Just got these. bought used and it came with the ie8i cable for use with my iPhone 5. Since they were six months used, I didn't need to mess with any burn-in to rule out the possibility whether burn-in actually helps or not. I have Monster Turbine Pro Gold, Turbine Coppers, Sony MDEX700, and B&W C-5's. These have a soundstage that blows the others away. It sounds like I have on-ear headphones, the sound is so immense.
The bass still hits home, while the Turbines may have a stronger bass, but the ie80 clarity of the mid and highs is perfect; better than any of the others. The low, mid, and high's are perfectly balanced with each instrument not blending into each other. This will inspire you to listen to your collection again.
The controls on the ie8i cable that can be used on ie80's are easy to feel and use. The microphone and controls come up the left side. I prefer the right, but it works just the same. the microphone is still not of a Plantronics Voyager Pro or Legend, or of Jawbone noise cancelling ability, but its certainly usable for a road warrior that's in and out of a lot of different places while talking to customers on my phone. I have yet to hear a complaint. I was also bent over in my van using a RugDoctor steam cleaner/vaccuum and decided to go ahead and take a call from my wife. Granted, she clearly could hear the steam cleaner right next to me, but we were nevertheless still able to have a conversation! Pretty impressive. That would've been entirely impossible with the Turbine Copper ControlTalk. The latter was so miserable in terms of complaints from the other end that I had to return them. The microphone on this comes up around adams apple height, so not too low like the Klipsch 10i. With the mic brought up to the mouth for critical talking situations, its perfect height. I spend a fair amount of time reviewing the iPhone capability, because there isn't much information on noise cancelling wired headsets that have exceptional sound quality like these.
In summary, I'm highly satisfied with these. I opted for them because of the impressive soundstage vs the Westone 4 or Shure 535; which can be made to work with the iPhone as well.
For an over the head headphone, I'm told to go with the UE9000's. For me, the in-ear style is much less attention-grabbing when walking all over town or listening in the car (I know I shouldn't use headphones while driving).
Hard Rock apparel
Outerwear, tees, and accessories. Discover the rock shop.
Customers also viewed these products
Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1
Compare with similar items
This Item  Sennheiser IE-80 Stereo Headphones |  |  |  | |
| Price | Currently unavailable. | $99.99 | -6% $122.86 Typical price: $130.88 | $168.68 |
| Delivery | — | Get it May 15 - 22 | Get it May 16 - 29 | Get it May 16 - 22 |
| Customer Ratings | ||||
| Sold By | — | DealsAdvantage ( All order will record S/N ) | Amazon Japan | DealsAdvantage ( All order will record S/N ) |
| connectivity tech | Wired | Wired | Wired | Wired |
| headphones form factor | Ear-canal | Bi-fold | Over Ear | closed-back |
| connector type | screw | 3.5mm Jack | 3.5mm Jack | 3.5mm Jack |
| headphones jack | — | 3.5 mm Jack | 3.5 mm Jack | — |
| cable feature | Retractable | Retractable | Retractable | Retractable |
| control type | Media Control | Media Control | — | — |
| material | Metal | — | プラスチック | plush |
| frequency range | 10 Hz - 20 kHz | — | 16 Hz - 22 kHz | — |
| frequency response | 20000 hertz | — | — | 22000 hertz |
| weight | 16 grams | 13 grams | 166 grams | 165 grams |
Top reviews from other countries
Cornelsen
Traumhafte Höhenauflösung aber der Bass
Reviewed in Germany on June 12, 2013L Tang
Decent sound, but terrible fit.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 15, 2013