Testseek.co.uk have collected 29 expert reviews of the Sennheiser IE 8 and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sennheiser IE 8.
March 2009
(84%)
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The editors liked
Case
Comfort
Awesome sound. Very comfortable. Don’t scream ‘mug me’
A big
Eminently musical delivery
Extremely comfortable and snug fit
Don't amplify body noise or movement
Detailed sound
Good accessories
Bass tweaking
Tubthumping bass. Awesome sonic performance.
Ear canal headphones are always good for low frequencies but the IE 8s take rumble to a whole new level
Driving uranium-heavy bass deep
Deep into your skull. The tiny single-driver phones come with a special screwdriver to tune the bass even further
Le...
Stunning bass performance and overall sound quality
Solid design
The editors didn't like
Overpowering bass
Sibilance
Lack of detail
Not cheap
Some have slightly greater attack
How much?! Take a while to 'warm up'.
Don’t judge these Sennheisers on a single audition as
Like hi-fi speakers
The dynamic drivers take a good few hours to ‘burn in’ and give their best performance. With everything else so fantastically well made
There are many positive elements engrained in the Sennheiser IE8... for example the first impressions are superb due to the fact they have some of the best packaging around. The product is as well protected as it could possibly be and the wealth of in...
Ear canal headphones are always good for low frequencies but the IE 8s take rumble to a whole new level, driving uranium-heavy bass deep, deep into your skull. The tiny single-driver phones come with a special screwdriver to tune the bass even further, le...
Don’t judge these Sennheisers on a single audition as, like hi-fi speakers, the dynamic drivers take a good few hours to ‘burn in’ and give their best performance. With everything else so fantastically well made, it’s strange to fi...
Keep the world out and the sound in with the most powerful isolating earphones we’ve ever tried. One word of warning: crank up the low end too much and you may enter a parallel universe composed of pure thundering bass. Sennheiser IE8 is tagged with...
Abstract: It might seem odd to spend more on headphones than on your music player, but if you want the ultimate in sound quality you have to splash your cash. To get your hands on a pair of Sennheiser's top-end IE8 headphones you're certainly doing that, but the...
Sennheiser has taken a slightly different approach to creating its high-end in-ear earphones, the IE8s, and has come up with something that sounds quite astonishing. Their huge bass response will certainly please rock and pop music fans and even those tha...
