[StereoIntegrity]

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Originally Posted by PANGES /img/forum/go_quote.gif I think it can be had for a bit less than that if you look around a bit.

well im kinda lookin for non fakes...im afraid im gonna pick them up from a non authorized dealer and end up with a fake pair

 

[PANGES]

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Originally Posted by StereoIntegrity /img/forum/go_quote.gif well im kinda lookin for non fakes...im afraid im gonna pick them up from a non authorized dealer and end up with a fake pair

Yeah, I understand what you mean. I've been looking around for IE8's alot in the past couple days, because I'm about to pull the trigger on a set. It seems like you can find real ones for around $300.

 

[midoo1990]

Don't pay $400 for the ie8...too much,either pick a used pair from the for sale forum for $250 or wait till there is a price drop from an authorized dealer,$400 is too much for an iem.

 

[moseboy]

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Originally Posted by PANGES /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah, I understand what you mean. I've been looking around for IE8's alot in the past couple days, because I'm about to pull the trigger on a set. It seems like you can find real ones for around $300.

You've got a PM.

 

[jleewach]

Just tried them... Pretty damn impressive out of the box w/ no burn-in, although not miles ahead of the ie6's (better soundstage anyway). I'll update after burn-in.

 

[Unreal143]

Hi guys/lads. I have lurked around on this forum for quite a while now, and i figured it was time to register and post something

I love listening to music, and i like all kinds of genres (except for heavy metal etc). The only headphone I've used over the past 5 years or so, is the Koss PortaPro..

When my 6th pair of these broke a few days ago, I was so tired of replacing these guys, and i figured i wanted something better (both quality wise, portability, and SQ-wise)

So.. I've been reading reviews of different IEM's, and figured I wanted to jump straight from the PortaPros to the Sennheiser IE8 and ordered these, and I cant wait to hear what they have to offer me!

I live in Norway, and got them for about 400$ (converted from NOK) from apple.

They will arrive in about 3 weeks, so I'm going to have to wait a while!

edit: changed the price i paid from 600$ to 400$

 

[cn11]

Welcome to HF. Hope the IE8's live up to your expectations. Remember to not be too harsh on them until they've had a chance to burn in for the first 24 hours or so. They change pretty dramatically in that time span. They'll probably sound a bit dark and murky to you right out of the box.

Good luck.

 

[midoo1990]

wow $600!!!thats a heavy price tag for the ie8,i hope also they live to your expectations.

 

[Unreal143]

Thank you Cn11. I've edited the price i paid for them to 400$ (Dont know what kind of brain bleed i got writing 600$)

 

[tigradekat]

Just wanted to chime in on the IE8 appreciation thread. I received my pair of IE8 this morning. I live in The Netherlands, where the price of the IE8 is about as good as it gets: I paid 204 euro including shipping.

First impression: These are nothing short of amazing; right now I am listening to the Nils Lofgren - Acoustic Live album. Pretty darn impressive right out of the box. Am I to believe the sound will actually get better? Wow. Ooh wait a minute, the solo in "Keith Don't Go" is on.... Oh yeah...

 

[mierenneuker]

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Originally Posted by PANGES /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah, I understand what you mean. I've been looking around for IE8's alot in the past couple days, because I'm about to pull the trigger on a set. It seems like you can find real ones for around $300.

I got mine for 160 euros, new and genuine

 

[angstromer]

Hi everyone. As can be seen I am a newbie here. Have been reading the forum for some time and only yesterday decided to stop lurking and register.
I have been using IE8 quite intensely for about 2 weeks now. I switched from TF10 and to be honest even after about 150hrs of burn-in the IE8 still sound a bit muddy compared to the TF10. Don't get me wrong I find them excellent but I do miss the clarity and the highs of TF10's. Otherwise - great IEM-s and I hope they will get better with time.

 

[knights]

i think im the one who paid highest for ie8... got them 24500PHP... Thats 520USD more or less... Got them from iCenter.. Good thing is i dont have to wait for shipment + its purely genuine

its been runnin about 50+ hours non-stop... thats a lot of burn-in i think

 

[ThomasK]

Angstormer- they after 150 hours of burn-in only start to clear! After 300hours it will be different.
Knights- 50 hours of burn-in is nothing, at least 300.

I had fully burn in IE8 about (450-550 hours) and i got new one, i have it burn-in for 180hours and it is still far from burn in. So i´m still burning them, i will stop at probably 350hours of burn in.

 

[iponderous]

^ Nowhere near burnt-in after 180 hours? It takes 450-550 hours for full burn-in? The IE8's sound great out of the box for some people. Thank God I was one of them.