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Guys, just a quick question regarding isolation. If I were to wear the 780 on an international flight, will the person sitting next to me hear and be disturbed by any noise at all.
Second, if I have the alo mod, will it wipe the manufacture warranty out?
And lastly, what I didn't get from headphoneaddict in his comparison to the ue9 is that how close the alo 780 is to the ue9, is it 80%, 90% or 95% of the ue9.
They leak almost NO sound at all.
The second question is already answered in my latest post in the ALO thread:
HeadphoneAddict, thanks for your info, I really enjoy your review of the alo 780 and the ue9. Do you know if anyone has a alo modded ue9 (w/ JenaLabs)?
HeadphoneAddict, thanks for your info, I really enjoy your review of the alo 780 and the ue9. Do you know if anyone has a alo modded ue9 (w/ JenaLabs)?
No, but considering the Edition 9 still beat the modded 780 by a small margin, I would imagine a re-cable will only make the Edition 9 better too.
Oh, Ken at ALO does have a modded Edition 9 of his own, as a matter of fact. Someday, if I get tired of the 780's, I can put a less costly cable on them, and put the JL cable on the Edition 9 or something else. I didn't get back my old cable (useless cable/diode board), but I have a couple of stock Grado and a stock D2000 cable laying around that I could use since the 780 are dual entry now.
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Well, I EQ'ed it so that it's not as noticable but compared to the Atrio M5s, it's still somewhat lacking. Hopefully, the HFI-780 are better in this front. Eager to here your update, souperman
I can tell you that yes, the HFI-780 most certainly has more slam and tightness to the bass than the D2000.
Is $215 shipped to Canada a good price? I might get taxed with customs as well though... which will bring it to $250 CAD... But still is it a good price?
Or should I just ask someone in the USA to buy them for $200 shipped to them then pay them for shipping to me
Is $215 shipped to Canada a good price? I might get taxed with customs as well though... which will bring it to $250 CAD... But still is it a good price?
Or should I just ask someone in the USA to buy them for $200 shipped to them then pay them for shipping to me
I found them for about $280- including tax here in Toronto. I always get zapped with customs charges and I'm wary of warranty issues as far as buying something in the U.S. and bringing it up here.
but compared to the Atrio M5s, it's still somewhat lacking. Hopefully, the HFI-780 are better in this front. Eager to here your update, souperman 
But still is it a good price?