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eaino, how is isolation? Do these seems to be vented or do the create a vacuum in the ear canal that has to be equalized?
Thanks to a tweet from Custom Cable yesterday I managed to get a set of IE800's that have only just arrived by Royal Mail.
The box is very understated, no marketing blurb or even specifications on the box just "Sennheiser IE800, Outstanding In-Ear Sound System" and an authenticity hologram on the side.
From the all the rendered press photos everyone has posted I did think it was going to be a lot bigger but the cable, connectors and the ear buds themselves are just tiny. The buds are so small it is very hard to read the left/right markings luckily the left bud has a raised bump. The buds themselves are like little jewels they remind me of the Panasonic HJE900's that were made of Zirconium the IE800's are just a lot smaller.
You get five sets of silicon ear tips S,M,ML,L if these don't fit you are out of luck as Sennheiser is using a new system were you actually have to click the tips onto the ear buds. Luckily the large tips give me a good seal and as they are so tiny and light they have completely disappeared into my ears.
They seem to be designed only to be worn with the cables down as the cable from the split is too short. For people with smaller heads it may be okay but for me the connector block was hitting my neck.
As for first impressions at least to my ears the box is correct, "Outstanding"
I was hoping James would get them first as I love his reviews.
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Iain
Thanks to a tweet from Custom Cable yesterday I managed to get a set of IE800's that have only just arrived by Royal Mail.
The box is very understated, no marketing blurb or even specifications on the box just "Sennheiser IE800, Outstanding In-Ear Sound System" and an authenticity hologram on the side.
From the all the rendered press photos everyone has posted I did think it was going to be a lot bigger but the cable, connectors and the ear buds themselves are just tiny. The buds are so small it is very hard to read the left/right markings luckily the left bud has a raised bump. The buds themselves are like little jewels they remind me of the Panasonic HJE900's that were made of Zirconium the IE800's are just a lot smaller.
You get five sets of silicon ear tips S,M,ML,L if these don't fit you are out of luck as Sennheiser is using a new system were you actually have to click the tips onto the ear buds. Luckily the large tips give me a good seal and as they are so tiny and light they have completely disappeared into my ears.
They seem to be designed only to be worn with the cables down as the cable from the split is too short. For people with smaller heads it may be okay but for me the connector block was hitting my neck.
As for first impressions at least to my ears the box is correct, "Outstanding"
I was hoping James would get them first as I love his reviews.
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Iain
for now - your the man LOL
at 1k they're too expensive, and even commanding that price, i do not think they're any better than the HD650s.
beside you cant replace the cables...i think that IE80 + Bladur MKII cable will do better... correct me if i was wrong
beside you cant replace the cables...i think that IE80 + Bladur MKII cable will do better... correct me if i was wrong