[rebski]

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Originally Posted by dosley01 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I still have not had time to write up my formal review of my ListenHear custom molds but I can say for me, they have completely transformed my IE8s. I can't wait to listen to them every morning. I think that the custom molds may be a gateway drug to something else.......... They are very addicting and at least anything from JH is better than heroin. More to come soon regarding my custom molds, I just have to get one side adjusted a bit so another two weeks or so.

Thanks for the update, I look forward to what you have to say. ATM my Hybrid/biflange sandwich is proving to be very satisfactory so I am in no rush.

I hear what you say re JHs. In a way I see this custom mould exercise as either a prelude to buying a pair of JH13s or a deferment of the order.

I am curious as to how effective custom moulds can be and would rather not risk $1,000 in finding out.

Besides I love the IE8 musical involvement effect and have yet to see an avid IE8 owner comparing that aspect of the experience with JH13s.

 

[fuzzy833]

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Originally Posted by A_Dying_Wren /img/forum/go_quote.gif What are u used to?

erm...the stock headphones that come with the Sony NWZ-A818

 

[scrane]

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Originally Posted by puhn /img/forum/go_quote.gif FOUND IT! "The IE8 bass tuning functionality is patented-applied for. It works by adjusting a screw to modify the diameter of a pipe that allows more or less air to exit a cavity behind the transducer. If more air can get out (open), the diaphragm can swing further (less resistance from compressed air) and can therefore generate more bass. And vice versa."

Thanks for the picture and the explaination. Helps explain why they cost as much as they do. Too bad those of us who don't use the adjustment feature have to pay for all that hardware and engineering.
Sandy.

 

[dura]

Finally tried out the Sony hybrids over the senn single flange; people here were right; with the extra tip beneath the hybrids isolation is far better and the sound seemed more controlled and powerful compared with the hybrids alone.

 

[rebski]

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the sound seemed more controlled and powerful compared with the hybrids alone.

This is my experience too. It makes the IE8s even more involving to listen to.

I am hearing a lot of fine detail that might have escaped me before but whether this is as a result of the mod itself or the enhanced listening environment created by the mod I am not sure.

Either way it is excellent to have such an improvement in SQ. I stopped burning in at 1,200 hours and felt that things had gone as far as they could go in that respect.

 

[88Chris]

just got these in the mail as a birthday gift to myself.
first thing i said after putting them on, was "these fit weird".
i guess i got too used to my e4's going deep into my canals.
anyway, these sound really neat out of the box. can't wait to hear how they open up over time.

 

[partysnatcher]

^- I just got them, and it was a birthday gift to myself as well (!).

Anyway, at about 10 hours of burn-in, I have a cloudy bass, and cloudy lower highs. Parts of the spectrum comes through clearly (hi-hats, vocals), contrasting with the parts that don't (texture, parts of the bass).

Has anyone else experienced anything similar? And if so, have you found this to be burn-in or tip related?

 

[Vladimir_F1]

When i bought them, first two hours they sounded even worser than cx300. But a few hours later i started to enjoy them

so dont worry, everything will be alright..

 

[88Chris]

i let them burn in overnight and switched the cable around, so i can wear them hanging down, instead of over the ear. and i'm enjoying them a lot now. \

plan on doing more burn-in'ing, tonight.

 

[midoo1990]

after about a month not listening to them and using mainly(all the time!)the fx500,i can say safely that the ie8 is the better iem for me.the airness,soundstage,clarity,details,instrument seperation is truly superb.what a fantastic gigantic enoromess open soundstage,i cant believe i am listening to an iem, its very very open.the fx500 is clearly the better bass phone but sometimes i find it too much,and the treble is piercing in my head and there is sibilance in some vocals.i am glad that i bought the ie8 although it was expensive but truly deserves it for what it do best.now the fx500 will be in my drower instead of the ie8,hehe.

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

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Originally Posted by partysnatcher /img/forum/go_quote.gif ^- I just got them, and it was a birthday gift to myself as well (!). Anyway, at about 10 hours of burn-in, I have a cloudy bass, and cloudy lower highs. Parts of the spectrum comes through clearly (hi-hats, vocals), contrasting with the parts that don't (texture, parts of the bass). Has anyone else experienced anything similar? And if so, have you found this to be burn-in or tip related?

You haven't read all the comments in this thread about that have you? Almost everyone experiences that until at some point they declare the IE8 to have completed burn-in. For me, there were big changes in the first 24-48 hours, then the remainder took 400+ hours before I could accept the sound. For others they were happy at the end of 24-48 hours, but for me the bass remained overpowering and cloudy, with some recessed mids and highs.

I had to try several tips and a few sources and amps to make them sound right. So, the only time I used the IE8 now is with my laptop > Pico DAC > ALO Amphora > IE8 when I don't want a lot of isolation from an IEM (to hear my family calling, etc), or don't want to wear a full size headphone.

 

[MusicalMetal420]

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Originally Posted by puhn /img/forum/go_quote.gif FOUND IT! "The IE8 bass tuning functionality is patented-applied for. It works by adjusting a screw to modify the diameter of a pipe that allows more or less air to exit a cavity behind the transducer. If more air can get out (open), the diaphragm can swing further (less resistance from compressed air) and can therefore generate more bass. And vice versa."

This had been mentioned before in this thread and is also the simple explanation why the IE8's don't have perfect isolation. They have big hole in them! Cover the bass knob and you'll straight away experience perfect islolation, on par with the best islolation on any IEM's out there. Sennheiser made a decision to sacrifice isolation for soundstage and air between instruments. Everyone's always complaining about the isolation and going to all sorts of trouble to mod tips every which way, but it has nothing to do with the tips. Once you realise that that the low isolation is the reason for this phenomenal soundstage and air, you can enjoy them better.

 

[dura]

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Originally Posted by MusicalMetal420 /img/forum/go_quote.gif This had been mentioned before in this thread and is also the simple explanation why the IE8's don't have perfect isolation. They have big hole in them! Cover the bass knob and you'll straight away experience perfect islolation, on par with the best islolation on any IEM's out there. Sennheiser made a decision to sacrifice isolation for soundstage and air between instruments. Everyone's always complaining about the isolation and going to all sorts of trouble to mod tips every which way, but it has nothing to do with the tips. Once you realise that that the low isolation is the reason for this phenomenal soundstage and air, you can enjoy them better.

Good explanation; however, it is my experience that tips still can make big difference in isolation with these IEMs.

 

[alamakazam]

does anyone knows, the original 0.6m short replacement is it L-angled or straight connector?

any iphone user? a custom cable with mic? or a short custom cable ?

 

[Ed Seedhouse]

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Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict /img/forum/go_quote.gif You haven't read all the comments in this thread about that have you? Everyone experiences that until at some point they declare the IE8 to have completed burn-in.

No everyone does not. I did not. I will thank you not to put words in my mouth if you will be so gracious.