[Beyerfan70]

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Originally Posted by moseboy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Fairly flat or fairly balanced? I'm more worried about balance.

Dont worry moseboy,they are superbly balanced.
They sound a bit like a rich Er4p.

 

[moseboy]

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Originally Posted by Beyerfan70 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Dont worry moseboy,they are superbly balanced. They sound a bit like a rich Er4p.

That's what I was hoping for. I mean nothing out there in the IEM world is "flat" except for the UE10 (relatively speaking) and the ER-4 as far as I know. Everything else is colored in some way, and hopefully I will like the way Sennheiser colored the IE8.

And I have much confidence that I will.

 

[nsx_23]

Just watched the dark knight with my IE8s. Damn that was good!

 

[AgainstTheGrain]

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Originally Posted by nsx_23 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just watched the dark knight with my IE8s. Damn that was good!

sooooooo jealous

 

[PhilS]

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Originally Posted by AgainstTheGrain /img/forum/go_quote.gif oh sorry i missed your request. relax bro. anywayz they isolate perfectly fine for me on a crowded bus and walking around in the city. i can't hear a thing even at reasonable to lower levels. i have fell asleep to the music on the bus a few times not to be interrupted. thumbs up from me on public transportation.

I used the IE8's on two commercial flights today with the Comply tips. The isolation was very good, at least as good as my custom IEM's that I've had for a few years. Perhaps isolation would be a bit less with different tips, I don't know, but with the Comply's there was no issue. And I was sitting right next to the engine.

 

[AgainstTheGrain]

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Originally Posted by PhilS /img/forum/go_quote.gif I used the IE8's on two commercial flights today with the Comply tips. The isolation was very good, at least as good as my custom IEM's that I've had for a few years. Perhaps isolation would be a bit less with different tips, I don't know, but with the Comply's there was no issue. And I was sitting right next to the engine.

nice breakdown. i believe this will put some people's fears to rest

 

[PhilS]

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Originally Posted by AgainstTheGrain /img/forum/go_quote.gif nice breakdown. i believe this will put some people's fears to rest

Actually, the flight attendant had to motion to me to put my ipod away, as I did not hear the bell and the announcement that all electronic devices had to be turned off. This is the first time this has happened to me, as usually I am able to at least faintly hear the bell or the announcement.

 

[AgainstTheGrain]

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Originally Posted by PhilS /img/forum/go_quote.gif Actually, the flight attendant had to motion to me to put my ipod away, as I did not hear the bell and the announcement that all electronic devices had to be turned off. This is the first time this has happened to me, as usually I am able to at least faintly hear the bell or the announcement.

what iems did you use when you flew before?

 

[PhilS]

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Originally Posted by AgainstTheGrain /img/forum/go_quote.gif what iems did you use when you flew before?

The UE-5c's since 2004; before that, the Etymotic ER-6.

 

[ManuLM]

Does anybody know how big the comply T400 tips are ?
There is only one size that can be ordered from Comply™ Foam Replacement Tips, Noise Reduction Earphones, and Mobile Phone Earsets with Noise Reduction..
(BTW international shipping via usps is only 7USD...)

Equivalent to the M size foam tips shipped with the IE8 ?

 

[nsx_23]

I seriously recommend some UE silicone tips. I've had really, really good results with them.

Foams give the absolute best, but they get itchy for me pretty quickly.

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

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Originally Posted by ManuLM /img/forum/go_quote.gif Does anybody know how big the comply T400 tips are ? There is only one size that can be ordered from Comply™ Foam Replacement Tips, Noise Reduction Earphones, and Mobile Phone Earsets with Noise Reduction.. (BTW international shipping via usps is only 7USD...) Equivalent to the M size foam tips shipped with the IE8 ?

They are very slightly larger than a medium Shure black foam tip. I don't have IE8 to try mine on. If I use them on my Denon C700 or Nuforce NE-7M (or long gone Super.fi 5 Pro) they work well, but they are not quite big enough for me with a shallow insertion with Nuforce NE-8 (the IEM shape prevent deep insertion so it has to seal in the larger part of my ear). If you have slightly larger ears, and the Senn IEM wont go deeply in your ears like my NE-8, then they may be too lose (in those cases I wonder if they make a P400 that might work as it is a deeper tip to grab the narrow part of the ear canal).

 

[BlueSwift]

Not trying to be a genius here or something. But it looks im abit laggy and slow. I think i know how the IE8 increases and decreases the bass.

Where the Adjustable bass is, that is actually a vent that creates the wide soundstage. When i use my fingers to cover the hole up, the soundstage becomes narrower, nasal-like and the treble gets slightly less (can't describe it clearly, it just sound worse).

So that means, when the IE8's bass is being tuned, its kinda closing abit of the vent (it doesn't close alot), making the treble less, thus the bass becomes more powerful.

I'm juz guessing here. Pls correct me if im wrong. And you can try it yurself too!!

 

[direcow]

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Originally Posted by moseboy /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's what I was hoping for. I mean nothing out there in the IEM world is "flat" except for the UE10 (relatively speaking) and the ER-4 as far as I know. Everything else is colored in some way, and hopefully I will like the way Sennheiser colored the IE8. And I have much confidence that I will.

I suppose you've looked at this?

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definitely not that flat...

 

[kaushama]

IE8 graph!!!