drews
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Hi,
based on the comments here I just bought the Sennheiser IE800s. I got them today, put on the 96K/24-bit Talking Heads "Take Me To The River" and....YUCK! They are extremely tinny and shrill, even ringy in the 3-8KHz range with zero bass. As a comparison I have a few other IEs and headphones: Stax 404s, Etymotic ER-4S, and an inexpensive but OK Audio-Technica ATH-ANC23s. Anyone familiar with this track, especially the HD remaster knows that Chris Franz's kick is full and awesomely mic'ed. It is reduced to just a little puff in the IE800s compared to the other IEs and Staxes. I am concerned that mine are either defective or bogus!
Anyone else have this experience? I'm about to return them...if I can. Any advice would be appreciated.
Where did you get them? "Shrill with zero bass" makes me think they are fake or damaged. It's not like you even need a good seal with these... Did you check your serial number?
http://qr-sennheiser.com/index.php?id=5&L=1&id=5