
Sennheiser - IE 200
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Liked most:
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"It works really well for Sawano's works, with punchy bass and exciting vocal presentation. ... Other artists like Milet and Minami sound really good."
"If you are mainly listening to pop, k-pop and typical j-pop, this could be really great, as bass quality is pretty good and treble extension is there."
"This works especially well with female singers, particularly those with thin and pristine vocals."
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"It works really well for Sawano's works, with punchy bass and exciting vocal presentation. ... Other artists like Milet and Minami sound really good."
"If you are mainly listening to pop, k-pop and typical j-pop, this could be really great, as bass quality is pretty good and treble extension is there."
"Bass is one of the strong points of IE 200. ... It delivers a satisfying punch and tactile response, putting it a cut above the bass of typical budget IEMs. ... Overall the bass quality is solid and fun to listen to especially considering its current price range."
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"I still wear them for longish flights (4+ hours) as they are the most comfortable ... The longest session was about 8 hours."
"IE 200 is completely made of plastic with an ergonomic design, making it one of the most comfortable IEMs I have ever worn."
"The IE200 were the most comfortable"
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"The bass quality is one of the best under $200, considering tape mode is done."
"65$ is quite good. ... They are for that price, i've gotten them for 100$ and i believe they are 150$ originally. This price is a steal."
"Well I got it on discount for around 120$, and I’d say they’re absolutely worth it."
Disliked most:
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"Even with this, IE 200 can still be sibilant due to peaks in the upper treble and its overall treble forward character ... But this much treble boost can also come at the cost of being sibilant or harsh in some songs. ... Tracks that exhibit sibilance, especially in the upper treble, are unlistenable on IE 200."
"the IE200's bass suffers from anemia."
"My only complaint with them was the stock cable. Holy crap, it's so bad. ... I ordered an OpenHeart cable and it arrived today and it's made the ie200s so much better."
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"Even with this, IE 200 can still be sibilant due to peaks in the upper treble and its overall treble forward character ... But this much treble boost can also come at the cost of being sibilant or harsh in some songs. ... Tracks that exhibit sibilance, especially in the upper treble, are unlistenable on IE 200."
"the IE200's bass suffers from anemia."
"IE200 are really not intended for music listening purposes ... Would give them 3/10 for listening of music. ... IE series of IEM’s are not good for listening to music / quite the opposite, they sound shitty. Period."
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"My only complaint with them was the stock cable. Holy crap, it's so bad. ... I ordered an OpenHeart cable and it arrived today and it's made the ie200s so much better."
"I also have the tripowin solstice and it feels like the cable keeps falling off. ... Tbh my Solstice keep falling off from my IE 200. Almost made me lose the other half of the IEM. ... The solstice feels like always disconnecting from my IEM and I almost lost the IE 200 because the cable was too lose."
"The included cable is of poor quality with memory hooks, which could be a dealbreaker for some. ... The cable is also microphonic, meaning you will hear noises when it rubs against your shirt. This makes it very annoying to use while walking."
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"The tuning vent thing is a really annoying, poorly thought-out gimmick that makes the tape mod essential, so you're locked into one tuning anyway. ... But also with the stock tips, you frequently have to fiddle around to avoid channel imbalances if you don't tape mod it, because the simple act of inserting the IEM into the ear has a random chance of changing the tuning."
"The included cable is of poor quality with memory hooks, which could be a dealbreaker for some. ... The cable is also microphonic, meaning you will hear noises when it rubs against your shirt. This makes it very annoying to use while walking."
"The silicone are some of the worst I’ve used, they are very floppy."
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"Even with this, IE 200 can still be sibilant due to peaks in the upper treble and its overall treble forward character ... But this much treble boost can also come at the cost of being sibilant or harsh in some songs. ... Tracks that exhibit sibilance, especially in the upper treble, are unlistenable on IE 200."
"For Aimer, many IEMs struggle to get the treble right because of her distinct husky vocals. IE 200 struggles here. A lot of her songs sound sharp and sibilant with this."
"having harsh/pronounced highs. ... They have pronounced trebles ... pronounced high-mids around 3khz and highs around 6-8khz. These three facts makes them sound harsh."
