[RichieLitt]

What wins?

 

[NapalmK]

Depends on what you are looking for. In my opinion the 780's are perfect for trance and bass heavy music while the 840 is more neutral. With that said, I preferred the "exciting" sound of the 780's. I guess I just prefer a "fun" can to an accurate one.

 

[swbf2cheater]

^ perfectly said

if you are into bass and echo, get the 780

if you want a refined elegance with good punchyness, but damned heavy get the 840

 

[toxicdrift]

780 Wins / love mine, saving up for alo mod next

 

[tim3320070]

Shure is very good for the money but it's not terribly exciting. You can do the ALO mod mostly yourself- it's mostly dampening and a new cable- take you a couple of hours if you know how to tinker with headphones.

 

[RichieLitt]

Anyone else who has heard both? Mine are recabled but they still have a weird tonality. Maybe it's just the Ultrasone sound I don't like

 

[swbf2cheater]

^ could very well be. Lots of people dislike the sound from ultrasone, i wasnt fond of it either at first

 

[RichieLitt]

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Originally Posted by swbf2cheater /img/forum/go_quote.gif ^ could very well be. Lots of people dislike the sound from ultrasone, i wasnt fond of it either at first

I've had them since christmas, so I've certainly given them a chance + burn-in time. I'm kind of angry too because one of the stickers on the cups fell off, so if I wanted to resell them, I'm sure that would be a problem.