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TECHNICAL FOCUS: PRODUCT IN DEPTH

Note “twisted pair” braided cable. Note reinforced connection at the ear- The earpiece, which holds only one 7mm
piece and the formed cable routing. driver, is quite small.

the entry-level model is $99.95. borne noise, which is generated when trimmer than the IE 40’s earpiece.
And, as mentioned, the IE 500 the cable hits or rubs against another Of course, Sennheiser has been
incorporates the clear, braided “twist- object. building microphones for over 70
ed pair” cable, as opposed to the IE The earpiece, given that it only years, so the company does have a lit-
400, which comes with the black, holds one 7mm driver, is pretty small, tle bit of experience designing and
straight cable. The twisted pair cable especially when compared to custom- building dynamic drivers, which is
is said to help in reducing structure- fit multi-driver IEMs. It is even a mite another reason why it chose to focus

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