[pietcux]

I'm sorta in awe of how stiff my left cable has become and am wondering the same.  There appears to be no visual indication of any damage, yellowing etc.  It's as if someone shoved an invisible, very stiff, memory wire in it.  It's very odd to experience.

It is probably a chemical reaction caused by bodily fluids and/or by cosmetical stuff.

 

[privilege15]

Those of you who have or had a stiff cable, do/did you wear the headphones with the cable over the ear or straight down?

 

[Caruryn]

  Those of you who have or had a stiff cable, do/did you wear the headphones with the cable over the ear or straight down?

Both,it doesn't matter,eventually the left cable will harden irrespective of positioning,it's magic

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[bobeau]

It is probably a chemical reaction caused by bodily fluids and/or by cosmetical stuff.

 
Either that or some sorta weird reaction to heat.  Just unsure why only my left ear does it.

 

[BensonTT]

If you have serial # 1XXX then It will get stiff... Got mine replace with serial # 2XXX and it's been good so far (6 months) now

 

[frankrondaniel]

I don't have them in front of me now to check, but I must have one of the earlier serial numbers as I purchased mine shortly after they became available.  Oddly enough I haven't had any issues with my cables - they seem to be as pliable as the day I got them. 

 

[Dobrescu George]

And I still sit here, still waiting for my ie800 to come back...
 
It takes quite a while for Romania, but I know that Sennheiser is not at fault, but mostly the congested Romanian economy and stuff 

 

[bobeau]

If you have serial # 1XXX then It will get stiff... Got mine replace with serial # 2XXX and it's been good so far (6 months) now

 
I'd like to believe this is true, but there are accounts in this thread that say otherwise.  The highest I've seen is 23,xxx.

 

[chawya22]

   
I'd like to believe this is true, but there are accounts in this thread that say otherwise.  The highest I've seen is 23,xxx.

Originally Posted by mathi8vadhanan 

IE800 is really special, loving it with my Hugo. I was awake until 4 AM last night, listening to these.

I have no problems with the wires (s/n 33xxx) or fit. But, the seams on the tips are really starting to annoy me. Can't wear these for more than 30 mins, without getting a itchy feeling, because of ragged seam.

Any advice for tips with smoother silicone (ala, westone star tips)?
 
 
 
That's the highest serial # I've seen on this thread. I don't know what the long term outcome is.

 

[pietcux]

I have 21XXX and was told that they are a replacement unit from 09/2014. So they seem to sell a lot.

 

[bobeau]

  Originally Posted by mathi8vadhanan 

IE800 is really special, loving it with my Hugo. I was awake until 4 AM last night, listening to these.

I have no problems with the wires (s/n 33xxx) or fit. But, the seams on the tips are really starting to annoy me. Can't wear these for more than 30 mins, without getting a itchy feeling, because of ragged seam.

Any advice for tips with smoother silicone (ala, westone star tips)?
 
 
 
That's the highest serial # I've seen on this thread. I don't know what the long term outcome is.

 
I meant the highest # that had the wire hardening issue.  Just saying the > 2x,xxx is not quite true.

 

[muscular]

I've mentioned mine was 2x,xxx serial. The left side harden pretty quickly while it was being exchanged. My previous set has both sides harden, had it exchanged to this 2x,xxx serial and now only the left side hardens. Still an overall issue and would love some guidance toward changing the cables manually. Really not a lot of iem compares when it comes to technicalities, cohesiveness and bass.

 

[johnwamp55]

I have seen a couple of well known cable makers who will remove the whole stock cable.

 

[james444]

Wonder whether those who encounter cable hardening lie down or sleep with their IE800. And if so, whether they might have a preferred side lying / sleeping position.

 

[johnwamp55]