WEBVTT 00:00:06.680 --> 00:00:12.799 the fractal design toine R4 case gets featured on the wow build logs of the 00:00:10.639 --> 00:00:17.080 week section more than any other case click now to learn more about it to 00:00:14.839 --> 00:00:20.800 start with I want to be very clear about how I'm approaching all of this I've got 00:00:19.119 --> 00:00:25.840 lots of nice headphones and I had some clips 4S for a while so those weren't 00:00:23.480 --> 00:00:29.199 bad um my daily driver IM IMS for the last few months have been steel series 00:00:27.199 --> 00:00:33.520 flux iner Pros due to their excellent Comfort but I've never owned pricey 00:00:31.519 --> 00:00:38.920 audio file grade earphones before so this is as much a first impressions of 00:00:35.960 --> 00:00:42.840 expensive imem as it is a review of the ie80s from Sennheiser so we'll start 00:00:41.039 --> 00:00:46.360 with initial Impressions the packaging feels very premium and comes with an 00:00:44.760 --> 00:00:50.800 unbelievable number of year tips to choose from which is good because the 00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:55.760 dynamic drivers with their fancy neodymium magnets are very large and I 00:00:53.399 --> 00:00:59.600 actually needed the smallest possible silicone tips in order to get these 00:00:57.520 --> 00:01:05.320 babies into my ears comfortably the carry in case it's included is super 00:01:02.160 --> 00:01:07.680 nice and totally Irrelevant for the vast 00:01:05.320 --> 00:01:11.720 majority of people who buy iems I think there's good news though the ie80s have 00:01:10.080 --> 00:01:16.680 other than the scratches that you'll see in our macro footage of them survived 00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:21.560 very well in my pocket with my phone and they're extremely easy to untangle the 00:01:19.600 --> 00:01:26.240 removable Kevlar reinforced cables are quite stiff out of the box which was a 00:01:23.240 --> 00:01:28.600 concern because the ie80s actually wrap 00:01:26.240 --> 00:01:32.680 around the top of your ear before being inserted and while the cable was brand 00:01:30.680 --> 00:01:38.040 new I found that the wire would often slip off of my ears like this Sennheiser 00:01:35.920 --> 00:01:41.880 does include a little cable routing sheath in case you want to use it but I 00:01:40.200 --> 00:01:45.479 actually found it more comfortable to wear them without it and in a week or 00:01:43.399 --> 00:01:49.640 two I didn't have that problem anymore anyway as far as looks and comfort are 00:01:47.759 --> 00:01:53.960 concerned the earphones look kind of heavy and bulky but they're actually so 00:01:51.399 --> 00:01:57.360 comfortable and low profile that I'm able to sleep in them without them 00:01:55.280 --> 00:02:00.920 falling out during the night this combined with their solid noise 00:01:58.680 --> 00:02:05.360 isolation has made them a definite keeper for me they have a very subdued 00:02:03.360 --> 00:02:09.879 style to them with an all black and silver color scheme that I quite like 00:02:07.280 --> 00:02:14.760 but while it might feel silly and Superfluous an eye-catching design might 00:02:12.599 --> 00:02:19.519 help them get attention from mainstream customers the way that Brands like beets 00:02:17.000 --> 00:02:22.599 and Skull Candy do um sadly through an informal poll of a couple of my less 00:02:21.200 --> 00:02:27.360 techy friends I found that they had never even heard of Sennheiser which 00:02:25.319 --> 00:02:31.400 depressed me a great deal moving on to the reason it might depress me that 00:02:28.800 --> 00:02:35.239 someone's never heard of Sennheiser is the listening tests in my listening 00:02:33.480 --> 00:02:40.080 tests I used a variety of different sources including an O2 and odac from 00:02:37.840 --> 00:02:44.319 Mayflower electronics and a Zonar Essence one from ASUS and other than 00:02:42.239 --> 00:02:48.760 this being the first time that I've been able to hear the noise floor of my 00:02:46.400 --> 00:02:52.360 Essence one as a hiss during the quiet part of certain tracks I really felt 00:02:50.640 --> 00:02:56.879 like a strength of this product is the fact that they sound great with pretty 00:02:54.560 --> 00:03:01.879 much anything from Cheapo MP3s on my iPhone 4 all the way up to Flax on my 00:02:59.480 --> 00:03:05.680 object Ive 2 in odac before we go any further here though is my usual 00:03:03.440 --> 00:03:10.080 disclaimer and apology about the kind of music I listen to I'm a top 40 listener 00:03:08.239 --> 00:03:14.519 just like lots of people I love Bieber and Miley and pink and well not Bieber 00:03:12.640 --> 00:03:19.080 so much but you know JT is definitely better but the point is if you want 00:03:17.120 --> 00:03:22.920 reviews of these from folks who listen to classical music those are abundant 00:03:21.400 --> 00:03:28.360 this is my review and that's the kind of music I listen to so there you go 00:03:25.760 --> 00:03:32.040 truthfully having requested the i8s on the recommendation of edel editor I 00:03:30.519 --> 00:03:37.200 didn't really know what I was getting myself into I saw the adjustable base 00:03:34.760 --> 00:03:41.599 Port feature on them and I went oh how quaint if folks want more Basse they can 00:03:39.840 --> 00:03:46.159 turn that adorable little dial with the included tool well there's nothing 00:03:43.799 --> 00:03:50.720 adorable or quaint about it whatsoever with or without the knob the base 00:03:48.159 --> 00:03:55.640 experience with these is truly skull rocking it really feels like the bones 00:03:53.120 --> 00:03:59.360 at the back of my head are vibrating when I really let them loose and it's an 00:03:57.439 --> 00:04:04.959 experience unlike any that I've had before for Highs are both