Sennheiser IE 600 In-Ear Headphones

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Other than the points above, the IE600 is a much superior IEM in every front, especially on the technical side of things and the extensions. Despite costing 7 times more, it doesn’t not have 7 times the performance, but you are paying the premium for that last push. Sound stage and extension-wise the IE 600 scores well but as the IE 900 shows, there still is margin for improvement. This is valid for both the extension on top and at the bottom, as well as the note extension and decay. So overall I would label the IE 600’s technicalities as good and on the level it should be at this price.

At the other end, while the 3.5mm/4.4mm is plastic, I have no doubt that it is also of great quality. I have Sennheiser cables that I have used thousands of times over the years and not once have I had to worry about the connector. The cables comes in 3.5 and 4.4. They look very basic but the more I used the IE600 the more i liked them. I never had any tangles and there were never any kinks in the wire. It’s also really nice to have the 4.4 cable.

Vocals on the A8000 for instance, both male and female, will leave you hearing every miniscule nuance in the singer’s throat, and the images produced by individual voices & instruments feel noticeably larger than those of the IE600. The A8000’s remarkable speed also means instruments retain detail & remain distinct even when many are playing, whereas the IE600 becomes overwhelmed by complex passages far more commonly. vs zen pro : ie600 sounds more energetic and resolving yet, zen pro sounds more neutral and calm, but could be bit boring for me Ie600 played both fine. I don't know what to take from this. I have had those songs on my phone for so long n I never felt this way while listening with N3. I think, I will just say that ie600 needs better mastered songs to bring out the full potential (?) and are not very forgiving to rest. With this experience, I moved the comparison only to flac files. Right out of the gates, I would summarize the Sennheiser tastefully done V-Shape. Just by looking at its graph, it’s pretty obvious what was the objective traced for the monitors: A prominent bass and upper treble elevation, with just enough pinna gain for the mids to not feel that much recessed. Depending on each's own personal neutrality, some folks might even consider this more of a U-Shape than a V-Shaped IEM.

The precision and detail retrieval is good and totally on par with this price segment. Of course, it’s not as refined and outspoken as the IE 900, but the IE 600 makes up for this with its natural delivery and excellent stereo imaging. The IE 600 is a more intimate sounding IEM (like the IE 300), but this was done intentionally so. You will never have the impression of getting a narrow stage though, the IE 600 always keeps things realistic and life like. The DM has the most balanced tuning of the three - it is the real smooth operator. You can throw what you want to it, it will change like a chameleon and replay accordingly. Given its isolation and being less fatiguing than the others, I consider it can be used for ultra extensive listening sessions, for most libraries and anywhere.Sennheiser needs no introduction. The German based company has proven over the test of time why they are considered one of the top dogs at the game - their full-size headphones are some of the most recommended and acclaimed pairs all over the internet (I still haven’t heard any, so shame on you nymz, what a joke).

As expected, based on the description of the bass and mids, the treble section is very smooth on the ears. The upper section is soft, musical and very easy to listen to. The treble detail is there even if it isn’t the most extended.The mids have the same amount of body as the bass and they perfectly connect to each other. The delivery here is smooth with a tint of warmth but it all sounds very natural. As said before the mids sound nicely spacious and they have just the right amount of air to keep things light and not overly intimate. The mid timbre is soft and very easy/pleasant on the ears. The vocals – which blend in nicely – are really impressive. They sound natural and smooth and that with the mid timbre make the mid section very musical and joyful. Sennheiser IE300: Simple -- the IE600 outdoes the IE300 in every way (as it should at 3x the price). I like the timbre on the IE300, but it has a pushy, exaggerated bass. That's especially obvious when compared to the IE600, which hits the same notes but keeps them more in proportion. The IE300 doesn't match the lucid high end of the IE600, either; it sounds more constrained. I guess they had to save something for the upgrade. For what it's worth, the vent hole is differently shaped and differently placed on the IE300 and IE600, which may account for some of the increased openness.