They sound great, and very detailed, with awesome bass, but they're just too damn cold And they're kind of fatiguing at larger volumes. This is with about 100hrs burn in. I'm hoping this is all just the fault of my iBasso D2, so I plan on switching out the OpAmp in there. Also, I'm waiting for my friend to finish hotrodding my X-Fi, so I'll probably wait 'till then to cast final impressions.
They sound great, and very detailed, with awesome bass, but they're just too damn cold And they're kind of fatiguing at larger volumes. This is with about 100hrs burn in. I'm hoping this is all just the fault of my iBasso D2, so I plan on switching out the OpAmp in there. Also, I'm waiting for my friend to finish hotrodding my X-Fi, so I'll probably wait 'till then to cast final impressions.
Get yourself a nice tube amp like my Yamamoto HA-02 if you want real synergy with these headphones. I can see why you would think this way with a very neutral and analytical SS amp. The RS Raptor would do as well.
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Bleh... I really don't want to spend that much on an amp. $300 at the most, $200 preferably. Also, I can't really do tube amps since I need my amp to be transportable, and tube amps look rather risky to transport.
I'm thinking about some D2000's Markl'd (if he's going to do them) since apparently they're already warm sounding.
EARGASMS! Try the Imod Ipod with the new AURA TEFLON Imod Dock - The JENA LABS FUGUE cables (just burned in) thru RSA RAPTOR (waiting on the WA6 MAXED wired with solid silver wire from KEN at ALO sent to JACK WU) thru ALOs JENA CRYO cabled EDITION 9s with your favorite LOSSLESS songs. NOW that's EARGASMS. Can't wait to try the WA6 from BENCHMARK DAC1 USB
That dock you have Charlie is the Bomb. With my WA6 and the New JL 18G AKG 701s I was hearing tones hit I have not heard before through headphones. Your set up will me close to this one I am using so yeah - rock on! hope you enjoy them for a very long time.
The Corda Headsix is really good too warm the sound of the 780s, you can purchase it for $165 with the shipping included.
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Bleh... I really don't want to spend that much on an amp. $300 at the most, $200 preferably. Also, I can't really do tube amps since I need my amp to be transportable, and tube amps look rather risky to transport.
I'm thinking about some D2000's Markl'd (if he's going to do them) since apparently they're already warm sounding.
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I have a iBasso D2 and it sounds ok to me, but my alo mod is longer burn in then yours. Give it a little more time to settle down and also the paper towel trick helps
They sound great, and very detailed, with awesome bass, but they're just too damn cold And they're kind of fatiguing at larger volumes. This is with about 100hrs burn in. I'm hoping this is all just the fault of my iBasso D2, so I plan on switching out the OpAmp in there. Also, I'm waiting for my friend to finish hotrodding my X-Fi, so I'll probably wait 'till then to cast final impressions.
It is really too early to make that decision I think.
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Yep, now I'm starting to reconsider somewhat. Rickio's mod really, really helped with the harshness of what I was hearing. When I turn it up to very high volumes though, I start hearing some harshness again as well as some sibilance, which if persists might make me consider selling.
The Corda Headsix is really good too warm the sound of the 780s, you can purchase it for $165 with the shipping included.
Yeah, that's a decent combo that doesn't have a accentuated bite in the treble or a bloated bass, but they went up to 185 due to the declining dollar. The Headsix was also very good with my shallow cup Darth Beyer.
But, as the ALO 780 reach 200 hours, the need to be picky about amps and source declines.
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LarryHead-Fi Feedback MAIN RIG: Marantz CD5001 > Synergistic Research Coax > Apogee mini-DAC with Sigma 11 PSU > Neutrik XLR out > Jensen Transformers XLR-RCA > Anti-cables RCA > Stax SRM-1 Mk2 pro (or HEV70) > Sennheiser HE60 >>> or SRM-1 Mk2 Pro (or HEV70) RCA pass-thru > Silver plated copper IC > Woo Audio Maxxed WA6 w/ GZ34 Bugle Boy > Grado RS-1 with APS V3 cable. BEDSIDE RIG: Sony D-303 or iRiver H140 > Sysconcept.ca optical > HeadRoom Micro DAC > ALO cryo silver x mini-mini > TTVJ portable millet hybrid tube amp > Grado HF-1 with Headcoverage woodies and APS V3 cable >>> or DV336i > Edition 9 with APS V3 cable. BASEMENT RIG: iBook > USB PICO > Denon D2000 APS V2 cable. PORTABLE RIG: iMod 80gb 5.5G > barqy silver in silk LOD > ALO portable V-Cap dock > barqy silver in silk mini-mini > RSA Predator > Livewires T1. LAPTOP RIG: MacBook > USB iBasso D2 > Edition 9 with APS V3 cable. CO regional meet 7/26/08
And they're kind of fatiguing at larger volumes. This is with about 100hrs burn in. I'm hoping this is all just the fault of my iBasso D2, so I plan on switching out the OpAmp in there. Also, I'm waiting for my friend to finish hotrodding my X-Fi, so I'll probably wait 'till then to cast final impressions.
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