Thinking about ALO780s anyone use them with the Headroom Max DAC ALPSRK50..Starting to see a few threads with minor probs with warmth of amp used and boomy bass....Thanks
Marc
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I'm at hour (approximately) 120.. and the bass is getting kinda boomy again.. has anyone experienced that during burn in?
Yes, they go up and down during burn-in. When I sent my stock HFI-780 to dw6928 they were still changing (albeit a bit less dramatic) and they had 350 hours of burn-in by me plus an alleged 200 hours by the previous owner.
Thinking about ALO780s anyone use them with the Headroom Max DAC ALPSRK50..Starting to see a few threads with minor probs with warmth of amp used and boomy bass....Thanks
Marc
Like I said above, with the ALO mods they become less picky about amp after 200 hours of burn-in.
They sound great with my HR Micro Stack, which is known to be warm with strong bass too. They also do great with the RSA Predator which has weighty bass, and I am even able to enjoy them with my Pico and D2 which have more highs that could be fatiguing on a stock 780. They also sound great with my 125 hour Woo WA6, my 800 hour Dark Voice 336i, my Meier HeadFive and HA-1, my Apogee mini-DAC, and every other amp I have now
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Approaching the 40 hour mark, and they're back to smooooth with tight bass, again! The level of detail is amazing! I can hear artists coughing in the background!
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I only compare ALO-780J with all the cans I have or gone, I compare the feeling when I listen same music, please don't ask me how about the High, Mid and Bass difference, because I think this is not fare to compare closed can and open can headphones, by the way this is my 1st closed can.
Headphones I use to compare :
ALO780J, ALO701J, ALOHF1J, (GS1000, W5000 gone)
Music I compare :
Midare - Album : Art of The Japanese Koto
(Easy image left and right hands fingers movement)
My Heart Will go on - Album : Andre Rieu - Love Around The Word
(Each instrument sound easy to find their location, main violin sound in front of the orchestra)
Luke Dillon- Album : Celtic Harp
(When I listen this music, so relax)
Rivers Of Babylon - Album : Boney M.- 20th Century Hits
(Feel like in disco bar)
Fuego - Album : Bond girls - Shine
(Too much mixing)
Those Were The Day - Album : The Best of Boston Pops
(Like listen in music hall)
Take Me Home, Country roads - Album : John Denver Greatest Hits
(Traditional stereo recording)
Yellow River Piano Concert - Album : Lang Lang - Dragon Songs
(Piano sound just in front of me)
Killing Me Softly - Album : Susan Wong - Close to You
(High definition recording, her lips movement so so lovely)
Come With Us - Album : The Chemical Brothers - Come With Us
(Electronic band sound, sorry too electronic)
That's The Way It Is - Album : Celine Dion - All The way...ADecade Of Song
(Enjoy Celine Dion voice, but not that realistic)
Tomoe-Ryu Yutakadaiko - Album : Masters Of Percussion Vol.2
(Japan Taiko drums, Like I stand in front of them)
CD changer - Pioneer PD-M426
AMP : RSA-The Raptor (tubes : Mullard 12au7, GE 5 star 5687 match pair)
Cable : Blue Jeans Cable RCA - RCA
All the above impression are according to my ears and feeling, for myself this ALO-780J suitable for my difference music needs. Maybe closed can suitable for me more then open can, this 780 sound is so balance from high to low, all sounds are very easy recognize what is what. When this can out of the box I try it, I want to sell it immediately, totally not what I want, after burn-in around 60 hours, I use it every night for 4-5 hours until today, so far so good for me.
p.s. Ken can you sell already burn-in mod headphone? Burn-in so painful.
I enjoy music not burn-in.
Thanks for reading.
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Sources: Pioneer-PD-M426 cd player, iTouch-16G
Amps: RSA-Raptor (tubes: Mullard-12au7, GE 5 star 5687), RSA-Predator
Headphones: ALO-780J, PK-1
Gone: GS1000, W5000
p.s. Ken can you sell already burn-in mod headphone? Burn-in so painful.
I enjoy music not burn-in.
Thanks for reading.
Thanks for the post.
Yes I have a system in place that I use to accelerate the burn in process. If you have aversions to burn in and one is willing to wait 3 - 5 days I can give you a good jump on the burn in process.
Thanks
Ken
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