Asked jazz musicians (piano, Hammond B3), hi-fi enthusiast with a high-end system so the 40k for years together and extensively optimized to my profile. So my hearing is not the worst.
My MP3 player is the Cowon S9 Curve.
Now the IE-8. So far I have Sennheiser CX-400, Koss The Plug, Bang & Olufsen A8, Ultimate Ears Triple 10th
Really happy I was until now only ever for a short time. The A8 I always liked very well due to its high resolution and speed of signals. And of course the special optics had what. But he sounded more metallic - almost tinny. Much work on the EQ needed. CX-400 something to zischig and imprecise in the basses. The Ultimate Ears I sent back because of excessive wear comfort. Sonically actually very nice but a bit sluggish in the resolution of the signals. The timing of the music has since suffered somewhat. Since I was the A8 would prefer.
Now the IE 8 connected and - suddenly everything is right. Depth, dry, black bass. Clear nice mids and highs that do not hiss, but clean and clear sound, without being too much in the foreground. Because the music is playing now times in the middle from. And here are especially clean and beautiful, which manifests itself with very pleasant voices noticeable. And above all, the music is now so relaxed and flowing, as it can not any other earphones. Very fine by audible and all the finest details can be heard despite low volume. Absolutely great.
So short conclusion: The audiophile recordings that I have on the player, sound finally so, as I have of my high-end system in the ear. I'm actually more than surprised that this is so extreme can sound good with the modest relative financial effort for MP3 Player and IE 8. (Even if the price per se, is not exactly low, but measured by the sonic result downright little). I need my system yet? I wonder just ...
Comfort: Short looked at the attached earpieces, the first draufgemacht, fits and I no longer feel the fortuitous. It is lightweight and sits imperceptibly in the ear and has no tendency to slip. (Quite different the UE Triple 10, which slipped ever). And now the IE8 is not even recorded. This will boost the sound again.
So who has a good player and puts on the best sound value, these earphones can buy without hesitation. I'm sure everyone will be happy with. The search is finally over.
That part is absolutely AUDIOPHIL and unbeatable. The price is more than reasonable !!! And all that with flat EQ and only minimal increase of BBE + sound enhancement of the Cowon S9. The Sennheiser itself sounds simple. You no longer need screws on EQ to make the somewhat listenable u. Really amazing. All my other listeners can I do in the bin. I will no longer use.
Life is too short for bad music! Anyone who wants to check it out under HAMMOND-JAZZ.de
Supplement for a few weeks intensive listening:
Hard to believe, but you can even enhance the sound experience. The Comply Foam Tips 400 it is again better. Which are definitely worth to be tested.
And another tip: Be sure the XLO Test & Burn-in CD purchase (if not present anyway). Worth more than gold. I thought demagnetize that brings only right equipment what. But also an MP3 player and earphones benefited incredibly from it.
4-5 times Track 7 run and then who has them, run the Densen Demagnetize CD. Then eyes and you can not believe how that sounds easy. Simply indescribable. "Be prepared to have your socks knocked off." Have fun listening to music right.
