So what's the word on the new Ultrasone HFI-780???? - Page 101 - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

musicmaker · 03-10-2008, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by helios4

First, the high are grainy, the bass is shy and the sound stage is caverneous and...and...the sibilance...(it hurts)

Welcome to head-fi. Sorry about your wallet.

These are bass shy ? I haven't heard that one before. To me, they had plenty off bass even out of the box. With burn in the bass definition got better and tighter.

Cry Havoc · 03-10-2008, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by musicmaker

Welcome to head-fi. Sorry about your wallet.

These are bass shy ? I haven't heard that one before. To me, they had plenty off bass even out of the box. With burn in the bass definition got better and tighter.

When I first put them on they had less bass than my Denon C700s. Now the bass is really starting to come out in them. The difference in ~10 hours is unbelievable.

Torzwo · 03-10-2008, 06:17 PM

It was like a subwoofer strapped to my head from the very beginning.

Fungi · 03-10-2008, 06:33 PM

I've heard that Ultrasones have more low bass than midbass, maybe that's what's causing the difference in impressions?

helios4 · 03-10-2008, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by musicmaker

Welcome to head-fi. Sorry about your wallet.

These are bass shy ? I haven't heard that one before. To me, they had plenty off bass even out of the box. With burn in the bass definition got better and tighter.

yes I *was* surprised myself. It was the opposite than this 100 pages thread straight out of the box. I bought them for the bass, impact etc... and I did not hear them and it *was* very cold.

or...there was to much trebles that cover them !

Now after 2 hours burn-in (pink noise at very high volume) I hear them. very bassy...maybe too much like a koss (!! no I'm not crazy). The treble is still not good and hurting (like a cheap $30 headphones trebles).

I presume I will say the opposite tomorrow. *Magic*

weird headphones ! I don't understand what's going on here...

Taiwan ? Grado clone ?

silverrain · 03-10-2008, 08:23 PM

Here's the bottom line with burn-in:
while the 780 is burning-in, and you put them on to see how they are doing so far during burn-in?
You never know "whiich" 780 you will hear!
It went from great bass, and high-highs, to lesser bass, even higher-highs, then bass was back, but highs were tamed, and a few minutes ago (around 100+ hours, I estimate) the bass is great, the mids are great, the highs are perfect -- sounding perfect again!
The bass is snapping at the heels of my deep-cup Darths (again).
But, what will I find tomorrow?
Stay tuned!

jamato8 · 03-10-2008, 08:26 PM

I guess I have around 150 hours and they sound tinny. My 750's, which I blew one driver on and replaced the other day are just starting to sound good again and while I preferred them to my HD650's, right now the 750's aren't as good, having a bit of an edge to them and the 780's are way back there.

silverrain · 03-10-2008, 08:30 PM

I'm just gonna let them burn-in until they "settle down" to whatever the end result will be -- I'm betting they will be great -- they have shown "greatness" (to me) a few times, so I know they are capable of it.

Like my RS-1 and deep-cup Darth had an offspring -- the 780!
No kidding -- the best of both (to *me*).

silverrain · 03-10-2008, 08:36 PM

Who was that little girl in the nursery rhyme?
"When she was good, she was very, very, good. But, when she was bad, she was torrid!"

Torzwo · 03-10-2008, 08:40 PM

Mine have been going for over 2 weeks now and there is still a bit of a plastic sound but bass has tightened up. I'm still straining to hear details.

They are so damned uneven sounding it's maddening trying to make a decision...one track sounds good and another sounds like garbage. Notice I haven't used great for these it's because I haven't been impressed once with them, there's been no "eureka" moment. For me they go from just painful to tolerable/good.