Sennheiser

Press release

 

20.05.2009 - Sennheiser UK

Three new Sennheisers

The short story

- Three new Sennheisers, their best under £100 personal phones

- CX 550 STYLE II - £80 or less

- OMX 95 VC Style II - £60 or less

- MX 95 VC Style II - £40 or less

The novelette

- Premium quality metal-crafted designs

- Ultra-cool style and packaging

- Look like B&O - sound better - cost less

- Full range of accessories and smart cases supplied

- Optimised for iPod

The blockbuster

- Sennheiser Hi-fi quality for portable music

- from the world's leading headphone company

- a massive quality upgrade over supplied and low cost

  earphones for, iPod, MP3, CD, Video and Gaming Portables

- simple styling and very high-quality materials

- advanced high-end dynamic speaker systems

- miniaturised serious Hi-fi technology

- the perfect personal travel headphones

New Style II Range - Metal Hybrid In-Ear earphones

- Sennheiser's best under £100 personal phones

- Premium metal-crafted dark-silver designs

 

Aimed at the B&O / Audi customer, the STYLE II modern design

emphasises quality, while Sennheiser technology delivers superb

audio performance to match.

 

Optimised for iPod and personal players, the Style II series deliver

a massive performance upgrade over any supplied earphones.

 

RANGE FEATURES

- Sennheiser's best in-ears under £100

- new ergonomic designs

- beautiful detailing of all elements

- metal/composite hybrid construction

- extra-powerful neodymium-iron magnets

- soft flexible right-angle plugs

- quality cases and accessories supplied

- 2-year guarantee

 

Embodying the clean styling and high-quality materials

that are a Sennheiser hallmark, every single constructional

and styling element is designed to make the phones feel good,

look good and sound good.

 

All three feature damped metal-hybrid construction and have

a neutral balanced sound with detailed resolution and impressive

yet well defined bass.

 

Newly developed cables reduce handling noise and very high

efficiency helps prolong battery life on iPods and all portable

devices.

 

Advanced high-end dynamic drivers with neodymium magnets

- extremely balanced sound

- deep clean bass

- exceptional clarity

- strong dynamics

- excellent passive attenuation of ambient noise (depends on model)

 

Sennheiser CX 550 STYLE II - £80 or less

- high-performance noise-isolating in-ear phone

- metal/composite hybrid construction

- extra-powerful neodymium-iron magnets

- ear-canal fitting and noise-isolating

- new double flanged eartips

- unique angle design with a small arm tilted forward

  ensures that the cable is routed cleanly to the ear

- perfect fit in the ear canal due to ergonomic design

- ear adapters in two types and five different sizes

- quality case and accessories supplied

- 2-year warranty

 

The CX 550 employs highly advanced, miniaturised drive units,

tailored by Sennheiser for acoustically correct in-ear operation.

It is supplied with multiple different sized ear adapters in soft,

silicone rubber to ensure long-term comfort and the in-ear seal

necessary for ambient-noise reduction and deep-bass.

 

Keep the music in and the noise out - CX 550

- reduces background noise on trains and planes

- listen at lower levels and protect hearing

- all keep the music in and private

- stops annoying sound leakage upsetting fellow passengers 

 

Technical Data

Frequency response (headphones)

17 Hz - 22,500 Hz

Cable length 0.6 m (+ 0.8 m)

Impedance 16 O

Sound pressure level (SPL) 114 dB (1kHz/1Vrms)

THD, total harmonic distortion < 0.2%

Weight Approx. 12 g

 

Sennheiser OMX 95 VC Style II - £60 or less

- High quality stereo clip-on earphones

- metal/composite hybrid construction

- extra-powerful neodymium-iron magnets

- individually adjustable clips

- damped vertical adjustment pillars

- in-line volume control for ease of use

- new damping system on the drive unit

- quality case and accessories supplied

- 2-year warranty

 

For people uncomfortable with in-ear designs, these are

perfect as they sit over the ear and are very adjustable

 

A new and specially tuned damping system for the open

drive unit, ensures detailed imaging and controlled bass

 

Technical Data

Frequency response (headphones)

19 Hz - 22,000 Hz

Cable length 1.2 m

Impedance 64 O

Sound pressure level (SPL) 116 dB (1kHz/1Vrms)

THD, total harmonic distortion < 0.1%

Weight Approx. 20 g

 

Sennheiser MX 95 VC Style II - £40 or less

- High quality 'twist to fit' headphones

- metal/composite hybrid construction

- extra-powerful neodymium-iron magnets

- in-line volume control for ease of use

- new damping system on the drive unit

- three sizes of earpad

- three sizes of TTF pads

- quality case and accessories supplied

- 2-year warranty

 

The MX 95s feature an innovative, patent-pending 'twist-to-fit'

system that guarantees optimum fit. A small 'stopper' that is

twisted gently into the outer ear, makes sure that the earpiece

stays in place.

 

A new and specially tuned damping system for the open drive

unit, ensures detailed imaging and controlled bass

 

Technical Data

Frequency response (headphones)

18 Hz - 22,000 Hz

Cable length 1.2 m

Impedance 64 O

Sound pressure level (SPL)

117 dB (1kHz/1Vrms)

THD, total harmonic distortion < 0.1%

Weight Approx. 12 g

 

For more information about Sennheiser please visit www.sennheiser.co.uk or call:

Rob Follis, Sennheiser Consumer PR
T: 01494 551 551
E-mail: info@robfollis.com