Ultrasone HFi 780 vs. Pro 900

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Originally Posted by zombie1210 

I've been using HFi 780's for a couple years now, and like them a lot. I've got the itch to try something a little pricier.  Can anyone tell me if going to the Pro 900's is worth it?  How do they compare soundwise? 

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

Improved bass, mids, and better soundstage. They are my basshead cans. 

All depends of your music genre, personally i prefer the HFi780 (musically speaking,lol), a much better all rounder headphone imo than the Pro900 (better technically speaking). Mids are effectively more detailled on the Pro900 but they are also more recessed.

Imo if you liked the HFi780, you would love the Pro2900 ( one of the best all rounder for the price), i said pro2900 not pro900,lol.

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Originally Posted by DVDRey 

 

 

 personally i prefer the HFi780 (musically speaking,lol)

By the way could you compare 780 with AD900 for pop music ( sound leakage of AD900 is not a big deal)?

Personally I find the Pro 900 an upgrade in most categories.  More bass all around, similar brightness, increased resolution and detail, larger soundstage, greater comfort.  It's possible that the mids are slightly more recessed due to mid-bass bleed, but the higher resolution at least to me makes the mids sound better than on the 780.  The only real downsides are that it's larger, so less portable, leaks a little more sound and doesn't isolate as well,  is more in need of amping, though you can get by without it, and of course, pricier. 

My opinion is that the Pro900s improve with better amping due to the heavier drivers, the HFI-780 are nice in that they don't need a pricey amp. As far as an improvement in the overall sound, I suppose it depends on what you're looking for. They're a little more refined which means you loose just some of the bass bloat and there is more detail in the highs as the expense of some sibilance. While I would consider them an upgrade if you have the right amp for them I would consider other headphones like the T1 as mentioned if you want better SQ with just the right amount of emphatic bass.

It's hard to say how well the receiver powers your phones considering they're all different and I haven't heard the Sansui myself. I don't find the Ultrasones, be it the HFI-780 or PRO900 to be very accurate with real instruments. I would consider them a predominantly electronic genre headphone, I'm now sure how much of that you find on Vinyl. Personally I used the 780s with poorly recorded electronica and dubstep because they didn't show the flaws like my DT880s. I have since sold the 780s and consider the Sony XB500 better for my poorly recorded bass-heavy genres.

Of course, the AD900 leaks much more than the HFi780. The AD900 is an excellent all rounder imo. The HFi780 is a much more aggressive headphone, more fun imo, but i prefer the easy listening from the AD900. Bigger soundstage, more balanced and natural, the AD900 is a good choice for most genre, but if you like EDM or very bassy music, its not the best.