Sennheiser CX400 Canalphones Review

Hi Jon,

I bought the CX400 based on your review, and er... let;s just say I'm not happy with the sound at all. I had this Shure E2C with which the left ear-piece recently stopped working and I was looking for a replacement with more bass - which I think was it's primary shortcoming. I primarily listen to progressive metal [Dream Theater :) ] and a lot of live worship, but the highs from the CX400 just dominate everything else. They sound very EQd which I find annoying after the near flat response from my E2Cs. I noticed in one of Hugo's reviews that most ppl generally don't cross the halfway mark on their ipods, and considering I listen beyond the three-quarter mark, I find the CX400 nothing short of unbearable, and have finally been forced to use the Treble reducer EQ setting on my ipod, which is really annoying cos from what I can understand, the CX400 typically needs a 3db reduction in the highs to sound right.

Now, how can I solve my problem? Also, will my CX400 sound better after being run in, and if so, how long? And if it's not too much of a trouble (I rele hope so), how does the new Shure SE102 and the Soundmagic PL50 compare (not only with this, but the old E2Cs also)?

What a load of crap!!
Just got mine in the mail and I am soo dissapointed.
my old pair a Denon C252 sound amazing, are loud and makes you feel like you have surround sound.
The Sennheiser cx400 are not as loud (even with the volume controller on high) and sounds so tinny, you can't even put it up to a decent level with out it hurting your ears
What a waste
DO NOT BUY THESE!!, even though it has had so many good reports

As sound quality goes they're the best sounding earbud-type earphones I've tried. But I haven't tried many I'll admit. Really impressive bass, though highs are a bit drowned.

What I don't like about them:
the fact that they are like earplugs going rather deep inside your ear, I'm not used to that and I don't like it. You get that strange sound like you're in another dimension or underwater. I suppose you get used to that. But what this also causes is when you move the cords or even slightly touch them, you hear noise. It does not disrupt the signal or anything, what you hear is the physical vibration going all the way to your ear.
Put your little finger as deep as you can inside your ear and scratch the remaining part of it with your other hand, that's pretty much what you hear as soon as the cord touches anything.
But I suppose that goes for all earphones of this type and I'm just not used to it...
I am still disappointed.