ScaryFatKidGT
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So I'm a little behind the times and looking for new IEM's.
I currently have SE535's which always got rave reviews.
The higher-end SE846's were kind of a mixed bag so I never went with those, altho there is a 2nd general of them now.
Sennheiser had the IE80's, then the IE800's which were mainly known for their $1000+ price tag but were reviewed favorably, now they have the IE200, 300, 400, 500, 600 and 900's lmao.
So I understand that the 400's and 500's are marketed towards monitoring and are basically direct competitors to Shure's SE425's and 535's but I don't quite understand why they do this... for lower-end consumer products I got it but for high-end audiophile things everyone wants a flat response so I don't quite understand having the IE500's AND the 600's but whatever...
I love my SE535's but always wanted something with more detail and more sparkly high's, I've wanted to try the SE535 SE's but have never bought them, my favorite sound is Bower's and Wilkin's sound of their higher end loudspeakers, the treble is super detailed and airy but not harsh or overly analytic like some things can be like Grady's or Beyet DT990's or even HD800's to a point.
I've also thought about considering stuff from smaller boutique brands but there are so many I can't keep them strait.
I currently have SE535's which always got rave reviews.
The higher-end SE846's were kind of a mixed bag so I never went with those, altho there is a 2nd general of them now.
Sennheiser had the IE80's, then the IE800's which were mainly known for their $1000+ price tag but were reviewed favorably, now they have the IE200, 300, 400, 500, 600 and 900's lmao.
So I understand that the 400's and 500's are marketed towards monitoring and are basically direct competitors to Shure's SE425's and 535's but I don't quite understand why they do this... for lower-end consumer products I got it but for high-end audiophile things everyone wants a flat response so I don't quite understand having the IE500's AND the 600's but whatever...
I love my SE535's but always wanted something with more detail and more sparkly high's, I've wanted to try the SE535 SE's but have never bought them, my favorite sound is Bower's and Wilkin's sound of their higher end loudspeakers, the treble is super detailed and airy but not harsh or overly analytic like some things can be like Grady's or Beyet DT990's or even HD800's to a point.
I've also thought about considering stuff from smaller boutique brands but there are so many I can't keep them strait.
