I can ALMOST recommend these to anyone - Sennheiser IE 200

Hi there internet 👋 Thanks for the unboxing and review! We can help provide some additional clarity about the MMCX "lip": The recessed plug helps provide additional strain relief opposed to a flush surface mount. A good analogy is a mailbox post that is seated deep into the ground versus just a few inches into the ground; the deeper seating will offer more stability. For the IE 200, this will result in a longer lasting connection. Any MMCX cable that already had a narrower plug sheath will also fit (at or less than 4.8mm in diameter). There are now several 3rd party cables that fit it since we've launched the IE 300, 900 and 600 (which also share this connector and recessed plug). Hope this helps anyone doing some digging in the comments!

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I tore the lip parts off my ie300s lol I too was annoyed that I couldn’t use any cable I wanted and once I gathered the courage to alter them I found that the lips weren’t attached very strong in the first place so there was no damage done to anything else.

It's a shame that they don't come with the same case that the IE300's had (that these seem to replace in the Sennheiser lineup). Even the cable on those was noisy enough for me to return them, even my cheap BeyerDynamic in ears (soul byrd) have a significantly better cable and cost less than most mmcx cables!

Really hope one day LMG would also release their own Squiglink site/page in order for the graphs to be also seen and used to compare other IEMs.

I use the IE 600s and I have found that even with the lip I am able to use other MMCX cables just fine. I use a linsoul cable with a mic on it so I don’t have to always use a dedicated mic for gaming and it works fine. The one issue it does create is that for non sennheiser cables they dont have the extra grip of the lip to keep them in so when pulling the IEMs out of your ears you can accidentally disconnect the cable. Not the greatest thing in the world but it still works fine.

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according to other reviewers, closing the "dual tuning" vent and some third party tips will give significantly more bass. The gimmick really doesn't seem to work most of the time, as when you insert the IEM into your ears you'll be pushing down on the tips, closing the vent anyway. The vent is always leaking, even in the closed position, so closing it with some tape improves bass significantly, back to similar levels of the IE600. Sidenote: at 11:22, a boost at 1-2khz would sound more "intimate" or even "honky", as instruments sound like they're closer to you in the mix, which can actually be preferable for some. The "shout" region would more be at around 3-6khz, ironically where there's a small dip, so that's probably why you couldn't hear it.

4:30 the 'feature' of the dual position, is that there is a small slit in the point where the tip sits on the IEM. That slit leaks the bass out. Depending on where you put the eartip, that slit is closed or not. That's how it is supposed to work. But the eartips supplied don't seal that slit very well, which causes a loss of bass that should not happen. But any normal eartip on and you'll notice it's more closer to the IE600.

It’s kinda astounding that the dual-level tip thing is patentable…

I owned and sold a pair of these. Should have really mentioned tip swapping, they benefit so much from better tips. Also there’s the tape mod to cover the hole for forward position to not lose all of your bass.

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Listening to this with my IE200 ^^ Love them so far

Let me warn you — the shape retaining wire in the ear hook broke on my IE 300 very easily (same build as IE200) and so ear hook wouldn't retain shape and what's worse — it put stress on the connector of the headphone as I wore it damaged, so one of my earpieces no longer work. The replacement cable costs insane amount of money and even tho connector is standard, the fitting is not as stated in the video. I loved my IE300 sound, but the build (yeah - the cable making noses infuriated me) is just a no-go. Wouldn't recommend.

Sounds like they are similar to the Sennheiser cx 300s and cx 3.00 wired headphones and the CX true Wireless earbuds. The sounds on those are similarly very good, but build quality can be an issue, at least for me, since 1 to 1.5 years is the maximum I've had any of these before either the the wired headphone cable has broken or one the earbuds has gone permanently dead.

I have a FiiO bluetooth receiver, and it is very nice. Was curious about their player, and glad to know that's pretty awesome.

How well does the eartip hold its place? i can imagine it just pops to the 2nd position when pushing it into your ear?

having used mmcx and 2-pin i kinda prefer 2 pin, the rotating feature of mmcx doesn't really matter all that much, and after a while they tend to get loose.

Ive actually always thought there was a missed opportunity with basically box tuning done with the replaceable rubbers...i like to call them rubbers...just think of the chamber created by the speaker cone and your inners ear as the priamary chamber of the speaker box...the problem is everyones ear is different...but this is why you have equalization...not to get more performance overall but to tune out issues with your particular system and room Etc

IE200 is actually pretty good