrible. Then I got a Hot Audio RM-1 which paired quite well with the 2200s. About a week days ago I picked up a Meier HA-2 MKII SE for a helluva price on the FS forums here. I can't see my amp changing anytime soon.
If the Compass was around in December, I probably would have gotten that first as it seems like a good value.
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05-23-2009, 08:20 AM
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I like hfi780 more than 2200
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05-24-2009, 09:39 AM
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and why is that? have u heard both?
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07-31-2009, 10:31 PM
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Well depends on your scource. It's said that the HFI 780 won't sound too great directly out of an iPod, but the 2200 does
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11-08-2009, 06:52 AM
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How is the bass with the 2200, because the 780 has a LOT of bass, more then my Grado SR80s. I don't even listen to my Audio-Technica ATH-A700 anymore, their bass is too "polite". lol. My 780 are powered fine with the Turtle Beach DAC/amp and I listen sometimes to my TV using a Fiio3. Nothing expensive or fancy but still a lot of detail and bass.
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11-18-2009, 11:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by slick1ru2
How is the bass with the 2200, because the 780 has a LOT of bass, more then my Grado SR80s. I don't even listen to my Audio-Technica ATH-A700 anymore, their bass is too "polite". lol. My 780 are powered fine with the Turtle Beach DAC/amp and I listen sometimes to my TV using a Fiio3. Nothing expensive or fancy but still a lot of detail and bass.
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The 2200s have the legendary Ultrasone bottom-end... definitely no deficiencies in that area!
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11-18-2009, 11:14 PM
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how are the ultrasone 2000's compared to the 780's?
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