[lee730]

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can every f'in thread NOT turn into a **** cable or burn in debate.  just drop it. 

Lol we'll drop it once you've come to a conclusion yourself on the matter with more usage of these IEMs

 

[caracara08]

using the y split, i can get them to stay in place much better wearing them up.  its an odd feeling... i feel like i have great seal and comfort, but they dont take a lot of fuss to put in and pulll out.  i was thinking maybe the seal isnt that good, but even if i press gently on the monitor, the sound doesnt change so the seal is good.  i feel like if i turned my head to look at something quickly, they would fall out.  using the bi flange.   coming from customs and foam tipped W4s, these feel a lot less stable in the ear.  sound is wonderful tho.  full, clear, and fun!

 

[goobafish]

I have been scouring the internet to find a pair of these for a reasonable price to upgrade my Fischer Audigy's.
 
In the mean time, I am trying to amass a few sets of tips to try to get a good seal. I have already bought the Sony Hybrids sampler, and am looking into a Monster SuperTips sampler. Has anyone had any luck with other tips?

 

[lee730]

I have been scouring the internet to find a pair of these for a reasonable price to upgrade my Fischer Audigy's.
 
In the mean time, I am trying to amass a few sets of tips to try to get a good seal. I have already bought the Sony Hybrids sampler, and am looking into a Monster SuperTips sampler. Has anyone had any luck with other tips?

There is a seller on eBay who sells them for around $300.00 and he is an authorized Sennheiser dealer. You may be able to call him and negotiate a price. I won the bid at $300.00. My first pair was $265 but that was from a non-Authorized dealer so if I didn't have my square trade warranty I would have been screwed.

 

[-y0-]

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I have been scouring the internet to find a pair of these for a reasonable price to upgrade my Fischer Audigy's.
 
In the mean time, I am trying to amass a few sets of tips to try to get a good seal. I have already bought the Sony Hybrids sampler, and am looking into a Monster SuperTips sampler. Has anyone had any luck with other tips?

Just call JR and negotiate the price down to $255 like it was a car.
 

 

[lee730]

That could prove difficult unless he/she was to buy more than one pair, at least at that  price.

 

[aleki]

 
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That could prove difficult unless he/she was to buy more than one pair, at least at that  price.

Not at all, they accepted $250 when I told them e-cost was selling them for $245 (this was true, but they sold out before I contacted JR)
 

 

[-y0-]

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That could prove difficult unless he/she was to buy more than one pair, at least at that  price.

I just called and asked what kinda deal they can do for me on an IE8. They replied $299 and I told them an authorized dealer on eBay has them for $288 at the time. They replied with $275 and I told them I've read about people getting it for $250. They replied with the lowest the can do is $265 and that the retail is $499. I told them $255 and we got a deal. Then he went to go check if they can go that low, came back saying ok we have a deal. So I got mine for $255 shipped and was a happy camper. 

 

 

[lee730]

nice. Wish I knew this I could have saved $50 bucks lol. Oh well next time. Wonder if this would work for any of the sellers of JVC FX700 . Work your magic guys and get me a deal for $250 for the Victors.

 

[steven_1026]

Can someone measure their ie8's cable length for me please? I just bought a used pair and everything checks out to be real. The sound sig is in line with the Sennheiser sound and similar to my ie7. The bass knobs also work correctly. I'm a little worried because the cable length is slightly longer than my ie7, but according to the specs they both come in at 1.2m. I measured my ie7 and it's exactly 1.2m while the ie8 is about 1.23m or so.

 

[lee730]

The IE8s seems to be very slightly longer, not much at all though I own both BTW.

 

[steven_1026]

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The IE8s seems to be very slightly longer, not much at all though I own both BTW.

That's comforting. If you hold the end of both plugs together, where does the ie7 end up?

 

[lee730]

just slightly below the IE8 driver housing. I didn't put my IE8s back onto the cable to test this but its clearly visible that the IE8s are just a tad bigger. Barely though.

 

[lee730]

If they sound similar to your IE8s then don't worry about it. Also you can always get a warranty from square trade if you're concerned.

 

[steven_1026]

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just slightly below the IE8 driver housing. I didn't put my IE8s back onto the cable to test this but its clearly visible that the IE8s are just a tad bigger. Barely though.

Yup, that's about right! I wasn't too concerned at first as it sounded right and had all the physical traits of it being real. But the length threw me off a bit and I was fixated on that.