sine sweep

Short version: It's a headphone in disguise. First thing to notice, the comfort was actually better than I thought. I used a Sony XBA-A3 for two years and it was always a pain in the ass putting those on. The iSine at first seems equally hard to get along with, but after several practices, I found out that it was actually easier to wear on, and once it's there, it stays there. Sound wise, it's true about two rumors about them: The Soundstage They have the largest soundstage I've ever heard on IEMs this price, or even double the price. In fact, I would rank their soundstage close to HD600. Just a tad behind HD700. Clarity:  I really think that objectively having an astonishingly low THD really translates to subjective listening experience. These sound really, really clear. The transients, the vocals, the drums, the snares sound so vivid and transparent. I would say that coming from these little things to full-sized dynamic headphones like HD700 you...

Even at the very beginning of my audio journey, Sennheiser headphones have been the reference of the headphone world. My taste in music & headphones have changed through the years, so dramatically that some headphones I used to love became boring and some others became irritating to the ears. Yet I always liked the HD600's sweet smooth comfortable sound, and I can never get over with the enormous soundstage representation and detail retrieval of HD800s. Here's my take of a comparison between HD600, HD700, HD800, HD800S Soundstage & Imaging: HD600 has the smallest soundstage of the 3.  HD700 has a 20% soundstage boost (over HD600) with a more exciting imaging ability.  HD800 has an astonishing soundstage boost (over HD700) and an alarmingly accurate imaging ability. Wow is the only word for them on first listen. HD800S takes a little bit of it's imaging ability and trades for some soundstage and overall balance. HD800 is a tad more precise. HD800S i...