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Sennheiser IE800 IEM's
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Yer they were hard for me at first until i got used to how shallow it sits also I bought cheap ebay ie800 replacement eartips and they dont seal and fit as well as original. Even the material is stiffer
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Have you tried the comply foam tips for Sennheiser? They are something like $15/3 pairs
KowalskiFUT
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I bought IE800 a while ago. I love them, and checked all those fake tests, photo comparisons. I am quite convinced that these are legit, but would like to add few photos. Because I have concerns. 
We are now arriving at the number 1 concern photo:
As you can see, the split between two parts of cable is quite small. I bought them used from a seller who bought them new from Amazon UK in 2017. Is it possible that during usage, for some reason 2.5 mm connector moved so the split kind of shrink? Two parts click when I connect them, and I can by applying small force slightly move apart two parts, and when then pushed together they produce silent-ish "click".
We are now arriving at the number 1 concern photo:
As you can see, the split between two parts of cable is quite small. I bought them used from a seller who bought them new from Amazon UK in 2017. Is it possible that during usage, for some reason 2.5 mm connector moved so the split kind of shrink? Two parts click when I connect them, and I can by applying small force slightly move apart two parts, and when then pushed together they produce silent-ish "click".
IvanMK
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Hey, I am not an expert, bit they look legit to me. Find a new photos from the pouch, then it should become clear whether they are genuine or not.
KowalskiFUT
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Everything else is 100 percent same as is on all genuine pictures. I compared everything there was on a quite elaborate thread about recognising fake and real IE800. Only this "too tight" split is "problem".
I compared your pictures to my genuine, bought new IE-800 and it looks identical. The split is there on the new unit.
KowalskiFUT
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I know, but split on my pair is quite tight. On other legit pair pictures it looks a bit wider. Also bear in mind that this is photo taken on natural sun light. In darker places, "in shadow", it seems even tighter than on this photo.
This is what mine looks like. It's like new because I have the 800S too and I listen more to those. I kinda never disconnect the 2.5mm connector.
(unit is clean - super zoomed in photo shows all specs
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(unit is clean - super zoomed in photo shows all specs
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KowalskiFUT
100+ Head-Fier
Split on yours is definitely wider than on mine. Mine split is wide as yours when I just slightly remove two parts, right before 2.5 connector starts coming out. Thats why I hope that during usage by original owner, plastic around 2.5 connector or female side somehow displaced.
Also, reading your post carefully, I can add mine has only one healthy click upon connecting the two ends. There is no further "silent click" when pushing the two ends against each other.
But to me this is indicative of usage, not a fake unit. Everything else looks identical.
KowalskiFUT
100+ Head-Fier
Mine too has only one "big" click. This very silent one is probably because I still pull slightly connector out and return it in.
By the way, my 800S (Sennheiser website bought) has a smaller split than my 800. It looks about as wide as what your 800 shows. I think that shows that the width of the split is not necessarily indicative of anything...
Death_Block
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I agree! That's what I miss most about them
orange odomain
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Hi guys, been a lurker on this thread. Has anyone tried reshelling the real ie800 into the fake ie800 shell? my right side has died and it's also cracked
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