I tried ie200 and hexa I'd pick hexa as the better all rounder but comfort wise ie200 is better imo
decent sound, small, real bad microphonic cable, some people have an issue getting a proper seal with the stock tips overall, meh. I wouldn't really get them unless you are looking for something really small
I have the same eartips + IE200 haha. I enjoyed them a lot and it made me wonder if the IE600 might be worth it. But I considered them too expensive. Now I found someone selling a complete new pair, (packaged with the seal, they got it under warranty) for about 470€. I found this offer too good to decline
This. I have very annoying small ears and no IEMs gave me great comfort. Even the Chu 2 hurts. Got the IE200 on sale for $100, combined with the Dunu S&S eartips. Godsend
You should definitely check out the Sennheiser IE line. From their cheapest IE200 , their midrange IE600 and to the most expansive IE900 they are all amazing iems, with incredibly small shells. Small enough to actually sleep with, as they do not stick outside of the ear.
Switched from them to Sennheiser IE200, very satisfied, they sound better than Aipods pro and cost even less. With them you will realize what a crap of a bud is the airpod
Sorry for your ears if you really tried them. But I have a suspicion you are just talking and never ever seen the package of IE200. The buds that are intended for casual listening, like AirPods, are just making a marmalade of all the instruments present in a track, blending them together and raising basses. You like this way of listening? Cool, but not say that the ie200 are not intended for listening music from a good source, because you are deeply badly informermed of just a troll. They are incredibly defined, you can easily focus on a single instrument and enjoy all the shades the track get from this medium. Basses are there, not invading the field nor left to be desired. Obviously it is not that way with every track. I enjoy listening to blues, rock and jazz a lot with these, while hip-hop/r n b and rap sometimes are not that “pushy” on the basses, but I believe this is cause we are used to those bad mediums that change the sound to be as the industry intended. Ultimately, the IE200 are a great iem and there are no ways on earth that shit like AirPods at 200€ are better than IE200 at 130€. Don’t fall for hype or fashion, why would you even buy something that after 1 year of use is clearly deteriorating and showing its bad obsolescence? I had 5 different models of AirPods across the years, WHAT A F WASTE OF MONEY. All of them end up not properly functioning after the 2 years limit, it was almost funny, they expire like milk 🤣 meanwhile my Momentum 2 bought in 2016 are still rock solid, sounding almost like the latest Sony anc earphone released last year (sound wise) and paying itself like every f technology device should do, working as intended by the manufacturer for at least 10 years.
I'll tell you what made me do the switch. I was listening to a lot of hip-hop artists lately when I decided to give my old walkman a try and bought the IE200 to try iem as main earbuds. Kendrick Lamar discography sound way better on IE200+Walkman A45 than it does on iPhone+Airpods Pro and this is a fact. You can stay here and make the thing about how many khz you want, but the richness I find in the first setup is of no match. They have significant differences imo. Also try to listen to (if you are into it) "Sum 2 Prove" by Lil Baby, on walkman+IE200 basses are going to make your eardrums explode if you are not careful. Of course there are examples where iPhone and Airpods perform better, like with many Francesco Guccini songs, where on Hi Res tracks the pitch of his voice is way higher than the rest of instruments, while on Apple Music they are leveled, but mushed all instruments together. I've also compared the IE200 with pure consumer headphones like the Sennheiser Momentum 2 and 4, still the IE200 sound way better than both of them.
Sound doesn't get outdate or expires. Give it a try. They are damn good
I'm personally a fan of the senn IE 200. I got them a few weeks ago and they were one of those "oh wow, this is what I have been missing" kind of situations. I would say they are as good as my ATH-M50x, arguably better in some ways, which shocked me for IEMs.
That's currently the closest option that we have. Ie200 and 600. Not that interesting from just the tuning perspective but as overall package it's just unbeatable.
Thanks for the wonderful comparison.. I fell in love with Senhizer when I lost my wired bose sound true ultra 2 years back. Went in market to buy one found out it has become a rare comododity and was on ebay for 3 times original cost. In this pursuit to get good wired headphones I found IE200. As soon I plugged them in my A55 it was instant love.. Loving the sound signature bought HD620S that too didn't disappoint me in fact it even sounded more pleasant. I definitely look forward of getting either EI900 or hd800
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