Indeed sound! Zenheiser's new flagship IE 600 appears (Asky)

On March 3, Zenheiser Japan announced the flagship earphone "IE 600".The price is open price.The selling price at stores is expected to be less than 100,000 yen.The release is scheduled for March 8th.[See more photos]

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On March 3, Zenheiser Japan announced the flagship earphone "IE 600". The price is open price. The selling price at stores is expected to be less than 100,000 yen. The release is scheduled for March 8th. The high -performance self -development driver is adopted, and the acoustic is disclosed and the wired earphones of Zenheiser are currently two products, "IE 900" and "IE 300" in the flagship. IE 900 is a super high -end machine that sells nearly 180,000 yen. IE 300 is also a high -end machine that sells more than 40,000 yen, but the price is quite open. The IE 600 is filling up the two, and incorporates a new axis not found in the IE 900. It is a product that is quite powerful. The feature is acoustic. Zenheiser is a manufacturer that can develop drivers in -house, and the IE series has adopted a 7mm diameter driver (high -performance TruereSponSE transducer) produced by its own factory, but this is the same. The merit is that it has a low distortion, and the left and right phase differences are so high accuracy that you can't feel them with your ears, and the connection between the frequency bands is characterized. In addition, there is a commitment that the diaphragm (Membrenfoil) incorporated into the IE 900 is not heavy and does not dare to coat it, or to make the shape very simple. As a result of various trial and error, it is a driver developed with a common idea that no coating and plain shape are the best. However, it is not only drivers who determine the sound of the earphones. The two of which are focusing on Zenheiser's unique attempts: the Acoustic Back Volume Organization and the Dual Resonator Chamber. The acoustic back volume mechanism is an air space behind the driver to adjust the air volume and the direction of the wind in the housing. By moving the driver smoothly, it has the effect of improving the sense of separation between the low and the midrange and removing unnecessary resonance. However, it is important how much the size is taken here, and the larger the size, the richer the volume, the lower the sound pressure, and the smaller the sound pressure tends to increase, but the sound pressure increases. Determining this balance and making the best tuning is the appearance of engineers' skills. It seems that the person in charge of this sound is actually called the chef in the Zenheiser company, but it is literally a chef recipe. As will be described later, IE 600 is aiming for a different sound quality tendency for IE 900. On the other hand, the dual resonator chamber adopts the D2CA (DAMPED 2 CHAMBER ABSORBER), which was installed in the past in the IE 800 series. In the IE 900, three rooms were prepared as 3R (3 Resonator Chanber) to adjust the high frequency characteristics in the high -frequency, but IE 600 has two. The effect is reduced in 5-10 kHz stabs equivalent to consonants. It seems to contribute to the reproduction of the growing vocals instead of the ears. The Zenheiser seems to think that the result of combining such a series of technologies, not the part of the driver (that is, these are the drivers). In addition, a 7mm diameter driver can be stored in a small housing and contributes to the wearing feeling. The housing of IE 600 is very small and the weight is 6g on one side. In addition, the first material is "Amorfas Jilconium" (to Germany to Germany's Amloy-ZR01) through a lineup. It has three times more strength than a general iron, has both sturdy and flexibility, is hard to corrode, and has the advantage of being resistant to low temperatures. It is also attracting attention in medical care and space development, and is also used for drills of NASA Mars spacecraft. The housing of IE 600 is made of 3D printers using powdered material. The cable is 3 on the player side.5mm (imbalance) or 4.Two types of 4mm (balance) are available. It is enhanced with the para ramide fiber sheath and can withstand 8000 folding. Although the connector is MMCX specification, it is a proprietary specification (Fidelity Plus MMCX) with a different shape around the terminal. This is the same as IE 300 and IE 900. It is for maintaining a sense of stability and durability, but some cables may not be available. The ear chips include three sizes of silicon type and low -rebound type. If you are interested in IE 600IE 600, which feels the closeness of the vocal, you may be worried about the difference from IE 900. According to Zenheiser Japan's explanation, IE 900 is aiming for a realistic reproduction to the original sound in all bands, while IE 600 emphasizes that vocals come to be real and hear closer. For example, regarding the back volume mechanism, it is smaller than IE 900, so it has a sense of sound pressure in the middle and low frequencies such as vocals, making it more realistic. In this area, instead of simply determining the higher / lower ranks at the price, you can feel the intention of putting out characters and differentiating in the series. Although there is a difference in the characteristics of the high frequency range on the graph depending on the number of resonator chamber, the correction bands are both widely taken, and there is no difference in growth. The IE 600 is made with the same basic philosophy as IE 900, but it is a sound that makes the middle range in front and a sloppy vocal or a stable low range. There are better aspects when enjoying vocal songs and pops, so I would like to choose depending on the individuality. The frequency band is very large from 4Hz to 46kHz, the sensitivity is 118db, the impedance is 18Ω, and the THD (distortion) is 0..It is less than 06 % (94db@1kHz). In addition, Zenheiser's flagship model was basically produced at its own factory in Germany, but after transferring business to SONOVA, it is likely to be consolidated in Irish factories in the future, and this unit is also Ireland. It is a product made. However, the manufacturing method is the same, and there is no difference in quality. The compact, high -textured body, the sound I heard, the more I was able to try the actual machine that noticed good. The first thing that impresses is the housing material. The surface has a coarse and unique texture. It is interesting that the expression changes depending on the viewing angle. On the other hand, it is very small in size and fits in the depression in front of the ear hole. Since there is almost no protruding part to the outside of the ear, there is no discomfort even if you lie down sideways while wearing it. Recently, there were many opportunities to use completely wireless earphones, so the compactness peculiar to the wired single driver's product was quite fresh. The use of a sleeping phone seems to be cool. As for the sound. It has no habit and has a good sense of separation, has a wide range, and has a solid low range. However, the tendency is quite different from the headphones of Zenheiser, which have a characteristic in the high range. There are also aspects that feel like tuning of experts unique to high -end machines, including other companies' products. In other words, it has an impression of a neutral sound without noticeable claims. The difference between the characters from IE 900 was mentioned a little in the explanation of the above graph. There was a word "glittering", but when I actually heard it, it was a bright and natural impression. It has no easy -to -understand features, such as sparkling high -frequencies and low -range low -frequencies, and sounds very naturally, in a sense, and in a sense. As a result, some people may find it difficult to feel the characteristics first, but as you get used to your ears, you may feel that the nuances of music are a little easier to convey than before, and listen for a long time. I feel tired when I was. Also, when you change to another model, you may notice that the sound quality has changed considerably. As I repeat this, I realize that this is a product with high potential, which is one of the high -end earphones. I think that it is also an attractive model that it is not too flashy. While streaming and wirelessness are the mainstream of portable music, I think it's a very particular person who is interested in wired high -end earphones. The more you listen, the higher the performance of the performance and the nuances of the music may be more interesting because you can feel the feeling of growing up with your ears. Four.I want to combine it with a high -quality player with a 4mm balance output terminal.The more you hear the sound quality, the more you find it.If you have the opportunity, I want to make an article in more detail.Sentence ● ASCII