[AndrewH13]

After a couple of hours or so, the bass has really improved substantially. The bass guitar in Steely Dan's Gaslighting Abbie is incredibly articulate and deep, and Near Wild Heaven from REM is sounding very solid in the bass guitar too. The more I listen, the more impressed I am...and the resolution is phenomenal across the frequency range

I think your brain is coming round to the fact that bass quality is more important than bass quantity
Thankfully these iems don’t have more bass than the music intended, but do have extremely good tight or solid bass when required.

 

[gc335]

@AndrewH13 How does the IE800/IE800S pair with the XDP-100R?

I'm looking at picking up the IE800S but I'm seriously tempted by the recent drop in price of the IE800. Does anyone have any thoughts?

 

[AndrewH13]

@AndrewH13 How does the IE800/IE800S pair with the XDP-100R?

I'm looking at picking up the IE800S but I'm seriously tempted by the recent drop in price of the IE800. Does anyone have any thoughts?

I've found the Pioneer to be a fairly neutral DAP, so what you hear is pretty much the sound of the iem/headphone. ie800S is a great all-rounder, not supressing bottom or top end, so unless you love a cosy warm sound, its great.
The ie800 is also worth considering at reduced price, maybe a touch more forthright and not quite the 'togetherness' of sound. But I would still rate it at £600, so if you can pick up for less, and funds wont stretch to the 800S, go for it.

 

[gc335]

I've found the Pioneer to be a fairly neutral DAP, so what you hear is pretty much the sound of the iem/headphone. ie800S is a great all-rounder, not supressing bottom or top end, so unless you love a cosy warm sound, its great.
The ie800 is also worth considering at reduced price, maybe a touch more forthright and not quite the 'togetherness' of sound. But I would still rate it at £600, so if you can pick up for less, and funds wont stretch to the 800S, go for it.

Thanks!!

 

[Lemieux66]

 

[Lemieux66]

Sony WM1A playing DSD64 balanced with the IE 800 S:

 

[Deftone]

After a couple of hours or so, the bass has really improved substantially. The bass guitar in Steely Dan's Gaslighting Abbie is incredibly articulate and deep, and Near Wild Heaven from REM is sounding very solid in the bass guitar too. The more I listen, the more impressed I am...and the resolution is phenomenal across the frequency range

I’m quite lucky I barely get any microphonics even when I move around. As for the sound, when I first got them they were, thin and bright but now my brain is growing accustomed to the sound they are well balanced with touch of warmth, the treble no longer stands out like a sore thumb.

For anyone that thinks is driver break in it’s not be because I got a second new set and they sound identical to the pair with 200ish hours on the clock.

 

[sobi123]

Plunged for the discounted IE800.
Official store for Perks at work members has them for
£449.99 - IE800
£629.99 - IE800 s
If you're not a member I can still post the link but not sure about the rules ?

 

[gc335]

I've been searching for 20 minutes... Does anyone have the link to the original IE800 impression thread? Thanks!!

 

[gc335]

I've found the Pioneer to be a fairly neutral DAP, so what you hear is pretty much the sound of the iem/headphone. ie800S is a great all-rounder, not supressing bottom or top end, so unless you love a cosy warm sound, its great.
The ie800 is also worth considering at reduced price, maybe a touch more forthright and not quite the 'togetherness' of sound. But I would still rate it at £600, so if you can pick up for less, and funds wont stretch to the 800S, go for it.

I ordered the IE800!

 

[junix]

I've been searching for 20 minutes... Does anyone have the link to the original IE800 impression thread? Thanks!!

Here you go:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sennheiser-ie800-iems.605438/

 

[AndrewH13]

I ordered the IE800!

Cool. Hope you like it.

 

[AndrewH13]

I've been searching for 20 minutes... Does anyone have the link to the original IE800 impression thread? Thanks!!

You have just 7000 posts to catch up on!

 

[gc335]

You have just 7000 posts to catch up on!

Haha, very true!!! Maybe only 3,500!! I've been following the thread for a while. I unsubscribed and couldn't find it again. The recent price drop made me finally pull the trigger.

 

[sobi123]

I ordered the IE800!

Can you share how much you paid please ?