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i used to own couple of this cable tripowin zonie 16. but now its only 1 left.I recently purchased the IE300 as a "test" for a possible future upgrade for the 600 or even the 900, despite having the idea that the 600 could be the "smarter" choice if considering bang for the buck.
I must admit that I was pleasantly surprised by the SQ considering the price. IMO, it performs better that the price suggests.
I was ready to upgrade the tips, but the stock middle one that came already mounted were just perfect! I had the Campfire Holocene before and with that type of IEM it was always a struggle regarding which tip to choose as to fit and stay put in my ears.
The Sennheiser are my first deeper in ear format and in all honesty, I'm much more into IEMs now! (Still prefer Headphones nevertheless
What was a dreadful no-go, is the cable. Are you kidding Sennheiser?!!! And thinking that it also comes with the much expensier siblings is absolutely unacceptable in every sense. My left IEM piece wouldn't even make a good contact with the wire, had to fiddle with it constantly, the microphonic and memory cable is just a plain nightmare to "work" with. I was almost returning it, which desolated me because I was loving the Sennheiser for everything else.
So I ordered an inexpensive Tripowin cable (I read in the IE600 thread that these were direct fits without having to fiddle with the connections) and it worked without having to change anything. In my case I ordered the Linsoul Tripowin Zonie 16 Core one but there are tons out there in Amazon.
That changed the all experience to the next level! So happy now! For the current price (usually heavy discounts are in place) I believe this little IEM is a no brainer! But consider upgrading the cable as soon as possible and wait for it to arrive to order tips (in case you don't already have third party ones) because the stock ones may just fit you. I was even surprised because not even the large ones would seal my ears with other IEM´s but with the Sennheiser the medium one is just a lovely fit. I guess it is related to how this type of construction goes deeper into the ear canal and therefore interacts with the tip.
Cheers!
Yes, you can see from the picture. I believe usually people have to trim the plastic colored part (in the picture in red and yellow on the other) and on my case it is absolutely intact. Fitted like a glove. I knew these would fit perfectly the IE 600 but was not sure if the 300 had the same shape at the connection since nobody in here talked about this. I ordered it anyway and it was perfect. I can't stress enough that it has to be Tripowin and not sure if every single model will work but this one did for sure.
With the Tripowin cables you don't even have to do that. Plus, from my early experience, they are superior to the original one in many aspects. Try to put the IEM in place in your ears and then walk before listening to anything. That microphonic sound from the cable that echoes in your ears is annoying as hell. Second, when you try to insert the pieces in your ear, because of the "stiffness" of that harder part that sticks behind the ear, it mostly is in the way when you are inserting the IEM in the ears. At least to me, compared with the tripowin style, the original cable won't stay nicely straight once in ears and to the source, the other one, because of composition, is always nicely stretched without kinks and so on. Finally, when storing the IEM´s on the pouch and retrieving them for use, sometimes it is a pain with the original cable to have it ready, I find it much easier with these 3rd party cables.
I also read that 95% of people here couldn't stand the original tips for one reason or another and they just work perfectly for me. Sure, they have thin paper composition and you could destroy them, if not careful, when taking them out, but I love them.
This is the place to experiment so if someone finds a better tip or cable for them, have at it. There are a ton of great suggestions here, too, so the process of getting to nirvana is a lot easier than it used to be.With the Tripowin cables you don't even have to do that. Plus, from my early experience, they are superior to the original one in many aspects. Try to put the IEM in place in your ears and then walk before listening to anything. That microphonic sound from the cable that echoes in your ears is annoying as hell. Second, when you try to insert the pieces in your ear, because of the "stiffness" of that harder part that sticks behind the ear, it mostly is in the way when you are inserting the IEM in the ears. At least to me, compared with the tripowin style, the original cable won't stay nicely straight once in ears and to the source, the other one, because of composition, is always nicely stretched without kinks and so on. Finally, when storing the IEM´s on the pouch and retrieving them for use, sometimes it is a pain with the original cable to have it ready, I find it much easier with these 3rd party cables.
Anyway, that was my experience with the short time I used the original cable. But if one is happy with it, lovely, less money to spend!
Yes. You're absolutely right.
If you look at the gear page for IE200 they have listed the cables and part numbers https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/sennheiser-ie-200.26289/
| 700260 | Braided cable, 4.4mm, without mic (balanced) *coming late spring 2023 |
Ah yes so they have and with all flavours of balanced cables also! Excellent! They have the current IE300/600/900 cables listed in there as 'high end' cables. Aside from the braiding wonder what the differences between the new design and older high end cables are?