loud and clear 00:04:02.360 --> 00:04:09.720 and mids are also clear if a fair bit quieter and more subdued this made 00:04:07.120 --> 00:04:14.040 mid-range vocalists feel a bit far away especially during busier parts of a 00:04:11.959 --> 00:04:18.320 track with a lot of background music after some discussion with edel I found 00:04:15.799 --> 00:04:23.639 that his love for the i8s which are very similar to the ie80s comes from finding 00:04:20.680 --> 00:04:28.080 it easier to take a clear detailed IM with very strong Basse performance and 00:04:26.160 --> 00:04:32.440 tame it somewhat with software Equalization than it is to take a 00:04:30.120 --> 00:04:38.080 reference sounding IM and try to boost the Bas on naturally through EQ it's a 00:04:35.080 --> 00:04:39.759 great point but I found myself quite 00:04:38.080 --> 00:04:44.320 liking their base heavy sound signature after a while and 3 weeks later I am no 00:04:42.039 --> 00:04:49.600 longer using EQ on them at all they sound great loud and this is unusual for 00:04:47.199 --> 00:04:54.160 me but with these I often find myself not reaching for the volume dial um 00:04:52.280 --> 00:04:58.280 nearly as much as I did even though they do sound great loud the isolation is 00:04:56.479 --> 00:05:01.800 good without me feeling like I could probably get hit by a train without 00:04:59.840 --> 00:05:05.039 hearing it coming and in spite of the strong Bas performance I can hear every 00:05:03.639 --> 00:05:09.360 Last Detail in the music without cranking them so I have the option to 00:05:07.160 --> 00:05:13.720 listen to them quietly or turn them right up and feel the skull vibration 00:05:11.520 --> 00:05:17.680 one way the I8 surprised me a little was their openness once while I was sitting 00:05:16.199 --> 00:05:22.039 in my house listening to them I actually had one of my baby songs come come on it 00:05:20.000 --> 00:05:25.440 has a car horn in it and I actually looked outside thinking it was in my 00:05:23.720 --> 00:05:29.840 driveway before I realized it was part of the track uh this is unusual and many 00:05:27.880 --> 00:05:34.560 iems really make you feel like the sound is coming from between your ears but not 00:05:32.319 --> 00:05:38.440 so with these my wife had a very similar experience with them she's no audio file 00:05:36.759 --> 00:05:42.880 and I think the word she was looking for was Sound Stage but her way of 00:05:40.319 --> 00:05:46.360 describing it was was this instead of hearing the sound from here and here 00:05:44.840 --> 00:05:49.360 it's like it's here here here here here and here and I thought that was kind of 00:05:48.039 --> 00:05:52.880 cool coming from someone who doesn't know all the terminology but is 00:05:51.160 --> 00:05:56.160 definitely still having the same experience so we're down to the part of 00:05:54.840 --> 00:06:00.639 the video where I say whether I'd recommend them or not well they're over 00:05:58.120 --> 00:06:04.400 $300 on Amazon Amazon so if you're going to buy them you'd better be sure you 00:06:02.039 --> 00:06:10.199 won't lose them and once you get past that hurdle I would say if you want 00:06:07.280 --> 00:06:14.960 something that delivers a strong basey sound signature like many mainstream 00:06:12.400 --> 00:06:19.919 products but actually does it well with tight thumping low frequency performance 00:06:17.800 --> 00:06:24.280 and Clarity in the mids and highs then get on board these are for you the 00:06:21.759 --> 00:06:29.080 Discerning Bas head I think the ie80s can be best described for you as fun to 00:06:27.039 --> 00:06:34.400 listen to and you're going to absolutely love them if you're looking for reference IMS for 00:06:32.120 --> 00:06:38.039 Studio monitoring and you want a flat frequency response curve then I think 00:06:36.120 --> 00:06:42.639 You' better move along there are products out there that are designed for 00:06:39.440 --> 00:06:45.039 you this is not one of them my personal 00:06:42.639 --> 00:06:50.000 closing thought on the ie80s is this they're expensive but at the end of the 00:06:47.560 --> 00:06:52.400 day I've got a literal pile if you guys are following me on Instagram you'll 00:06:51.280 --> 00:06:57.560 know about this already I've got a literal pile of audio file grade 00:06:54.400 --> 00:06:59.759 headphones next to my PC and most days 00:06:57.560 --> 00:07:03.520 when I'm sitting down and it's time to listen to some music I still take these 00:07:01.840 --> 00:07:07.440 out of my pocket and plug them in instead I haven't done these yet but I 00:07:06.120 --> 00:07:13.240 probably should mention a couple of popular upgrades there's a version of the detachable cable with a mic that you 00:07:10.879 --> 00:07:16.840 can buy so that's kind of cool and in spite of the wide variety of included 00:07:16.039 --> 00:07:22.120 ear tips uh the ones that I actually liked 00:07:19.240 --> 00:07:25.599 best are thirdparty comply soft foam ear tips they improve the isolation even 00:07:23.960 --> 00:07:29.120 further if that's what you're after and they're also very very 00:07:27.479 --> 00:07:32.759 comfortable and I think that's pretty much sh oh wait no I've got something 00:07:31.039 --> 00:07:37.919 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spend more where you 00:08:14.759 --> 00:08:20.280 got to the point where okay I spent twice as much but this only really 00:08:18.080 --> 00:08:23.720 sounds 10% better than than the other one to me I'm really curious and I'd 00:08:21.960 --> 00:08:27.400 love to hear what you guys say as always don't forget to also subscribe to L Tech 00:08:25.720 --> 00:08:33.250 tips for more unboxings reviews and other computer videos 00:08:30.159 --> 00:08:36.419 okay there that was 00:08:40.760 --> 00:08:43.760 shorter