Sennheiser IE-8 Headphone Reviews
Manufacturer |
Sennheiser |
Model |
IE-8 |
Headphone Type |
Canal |
Headband Type |
None |
Weight (g) |
5 |
Driver Type |
Dynamic |
Enclosure Material |
Plastic |
Isolation (dB) |
26 |
Impedance (ohms) |
16 |
Cable Length (cm) |
120 |
Frequency Response (Hz) |
10 - 20000 |
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Connector |
3.5mm |
Street Price |
US$230 |
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Reviews by our members
Review by Member texman on 21 Sep 10 17:15Individual review |
Bass Extension | 9 |
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Bass Impact | 8 |
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Bass Quality | 8 |
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Mids Quality | 9 |
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Highs Quality | 9 |
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Detail | 9 |
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Comfort | 8 |
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Durability | 8 |
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Value | 8 |
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Tested on:
- Cowon D2 mp3 player
- PC with Sound Blaster X-FI
- requeres burn in (very nasty sound for the first hours of play)
+ Excelent Isolation -> very nice sound at very low volume (risc of damaging the ear are lower)
+ Sound clarity/precision Excelent, ideal for clasic music entuziasts
+ travel box with silicon cristals absorbs humidity from the earphones
+ no distorsion at very high volume (i don't recomend using them at high volume)
I bought the phones one year ago and i used them allmost on a daily basis. I recomend them to audiophiles.
Review by Member agoston.berko on 24 Oct 09 12:06Individual review |
Bass Extension | 9 |
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Bass Impact | 8 |
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Bass Quality | 9 |
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Mids Quality | 8 |
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Highs Quality | 9 |
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Detail | 9 |
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Comfort | 8 |
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Durability | 9 |
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Value | 9 |
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MY TEST SETUP:
MP3-player: Sandisk Sansa Fuze
Music: FLAC
Amp: Portable FiiO E5
- easy to drive with an MP3 player (you dont have to turn the volume high)
- extreamly wide soundstage
- not ideal for bicycle because the you hear the wind-noise. The main reason for this is the big plateshape of the speakers back
- but the advantage of this shape-form is that you can lie on your side (sleep-rest-chill effect in bed is superb)
- in the first 3 weeks (at average use) the bass is too much, even if you turn the trigger at minimum, but don't be afraid because the burn-in will help a lot
- burn-in time (100-200hours) is annoying but it makes wonder (basically i dont care about this)
- strange to put the half-ring on your ear (it takes a lots of time but after practise you can handle this faster)
- lot's of detail
- Flac is significantly better than MP3 (320kbit/s)
- expensive but very-very good value
- extreamly high clarity -> not so warm sound signature as iGrado (not so much texture)
- high notes are amazing (i hear even the highest notes supernatural and relaxed-sounding)
- bass is rounded and detailed
- very comfortable
i would say for the sound signature: direct sounding bass monster with highfreq-clarity out of this world and huge soundstage
My Ety ER-4S has no chance...