Introduction

Sennheiser is one of the oldest players on the audio market, with a product portfolio that will take days to browse through and includes everything from wireless microphone setups to high end headphones. Today we will be taking a look at one of their newest in-ears dubbed the IE6. The IE6 features a dynamic driver much like its bigger brethren. The IE-series in-ears from Sennheiser are their first attempt at making high end in-ears. The IE6s are currently available for around $200 which puts them in the same price category as the other high end in-ears we recently reviewed here.

Specifications

• Frequency response: 10 Hz – 18 kHz
• Cable length: 1.2 m, symmetrical (earphone to separator: 0.4m; separator to plug: 0.8m)
• Impedance: 16 ohm
• THD, total harmonic distortion: < 0.1%
• Sound pressure level (SPL): 115 dB (1 kHz, 1 Vrms)
• Attenuation (passive): Up to 20 dB (90%)
• Connector: 3.5 mm, angled
• Ear coupling: Intra-aural (ear-canal fit)
• Transducer principle: Dynamic
• Weight: 5 g

The Package

The Sennheiser IE6 earphones ship in a very fancy box that you can open from the front and inspect the earphones.


Like most of Sennheiser's products the IE6s come with a very neat bundle. The carrying case is quite well thought out, but it is too big to really be practical in everyday use.


That Sennheiser is marketing these in-ears towards the enthusiasts is pretty clear. The bundle shows that they have tried their very best to combat microphonic noise from the cable. You get both ear hooks and a cable clip which effectively cancels out microphonic noise.


Since these earphones use a dynamic driver the sound hole is very large and covered with a metal grill, but even so Sennheiser has included a scraper tool. This is normally only used to clear out wax from the sound tube. Which you really cannot in case of the IE6s because the tube is covered by metal mesh!