There's no way to describe how good the IE8 is. You absolutely have to hear it for yourself to realize. As someone who moved up from the highly acclaimed Klipsch Image S4, I can tell you that they sound like plastic compared to these. You'll find it hard to believe what you're hearing is coming out of such a tiny IEM.
Let me talk about the soundstage. Oh man, what a soundstage this is? Initially it's nothing special, but after burning these in for ~50 hours, they start to open up. This is one of the widest soundstage I've ever heard in an IEM. It is even comparable to full-sized headphones, provided you have a good fit.
These live up to Sennheiser's name when it comes to audio quality. The sound is Sennheiser's signature warm feeling. The mids and highs are all very good. The bass can be adjusted with the knob, and I find it to be plenty strong at just the second stage. There is just no flaw with the sound. It's very focused and balanced.
The cable is not only replaceable, but it's also one of the best material I've ever seen. It's very soft, protected by Kevlar and has almost no microphonic. One of the main things a lot of IEM suffer from is cable noise - the IE8 has none. It will also work well without its hooks, a nice news for people wearing glasses like me.
The only downside to the IE8 is its mediocre noise isolation, but being the amazing IEM that it is, it's natural that you can buy an ACS custom tip for it. All you need to do is get your ear mould at your local audiologist, send it over, and they'll send you back a custom tip that is specifically designed to match your ears canal. If you really need a lot of isolation, the option is there as long as you have the money.
So all-in-all, provided you have the money, the IE8 is an excellent investment. Its only flaw can be fixed if you throw in another $100 for the custom tips, but even with that, it's still cheaper than many custom IEMs and isn't necessarily any worse. I'd recommend these without hesitation to anyone who can afford them.
Let me talk about the soundstage. Oh man, what a soundstage this is? Initially it's nothing special, but after burning these in for ~50 hours, they start to open up. This is one of the widest soundstage I've ever heard in an IEM. It is even comparable to full-sized headphones, provided you have a good fit.
These live up to Sennheiser's name when it comes to audio quality. The sound is Sennheiser's signature warm feeling. The mids and highs are all very good. The bass can be adjusted with the knob, and I find it to be plenty strong at just the second stage. There is just no flaw with the sound. It's very focused and balanced.
The cable is not only replaceable, but it's also one of the best material I've ever seen. It's very soft, protected by Kevlar and has almost no microphonic. One of the main things a lot of IEM suffer from is cable noise - the IE8 has none. It will also work well without its hooks, a nice news for people wearing glasses like me.
The only downside to the IE8 is its mediocre noise isolation, but being the amazing IEM that it is, it's natural that you can buy an ACS custom tip for it. All you need to do is get your ear mould at your local audiologist, send it over, and they'll send you back a custom tip that is specifically designed to match your ears canal. If you really need a lot of isolation, the option is there as long as you have the money.
So all-in-all, provided you have the money, the IE8 is an excellent investment. Its only flaw can be fixed if you throw in another $100 for the custom tips, but even with that, it's still cheaper than many custom IEMs and isn't necessarily any worse. I'd recommend these without hesitation to anyone who can afford them.
bose was craaappppy they should be taken to court for selling so overpriced products with no quality. Please respond asap as i have to take decision in a day about it. My email is syedhuz@gmail.com. Many thanks for the post and will be waiting for your response
