Flagship Sennheiser IE 900 earphones promise audiophile-pleasing performance

Sennheiser recently sold its entire consumer division to hearing aid producer Sonova, reportedly with a view to switching its focus entirely to professional audio products. We suppose that means the Sennheiser IE 900 (£1,099, available June 2021) might be the last pair of flagship in-ears we ever see from the “real” Sennheiser, but if this is the company’s consumer swansong it might well be something of an earworm. Featuring a X3R transducer – the latest development of Sennheiser’s Extra Wide Brand 7mm driver – aluminium alloy construction and three cables – one unbalanced with a 3.5mm connector, and balanced cables with 2.5mm and 4.4mm connectors – it promises to deliver the sort of virtuoso performance that’ll give audiophiles a case of the vapours. In such cases, the three sizes of memory foam ear adapter and adjustable hooks should keep the IE 900s firmly fixed to the listener’s lugholes.

Sam Kieldsen Contributor

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