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Ordered my set. Should be arriving this week! Been craving a decent upgrade to my current daily driver IEM. Very excited.
Sennheiser IE300 Review & Measurements
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Fwiw, both Moon Audio and Crutchfield have the IE300 in stock for the same price and you get the added benefit of supporting a smaller business than the behemoth.
superout
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+1 for Crutchfield. I ordered them Monday midday and they are arriving later today.
I wonder how they compare with the IE 80. Are these considered an upgrade over that model?
Also, I'm wondering if the Comply ear tips can work with the IE 300's in lieu of the stock ear tips.
Also, I'm wondering if the Comply ear tips can work with the IE 300's in lieu of the stock ear tips.
superout
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The IE 300 are replacing the IE 80 for me and the sound is much better. Still a bit bassy compared to neutral sounding earphones (that's my preference), but much clearer and less distortion at higher volumes. Fit much better in my ears too. According to Sennheiser the 300s are based on the IE 800s which are an improvement over the 80 in itself.
The Comply ear tips should work, I tried my IE 80 ear tips on the 300 and they worked even though they were different sizes.
Sweet. Just what I wanted to hear, lol. Placing an order now! I'm also upgrading from an IE 80, so I'm excited about these.
I have been listening to the IE300 for the last couple of days and I'm pleased and impressed.
I usually have to do a lot of tip-rolling (and usually end up with large foam). But the large silicone stock tips with these created great isolation and fit. That's good, because there's not much of a lip on the nozzle and it's hard for some tips to hold on (although Complys do). The buds are small and almost weightless, super comfortable.
I like some heft in my bass, and the IE300 supply that, yet nothing is muffled anywhere and every instrument is distinct. D'Angelo's "Devil's Pie" really thumps, but the vocals are clear and natural, the horns breathe and those those blippy high sounds go scampering around outside my head. Valery Gergiev conducting Stravinsky's "Le Sacre du Printemps" has precise string articulations, thunderous but clearly tuned tympani, triumphal brass and busily scurrying flute and piccolo.
Listening to other stuff, acoustic instruments sound like you're in the room with them, and I've been savoring how many different tones drums and cymbals actually have. And then I put on insane electronic tracks like "A Latent Space" on the new Mouse on Mars album and all the surreal details are in focus.
I have one gripe: the cable. It's a microphonic nightmare. Although it's an MMCX connector, it's non-standard: the connector is recessed so you'd need a replacement cord with a long narrow end. None of the other MMCX cords I have at the moment (an OEM Shure and some Chi-fi ones) will fit. So you don't want to be moving around while listening to these.
Sennheiser should seriously rethink the cord. But these sound so good I'm willing to put up with it.
I usually have to do a lot of tip-rolling (and usually end up with large foam). But the large silicone stock tips with these created great isolation and fit. That's good, because there's not much of a lip on the nozzle and it's hard for some tips to hold on (although Complys do). The buds are small and almost weightless, super comfortable.
I like some heft in my bass, and the IE300 supply that, yet nothing is muffled anywhere and every instrument is distinct. D'Angelo's "Devil's Pie" really thumps, but the vocals are clear and natural, the horns breathe and those those blippy high sounds go scampering around outside my head. Valery Gergiev conducting Stravinsky's "Le Sacre du Printemps" has precise string articulations, thunderous but clearly tuned tympani, triumphal brass and busily scurrying flute and piccolo.
Listening to other stuff, acoustic instruments sound like you're in the room with them, and I've been savoring how many different tones drums and cymbals actually have. And then I put on insane electronic tracks like "A Latent Space" on the new Mouse on Mars album and all the surreal details are in focus.
I have one gripe: the cable. It's a microphonic nightmare. Although it's an MMCX connector, it's non-standard: the connector is recessed so you'd need a replacement cord with a long narrow end. None of the other MMCX cords I have at the moment (an OEM Shure and some Chi-fi ones) will fit. So you don't want to be moving around while listening to these.
Sennheiser should seriously rethink the cord. But these sound so good I'm willing to put up with it.
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I have to say, the IE 300 is an improvement across the board over the IE 80. Really impressed with these headphones so far, and I've only been listening to them for 30 minutes so far, lol.
My ear shape usually makes it a nightmare to keep in-ear headphones in, and I always had that issue with the IE 80's, but the fit on these is spectacular. Hell, the fit alone is worth the upgrade in my opinion.
Detail and separation are excellent and these things handle bass like a champ. Sennheiser has a winner with these.
My ear shape usually makes it a nightmare to keep in-ear headphones in, and I always had that issue with the IE 80's, but the fit on these is spectacular. Hell, the fit alone is worth the upgrade in my opinion.
Detail and separation are excellent and these things handle bass like a champ. Sennheiser has a winner with these.
tombrisbane
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Got mine yesterday - really like the sound so far! Fit is really good as well
Not sure if this has been mentioned but I went on the Sennheiser Australia site to look at spare parts (wanted to grab some more tips) and noticed they fit the IE 300 / 600 / 900 so sounds like some other models are coming!
Not sure if this has been mentioned but I went on the Sennheiser Australia site to look at spare parts (wanted to grab some more tips) and noticed they fit the IE 300 / 600 / 900 so sounds like some other models are coming!
If there are IE600 and IE900 coming...just WOW. The IE300 are SO good.
Cant find the IE600/900
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Some youtuber teased also a IE100
TooPoorForHiFi
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I hope the TOTL Model isn't made of PLASTIC, Magnesium would be nice 
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I’m getting an IE 300 in the mail soon, too. Looking forward to testing out some tracks with it, planning a “Digital Care Package” for everyone to commemorate international release
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