OK I posted this one in the wireless thread but since there are so few posts about the N200 I thought it deserved to be hear
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I really need to avoid stores for the next couple of weeks LOL.
I think I am going to cancel my Sennheiser purchase tomorrow. Just not trusting the mixed reviews enough to spend that kind of money.
I also just picked up a pair of AKG N200 which while not truly wireless have an extremely light cord I think I can live with and they sound pretty damned impressive. All for $150 after taxes. 8 hours of battery life and a quick 10 minute give 1hr charge if the battery dies.
Sound wise these have very good detail retrieval. The bass is deep but slightly less articulate compared a great earphone but very good for bluetooth standards. Mids are clean and very articulate as well as the treble. The sense of space and airiness is excellent.
Ergonomically speaking these are disappear comfortable yet feel very secure due to a tiny fin and good tips. They come with 4 sizes of a wide nozzle hybrid type silicone tip. I had to switch to the large tips to get the best deal. They are magnetized so they clip together around the neck when not in use.
Music wise they excel with bands like Pink Floyd and more traditional rock, as well as jazz like Patricia Barber. I tried some Infected Mushroom and Glitch Mob and thought it handled them very well. But I do not listen much EDM so take that for what it's worth.
Size wise these AKG appear to be similar to the Senns, just connected via a light cloth cable.
The headset is pretty basic though, no app for it and no special features auto stop of music when magnetically clipped together.
All in all though,music still trumps most things for me, followed by comfort, and then cutting the cable to my phone. In this regard the N200 nails 2 out of 3 and one of the most comfortable wire connected bluetooth IEMs I have tried so I would say 2.5 out of 3
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