Have not purchased from Amazon the TIO. Had before the Sennheiser IE 8 and IE 80, both of which make a nice round sound. Now my son is pleased about this because it can rotate on the Basschraube there. In comparison, the TIO in the bass range is reserved and equipped with generally lower efficiency, but which is due to the different drive systems. Class is the quality bag that gewährleiset safe transport of plugs. Only the two foam essays are useful because they seal well the ear outward comfortable to wear even after a long time and give the TIO in the bass and fundamental range considerably more substance. The bass is under these conditions tight and well audible and never "thickened". Can boast of TIO mid and high range. He promotes acoustic nuances to light that I have so far not perceived as having "in ears" .... but I'm not so young anymore ...;). Good, because practically, the built-Micro is in addition to remote control. This allows you to pause the playback, fast forward and skipping back or take a phone call. I personally wear the TIO with cable back over the ear, because the less train is on the listeners. The strength of the TIO is his unspectacular character which is not designed to sensationalism, but to faithful reproduction. He is never intrusive and clearly audible even at high volumes. This may in one way or another poorly made pop number. sometimes be acoustically revealing, but is then so be it. Great "buttons" that have their price, want to hear for ears, the music as it is.