Sennheiser IE800 audiophile-grade earphones launched for whopping Rs 54,990

Sennheiser has launches premium audio products in India, the IE800 earphones and headphone amplifier set HDVD 800 and HDVA600.   The price of IE 800 is Rs 54,990 and it comes with a two year warranty. The buyers will get five pairs of ear tips of different sizes, along with a premium leather carrying case and a cleaning tool. The key technology in the IE800 is the Extra Wide Band (XWB) driver, which with a diameter of just 7 mm, is the smallest wide-band sound transducer currently available in dynamic headphones. Sennheiser claims this is capable of producing distortion-free sound at high-pressure sound levels. The IE800 as a result is able to perfectly reproduce the entire audible frequency spectrum.   A vented magnet system in the housing minimises the wobbling of the diaphragm and supposedly reduces total harmonic distortion to less than 0.06 percent. In addition, a dual-chamber system absorbs the energy of the audio resonance caused within the ear, preventing any unwanted peaks.   The housing is made of scratch-resistant, skin-friendly ceramic, while the ear pads consist of skin friendly silicone. A protective mesh on the ear cushions protects the drivers against dirt.   [caption id=“attachment_223615” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  Sennheiser’s HDVD 800 digital amp[/caption] Sennheiser also launched HDVD 800 digital headphone amplifier which can be connected to any digital sound source and comes with a Burr-Brown digital/analogue convertor. The amplifier has AES/BU, S/PDIF and USB input ports along with four sockets for four sets of headphones (of which two are symmetrical). The price of HDVD 800 is Rs 1,59,990 along with a two year warranty. Along with HDVD 800, Sennheiser also launched HDVA 600, an analogue headphone amplifier, priced HDVA 600 at Rs 1,19,990.