eaino
New Head-Fier
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Take all this with a pinch of salt I could be completely wrong and everyone will hate them.
On testing a new phone you always wonder is this going to be the one that ends your Head-Fi journey of incremental improvements. After the initial un-boxing excitement of getting a new toy selecting a suitable tip and hitting play on my iPod I was honestly surprised on how musical the IE800's were they just made me smile. I was worried the IE800 would be highly analytical and neutral like the Fisher DBA2's or other reference audiophile gear.
I'm not sure if it is the all the tech they have crammed in the tiny enclosure's but they don't sound like any other IEM I have heard. They actually remind me of the sound and stage that you get from a high end ear bud like the Yuin PK1 but with the detail you get from a balanced armature IEM if that makes sense.
If you were at all interested in the IE800 I would highly recommend auditioning them so we can get other peoples opinions as I think that Sennheiser might really have invented something new and exciting.
Is my Head-Fi journey over? Maybe
On testing a new phone you always wonder is this going to be the one that ends your Head-Fi journey of incremental improvements. After the initial un-boxing excitement of getting a new toy selecting a suitable tip and hitting play on my iPod I was honestly surprised on how musical the IE800's were they just made me smile. I was worried the IE800 would be highly analytical and neutral like the Fisher DBA2's or other reference audiophile gear.
I'm not sure if it is the all the tech they have crammed in the tiny enclosure's but they don't sound like any other IEM I have heard. They actually remind me of the sound and stage that you get from a high end ear bud like the Yuin PK1 but with the detail you get from a balanced armature IEM if that makes sense.
If you were at all interested in the IE800 I would highly recommend auditioning them so we can get other peoples opinions as I think that Sennheiser might really have invented something new and exciting.
Is my Head-Fi journey over? Maybe