I had the opportunity to compare the IE6's with Sennheiser's IE7's & 8's, and against with a number of other high end ear buds and my old Panasonic noise canceling buds in a store. What a gift!
- The Sennheisers blew the other brands away in ... Read full review
I had the opportunity to compare the IE6's with Sennheiser's IE7's & 8's, and against with a number of other high end ear buds and my old Panasonic noise canceling buds in a store. What a gift!
- The Sennheisers blew the other brands away in the bass - strong, clear and mellow
- The mid-range was superb, especially vocals
- The high end was not as sharp as even more expensive units, but I felt that the cost-benefit of spending 50% or 100% more didn't justify the added top end detail.
The store had an airplane noise simulator, and I tried the passive noise cancellation of the Sennheisers against active noise cancellation from my Panasonic buds and from Bose over the ear headphones. The passive cancellation was equal to the Bose, and better than the Panasonics (which admittedly cost only $60).
Finally, I looked at design. The Sennheisers have no stress points in the cords, so they will not fray as my Panasonics did.
Since buying, I have used them on two long plane flights and they remain comfortable for 6 hours at a go. I really like the over the ear cord management. But most of all, I love the sound that I get out of my iPod now. This is the way to go!
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