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Style-wise, they’re totally different. A bit more showier, the CX 5.00 definitely deliver a more confident design than Sennheiser’s older offerings

The Sennheiser CX 1.00 earphones ship with the bare minimum of accessories. All you get in the box is the earphones themselves and four ear adaptor sizes

Sennheiser remains a hugely successful company, of course, but almost every manufacturer you’ve heard of (and several more you haven’t) now has at least one pair of headphones in its repertoire, making the market more crowded than the rush-hour tube.

the IE80 have been around a while and, despite several reviews and an almost infinite thread, still it is not easy to gather in a single place all the information concerning this beautiful IEM.

The new IE60 model offers a quietly stylish design. Nothing too fancy. Sturdy, somber and conservative in approach, in fact. Out of the box, in terms of comfort, the IE60 provides a good fit. The design of the ear pieces are slightly superior to the CX95 reference, fitting the ear well. The IE60s feel less likely to pop out at inopportune moments

Soundstage on the HD 579 features impressive placement and decent depth. While I can close my eyes and sense instruments around me occupying individual spaces, the music can, at times, feel downright oppressive – as though bearing down on me from a few feet away.

On tracks with intense sub-bass content, like The Knife's "Silent Shout," the headphones deliver fantastic bass response—both clear and powerful