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You guys are making me want to get the 780 mod with jena cable and here i sit with KENS Cryo cabled Edition 9s. Talked him out of them about three weeks ago. (POOR ME) They are great though. But, should i get the 780s also? I think he is EVIL making all these great toys. MO-MONEY Just kidding about the EVIL part KEN.
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I'm so torn. I was about to pull the trigger on some Sennheiser HD 650's several weeks ago and I hesitated because of the rumors surrounding what Sennheiser was going to do at the CES. Then I started to read about the ALO Modified Ultrasone HFI-780's. Now I don't know whether to get Sennheiser HD 650's with Ken's 18G JenaLabs Cryo headphone cable or the ALO Modified Ultrasone HFI-780's with the 18G JenaLabs Cryo cable? I don't want to get both. Any advice from you headphone fanatics would be sincerely appreciated...thanks 
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03-14-2008, 06:56 AM
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I now have about 60 hours on my JL ALO780's, and am thoroughly enjoying them through a WA6 max'd.
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Cool, my WA6 maxxed will be here Saturday I think. 
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03-14-2008, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by charlie1
You guys are making me want to get the 780 mod with jena cable and here i sit with KENS Cryo cabled Edition 9s. Talked him out of them about three weeks ago. (POOR ME) They are great though. But, should i get the 780s also? I think he is EVIL making all these great toys. MO-MONEY Just kidding about the EVIL part KEN.
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If you have the Cryo cabled Edition 9 now, and just need a great "knock-around" closed headphone that sounds similar, and without buying another Edition 9, then you have your answer. 
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...honestly, it's like comparing ugly Betty with Scarlett Johjansson, you do not know where to start because you cannot take your eyes off Scarlett...
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03-14-2008, 07:02 AM
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I'm so torn. I was about to pull the trigger on some Sennheiser HD 650's several weeks ago and I hesitated because of the rumors surrounding what Sennheiser was going to do at the CES. Then I started to read about the ALO Modified Ultrasone HFI-780's. Now I don't know whether to get Sennheiser HD 650's with Ken's 18G JenaLabs Cryo headphone cable or the ALO Modified Ultrasone HFI-780's with the 18G JenaLabs Cryo cable? I don't want to get both. Any advice from you headphone fanatics would be sincerely appreciated...thanks |
Boy, that's a tough one. You really do need both.
The HD650 with JL cable to get respect here on head-fi, and the JL cabled 780 for everything else. 
Just kidding, since I just picked up some balanced HD650's...
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...honestly, it's like comparing ugly Betty with Scarlett Johjansson, you do not know where to start because you cannot take your eyes off Scarlett...
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03-14-2008, 02:10 PM
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The HD650 with JL cable to get respect here on head-fi, and the JL cabled 780 for everything else. |
Bahaha! Funny!! Hopefully there's some truth to that! 
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03-14-2008, 05:25 PM
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My ALO-780s are starting to become untouchable for Power Metal, last night I listened the new Epica album to see how the 780s would handle the fast almost Black Metal parts and again they didn't disappoint me, almost all the headphones that I have tried so far with this album have failed during the fast parts except the 780s
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My ALO-780s are starting to become untouchable for Power Metal, last night I listened the new Epica album to see how the 780s would handle the fast almost Black Metal parts and again they didn't disappoint me, almost all the headphones that I have tried so far with this album have failed during the fast parts except the 780s
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03-14-2008, 07:28 PM
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My ALO-780s are starting to become untouchable for Power Metal, last night I listened the new Epica album to see how the 780s would handle the fast almost Black Metal parts and again they didn't disappoint me, almost all the headphones that I have tried so far with this album have failed during the fast parts except the 780s
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Sounds like another happy customer for ALOaudio and Ken's work.
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03-14-2008, 07:31 PM
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Oh yeah?!?!
Well my ALO 780 can stop a runaway car before it hits a group of school children crossing the street! 
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...honestly, it's like comparing ugly Betty with Scarlett Johjansson, you do not know where to start because you cannot take your eyes off Scarlett...
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03-14-2008, 10:47 PM
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03-14-2008, 10:52 PM
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AAAHHHHH! -- I couldn't stand it any more -- all you peeps liking your ALO-780's finally broke my resistance!
My stock 780 just now sounded so good, checking to see how the burn-in was going, that I also just now ordered the Jena cryo 780...
My wallet hates ALL of you -- but you're still my friends, in spite of what my wallet says (it's saying some mean stuff right now, between sobs...so pathetic...) 
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03-15-2008, 12:08 AM
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AAAHHHHH! -- I couldn't stand it any more -- all you peeps liking your ALO-780's finally broke my resistance!
My stock 780 just now sounded so good, checking to see how the burn-in was going, that I also just now ordered the Jena cryo 780...
My wallet hates ALL of you -- but you're still my friends, in spite of what my wallet says (it's saying some mean stuff right now, between sobs...so pathetic...) |
Are you getting a completely new alo mod or are you having your stock version modded? Curiious to see if you will be able to compare the 2 as I did
Welcome to the mod squad! hehehe hmmm did I say that? sounds catchy huh ...
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03-15-2008, 02:35 AM
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AAAHHHHH! -- I couldn't stand it any more -- all you peeps liking your ALO-780's finally broke my resistance!
My stock 780 just now sounded so good, checking to see how the burn-in was going, that I also just now ordered the Jena cryo 780...
My wallet hates ALL of you -- but you're still my friends, in spite of what my wallet says (it's saying some mean stuff right now, between sobs...so pathetic...) |
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03-15-2008, 05:20 AM
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I'm still keeping the stock 780 for now.
I bought the $595 Jena cryo 780 package that includes new 780's.
After the stock and ALO's both complete burn-in, the loser will go to the FS forum here....
Or, maybe I'll just keep both. Will decide later.
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03-15-2008, 08:55 AM
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I'm still keeping the stock 780 for now.
I bought the $595 Jena cryo 780 package that includes new 780's.
After the stock and ALO's both complete burn-in, the loser will go to the FS forum here....
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I might be interested in either of them when you have a loser. The JL ones for a friend, or the stock ones for my son. Did you do a 1/4" jack with the JL, and what length did you use?
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