Sennheiser IE80's Impressions Thread - Page 41

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Originally Posted by Craigerz 

 

 

If you want shoot me a PM and I can let you guys know of a trusted authorized dealer here in the states that has these. 

 

PM me PM me !

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Originally Posted by Craigerz 

dude...hit up Brian over at Razor Dog Deals, Tell him Craig sent ya. 

I'm still waiting for the deals ;), rather be patient than rush and waste money. Anyways the Custom TF10 is my next project.

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Originally Posted by fallingreason 

It is almost certain they will sound different.  Sennheiser is releasing a whole new model, whereas in the past they have updated certain headphones while claiming the sound was unchanged (HD600, HD650)

 

Also, just because the specs are the same doesn't mean the driver is the same.  Many high end drivers have the same spec #'s.

Hmm, 

I contacted Sennheiser yesterday in regards to checking a registered product for my IE8's and they told me in text that the IE80 was a "cosmetic" upgrade

I hope they refined and improved the sound, but his word choice leads me to think there is little if any difference in the sound signature

@Vonx: missed a few pages there, did you, my friend?  The two are noticeably different in sound, as has already been discussed.

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Originally Posted by i2ehan 

@Vonx: missed a few pages there, did you, my friend?  The two are noticeably different in sound, as has already been discussed.

Ah, yep i did, thats good to hear

it still has me wondering why the sennheiser rep said the ie80s were a "cosmetic" upgrade

Maybe the same driver so sonics differences are vent and positioning related.

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Originally Posted by archy121 


X2
Amazon has ie8i for £199 if you interested.
Seems ie8 out of stock with most major UK online
stores & they don't have ie80's.
Anyone come across UK/EU trusted site with ie80s upto max
£200 ?

You can buy them in Sweden for around £176 right now. They're somewhere around £180 in a multitude of shops right now in Sweden, so I don't think it's just a sale or anything like that. They just seem to be a bit cheaper in Sweden right now. This is probably a subject to change, seeing as how expensive other headphones are in Sweden.

I'm thinking of buying me a set of IE80's after the holidays. That is, if they can keep their price under £200 over here.

Ya, my brother is in the business and assures me it's the same driver. Certainly the implementation could change the sound quite a bit.... like that metal face-plate!

Well, I'm sure glad I didn't bite the bullet and get a pair then!

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Originally Posted by fallingreason 

 

 

Well, I'm sure glad I didn't bite the bullet and get a pair then!

We're all nuts.... so don't let the facts sway you! I will probably buy the 80s when they hit the sales forum and try some of the Tx-500 Complys.

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Originally Posted by audiogamma 

We're all nuts.... so don't let the facts sway you! I will probably buy the 80s when they hit the sales forum and try some of the Tx-500 Complys.

Try Ts-500, way better with these.

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Originally Posted by tienbasse 

Try Ts-500, way better with these.

Danka

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Originally Posted by goodvibes 

Maybe the same driver so sonics differences are vent and positioning related.

x2, plus let's not forget, so far no one has had the chance to compare a new IE8 to the IE80.