My first pair of earphones was a small pair of black Sennheiser earbuds. They cost me £20 and at the time I thought wow it cant get any better than this. Well it can and it did, 4 years later and I now have a pair of IE8s, a wonderful pair of in ear monitors, and a pair of full size headphones...

Thanks for the reply Alphaman, I did send them back to Amazon who immediately sent a replacement pair. A very respectable level of service. Its good that the nozzle is meant to come of but I cant see the point in it. The plastic grips are very small and could wear very easily. I would not...

Thankyou all for reading and responding. Amazon EU S.A.R.L quickly replaced the IE8 with a brand new one. The new ones sound great and were delivered within a few days. I fully reccommend Amazon EU S.A.R.L, there customer service is awesome.

Hi all,   I was taking the Comply tips off my IE8s to swap them with new ones and the nozzle came off. Its has not snapped but turned in the housing and can be placed back on. This has no impact on the sound.   I got them as a gift from my wife for XMAS after I broke my Se310s again an...

Thanks for the info CEE TEE. I live in the UK, Edinburgh, Scotland to be precise, and I am not too fond of purchasing items from overseas due to the possibility of the items being hit with a VAT/Duty charge on my end plus the possibility of damage and long shipping times. Id prefer something a...

Could someone provide help choosing a new amp to match with a pair of Sennheisser ie8s. My source is a Cowon s9. I found the icon mobile to be of little benefit and would have preffered a little more treble from the setup. Bass was acceptable and in some cases better without the icon mobile.  ...

I will be in town tomorrow afternoon around 1pm if you want to hear the ie8s amped through a cowon s9? I have an interview at 2pm so will need to be brief but can meet you in starbucks above currys digital store on princes street!

Everyone ears are different and spending that large an amount of money on any earphones without first hearing them will leave you wondering whether you really got the best or not! I would suggest popping into a retail outlet and trying out some headphones first. Once you have an idea what type...

Sorry to hear about your mishap with your Bose Triports. Not many people on this site will be sympathetic to your cause (given the triports are BOSEs which are not appreciated in general by head-fiers) so before any body replies with an off hand comment I will interject. I would in the first...

I had a really really annoying issue with fit of the IE8 and tried all the tips provided by Senn and I also tried some decored Shure foamies and a pair of Sony hybrids. In the end I bought t500 comply tips and these transformed the sound of the ie8s. Plenty of treble, mids and bass. These are a...

Quote: I did try decoring a pair of olives from a pair of faulty SE310s but the lack of a core meant the earphone tips moved too freely and adding a plastic sheath made the foam too rigid which made the olives less squishy and affected isolation. The sony hybrids were better than the...

After a few more hours service with the sony hybrids I was still a little underwhelmed by the bass response and poor isolation. I have bought a set of Comply t-500s (mediums) which fitted the ie8s very easily. I am thrilled with the t-500s, they isolate very, very well and this brings out the...

Ive only ever heard lower end headphones such as the HD595 and HD555 and Grado SR60/80i (I own the Goldring DR150) and to my ears the HD595 was more fun. The HD800 was dull and lacked any passion. Sorry I am not great at describing what I hear just know what I like! The HD800 was being driven by...

I popped into the Sony centre at Edinburgh West end, they didnt have the hybrid tips for sale. In HMV however they had a set of MDR 35LP which have the hybrid tips (S, M and L) so I got a pair of those for £7.99. Thats only £2.99 (the price of a McDs Big Mac) more than they I would have paid for...

I used sensaphonics tool tocheckthe isolation I am getting from my setup (senns own soft foam tips) and I feel I am lacking a little bass. I thought using the comply (t500s) would help but not at the expense of the treble. Will the sony hybridtips suit me better?