so we are all excited over the ie4 now and rightly so.

as for the md33 vs e2c comparison, i pretty much prefer the md33 over the e2c. the e2c sounds muddy, poor top end, and 'tunnel'. md33 is quite highly regarded here for its sonic capabilities.
back to the ie4, if those pictures are real, it is an exact copy of the md33, down to the plug used, except for the one piece long cable. look at the rubber sleeves. the ones that panasonic and sony uses for their canalphones are higher off the buds and leaves a gap between the sleeves and the bud body. the sharp sleeves are a bit different as there are no gaps between the sleeves and the bud body.
and also, the picture posted seems like there is some sort of foam underneath the metal grille, a similar mod i did on my md33 to make the sound less 'boxy'. if the ie4 does have the foam underneath the grilles, then we can be quite sure that sennheiser monitors this forum.
