Hello folks,
I now have used the IE300 for more than half a year and payed full price for it.
First the positives :
- The build
- The fit
- The looks
The negatives :
- The mids are not transparent
- The mids get crowded
- Lack of upper midrange
- Volume increase to have the mids high enough, this results in overbearing sub and midbass as well as high treble
- Hollow midrange, lacking a bit of weight
Conclusion :
These are not worth it for 300 and even for the current price of 200 in Europe. The tuning alone make these a nonstarter headphone !
Comparison :
- IE300 vs TWS 1000XM3 => The tuning of the TWS makes them a better headphone, period !
- IE300 vs GR09 => no chance for the Sennheiser
- IE300 vs Titan S => again the tuning make these better, though the Dunu has shouty upper mids
- IE300 vs Tanchjim Hana V2 => again no chance
All in all, settle for the Sennheiser IE600 with proper mids according to the measurments