OnePlus Icons vs Sennheiser IE80

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I was browsing through some Black Friday deals and learned that Oneplus was preparing to sell an IEM. As a Oneplus owner, I was interested. Then I stumbled upon the video 'OnePlus Icons - Blind Test' where the new IEMs are compared to two other IEMs, the second of which is unmistakably the Sennheiser IE80. I just wanted to check that I wasn't going mad. As an IE80 owner, I find it hard to believe that the Oneplus Icons pose an actual threat to them. I also own the Soundmagic E10 which, while good value for money at £16 cannot replace the build and sound quality of the IE80. What is the consessus on this forum of Oneplus' claims?

 

[mironathetin]

Perhaps what you saw was a chinese fake of an ie80?

 

[TwinACStacks]

I'm certainly hoping they are at least as good as the IE80's. I had a Pair of IE8's, which myself and many others consider superior to the IE80's in sound. The Design is OLD. I have earphones now like the Puro IEM500 that can eat the IE8's for breakfast performance-wise.
 
I'm going to be disappointed if they suck.
 

TWIN

 

[mironathetin]

I browsed the web yesterday, because a friend asked me about them.
Looks like they suck, indeed. Below is the only review I found that reads like the authors knows a bit what he's writing about.
 
verdict: looks cool, sounds average, comfort sucks.
 
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/tv/reviews/oneplus-icons-review-778611

 

[TwinACStacks]

  I browsed the web yesterday, because a friend asked me about them.
Looks like they suck, indeed. Below is the only review I found that reads like the authors knows a bit what he's writing about.
 
verdict: looks cool, sounds average, comfort sucks.
 
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/tv/reviews/oneplus-icons-review-778611

Our own bhazzard says differently in a short post on Reddit, I believe.
 
 I will stick by scrambler's assessments. I BETTING any impressions you find posted this quickly after release online are OOTB without sufficient BURN IN, or the benefit of superior music files / sources or PROPER eartips.
 
People can ignore basic Scientific, Mechanical, and Electrical principles and claim Burn In doesn't make a difference,
 
I KNOW it does. In fact, it can make a Radical difference.
 
I will let you know once I receive them and put 200 hours on them. I will give a fair and unbiased opinion at that time, other than a quick OOTB impression beforehand.
 
If they suck I will be the first one to tell you outright.
 
JMHO
 

TWIN

 

[ProtegeManiac]

  I was browsing through some Black Friday deals and learned that Oneplus was preparing to sell an IEM. As a Oneplus owner, I was interested. Then I stumbled upon the video 'OnePlus Icons - Blind Test' where the new IEMs are compared to two other IEMs, the second of which is unmistakably the Sennheiser IE80. I just wanted to check that I wasn't going mad. As an IE80 owner, I find it hard to believe that the Oneplus Icons pose an actual threat to them. I also own the Soundmagic E10 which, while good value for money at £16 cannot replace the build and sound quality of the IE80. What is the consessus on this forum of Oneplus' claims?

 
Kind of hard to do a "blind" test when you have nerve endings that can feel the shape of the IEM shell in your ears.

 

[cr0wnest]

I read a review on Android Central (Or Android Authority) saying they sound good but nothing special overall. Which is a shame because I was hoping OnePlus would score on this one. But with that relatively high price tag, I won't risk buying one just for try outs. Especially not with the wide variety of chinese made IEM's out there that costs so much lesser.

 

[TwinACStacks]

  I read a review on Android Central (Or Android Authority) saying they sound good but nothing special overall. Which is a shame because I was hoping OnePlus would score on this one. But with that relatively high price tag, I won't risk buying one just for try outs. Especially not with the wide variety of chinese made IEM's out there that costs so much lesser.

Like I pointed out, I've heard reports from one of our own that are NOT in agreement with those "Android" reviewers. I'm hoping he will post a review soonest. You just can't plug ANY earphone into a mere Phone and expect them to sound spectacular.
 

TWIN

 

[TwinACStacks]

Now as an owner I can confirm that the ICON isn't merely good.

It is OUTSTANDING.

TWIN

 

[TwinACStacks]

In Fact It isn't just OUTSTANDING. It's considerably better than the Senn. IE8. Now that I've spent some time with the ICON.
 
JMHO
 

TWIN