Sennheiser IE 200 Wired Audiophile Stereo Earphones - Corded In-Ear Buds with High Fidelity Superior Clear Sound, True-to-Life Voicing and an Impactful Bass - Black

Probably the most comfortable pair of in-ear headphones I've owned. The plastic design may seem like a downside, but it makes these so incredibly light that they're effortless to wear, fitting securely in my ear. Some people swear by alternative eartips, but the stock ones work just fine for my ears and I have plenty of deep bass. Sound feels very balanced, not getting 'boomy', but also somewhat fun and detailed sounding. Perhaps a tiny bit sharp on some music for my tastes, but that might be my own preference and it was something I got used to quickly.The stock cable is very noisy (i.e. you'll hear it move about), but bending to ear-hooks so that they make contact with your ear and zipping up the ferrule (plastic bead) up to your neck helps a lot, but I'm mostly using these indoors so the sound doesn't bother me much, the cable is super light though and switching to a different cable I immediately noticed that it was so much heavier and thus less comfortable, even if the stock one is prone to tangling and stiff enough to transfer a lot of vibration. So that's something that'll be up to personal preference and you may be fine with what comes with it (and if you do replace it, I'd advise picking up one that's as light as possible, since the ie200's lightness is one of it's greatest strengths when it comes to comfort).Overall I'm extremely happy with these. I struggle to get in-ear headphones to stay in my ears, but after maybe a week of adjusting I don't even notice I'm wearing them, and the sound quality is fantastic for the price point. I find myself barely wearing the full size over-ear headphones I wear anymore, because in most scenarios these sound as good or better. If the next version manages to include a softer cable (and ditches gimmicky low-bass eartip position that only really serves as a possible point of failure - though one that can be fixed with a tiny bit of tape, if you're not getting a good seal) it will be a pretty flawless product in my opinion.

So far, so good.20 days in: I've had some time to listen to them, once they've been used for long enough, they become almost amazing. I'm actually pretty surprised. As of today, and listening to them for quite some time, the drivers have had time to play out for a while, they usually sound better after playing music in them for some time. I feel like the sound signature has improved, the drivers feel more natural and after trying different eartips, I think I have found the sweet spot neutral response that I like. Still punchy sub bass and mid bass, whilst it keeps the mids, upper mids & treble, relatively balanced. I am certainly hearing much more in my music.I am very impressed with these IEMs. Overall, the closer to neutral sound signature is by far my favourite. I also really love the eartips that they come with. My ears are usually irritated by memory foam, but I was going to try the foam ones for a brief period to see what happens. I have been using the memory foam on these IEMs for a day and I am really enjoying it at the moment with no irritation at all. Time will tell in the next few days what happens. I will just use the sillicone ones if they get irritated because they are still very very comfortable and the sound is still very good. So, Sillicone and Memory Foam eartips are just as good as each other.The noise isolation is perfect for my use case. I am literally just trying to isolate from the sound of my computer fans and these do a great job at isolating sounds such as this. I also went outside with these, and they are quite good at isolating wind sounds, but not so much vehicles going by, but I am not using these for commuting so doesn't bother me really.The sound signature is good for a wide range of music genres. I am generally using these for classical, jazz and other genres. These are by far my favorite sound signature, even with genres that are supposed to focus on bass, they are still great, fun and exciting. The bass is good, but not overpowering. I don't like overpowering bass, so these IEMs are perfect for me.The design is also amazing. They are nice and small, also fitting in my ears very well. I tried some bigger IEMs from other brands, I constantly found myself having to push them back into my ears an awful lot. I haven't had to do that once with these, they seem to fit very well. That makes me love them even more.The cable it comes with are nice for me. I run it down my back and under my shirt. The wire also has a memory plastic that goes over the ear, giving you the chance to position the over ear hook to your most comfortable position.Overall, very good product. I am very happy with the way it is designed, the sound of the product and how comfortable they are.

Just got these today, paid with my own money.Really impressed. For 129£ they are an absolute no brainer. I need more time to understand how they compare to the IE600 but the first impression is that they are trailing them from very close for 1/5 of the price. Less bass but same excellent soundstage and instruments separation when listening Jazz. Non-shouty voices that are not pushed in the background, a truly outstanding accomplishment.Better cable than the IE600: although many will perceive it cheaper, it doesn't tangle as easy and doesn't pull them out of the ears.On the negative side, all ear tips did not work for me, I had to use some Fiio tips to fully appreciate these. As you know, the price for getting the ear seal wrong is losing all the bass....The fit appears very similar so I will try some blind testing with the IE600. For now, my congratulations to Sennheiser.UPDATE 11FEB23: downgrading overall rating to 4 stars. Still a great buy, no doubt, but the Timeless 7hz are a lot better if you can invest 100£ more. Also consider adding the cost of Comply T400 ear tips to get a very good seal and all the bass that these are capable of.

I was a bit disappointed with how these sounded when I got them. Very aggressive on treble and not much bass, so I was running a weird EQ to make them bearable.After a couple weeks I sat down and tried out all of the different earbuds. I discovered the foam ones sound a lot better than the plastic and I went for the largest size foam and they now sound amazing.