Glad to see others have found the MDR-EX650s...for a while they have been my go-to IEMs, but given their cost it is embarrassing to say so in HeadFi.   For some background, I have been a CD mastering engineer since the early 1990s, a Stax owner for 20 years, and have several highly regarded OE...

Well, good news: I figured out how to use the IE800s...I read a large portion of this thread and saw one person chose to get custom ear molds to get them to sit right, and decided to experiment as well...and I have never had an IE so sensitive to proper sealing before.  I guess everyone's...

Anyone have a clue what best price is available at a reputable Sennheiser retailer?  So far all I've found is $799.  I'm going to go that route.   I really appreciate your feedback!

Thank you for the link!  I just checked and they indeed look genuine, based on the holographic ID label, which may or may not have one very small difference.  In the odd chance it is a faked hologram I also filled out the "Contact Sennheiser" form so I can verify. I intentionally steered away...

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...