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post #751 of 2328
3/4/08 at 2:26am
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Originally Posted by Jalo View Post
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:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f70/ul...ml#post3895571
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post #752 of 2328
3/4/08 at 3:23am
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)?
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post #753 of 2328
3/4/08 at 3:39am
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Wow...I know...he said 99,999. Sorry, but last time I learned in elementary school, 99,999 does not equal 99.999.
hehehe actually in europe....
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post #754 of 2328
3/4/08 at 3:51am
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Originally Posted by Jalo View Post
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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post #755 of 2328
3/4/08 at 5:18am
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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.
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post #756 of 2328
3/4/08 at 5:38am
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Wow...I know...he said 99,999. Sorry, but last time I learned in elementary school, 99,999 does not equal 99.999.

I also do find the D2000's lacking in bass slam which prompted me to sell it very quickly. Hopefully the 780's can deliver.
I hear over in Europe and stuff they use , to denote decimal points.
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post #757 of 2328
3/4/08 at 9:02am
hehehe like I said in europe...
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post #758 of 2328
3/4/08 at 1:27pm
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
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post #759 of 2328
3/4/08 at 1:46pm
Mine were about $207 shipped (USD) to USA, so $215 USD isn't bad being up north and all. It will cost you more to have one of us ship you a pair.
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post #760 of 2328
3/4/08 at 6:05pm
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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.
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post #761 of 2328
3/4/08 at 6:05pm
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Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict View Post
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.

You bring up a very good point regarding the alo mod. I've just ordered an alo-780 and I better e-mail Ken right away to make sure he will sent the diode board and the stock cable back to me along with the order just in case if I ever find some money to buy the UE9 or is it UE11 by then, I can just swap the cable.
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post #762 of 2328
3/4/08 at 7:39pm
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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.
Where'd you find them for $280 in Toronto? I tried to find some place in Toronto that sells them, but had no luck finding anywhere
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post #763 of 2328
3/4/08 at 10:45pm
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House of Hifi - recommended by Ultrasone's Austrian distributor: Audio Tuning Vienna, High Fidelity, audiotuning vertriebs gmbh
Thanks but I just noticed that you live across the atlantic.
I should've checked your "location" under the avatar.
Maybe i'll shoot ultrasone an email and ask where to demo these phones in new england.
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post #764 of 2328
3/4/08 at 10:51pm
Heh, yeah, I don't live close to "the pool", wherever that is...
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post #765 of 2328
3/4/08 at 11:02pm
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Where'd you find them for $280 in Toronto? I tried to find some place in Toronto that sells them, but had no luck finding anywhere
Trew Audio

Picked a pair up tonight, at the store, down by the lake.
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