Welcome to Audiophile Club. The first rule of Audiophile Club is: you do talk about Audiophile Club. The second rule of Audiophile Club is: you do talk about Audiophile Club! If there was a Fight Club-inspired set of eight rules to join such a club, Sennheiser might vote to make the third: everyone is welcome. (After all, the film’s third rule – if someone yells “stop!”, goes limp or taps out, it’s over – probably wouldn’t be suitable, though going limp at hearing your favourite song sound the best you’ve ever heard it wouldn’t be inconceivable!)
The German company has long manufactured higher-end ‘audiophile headphones’ for the more discerning music listener fortunate enough to be able to afford them, but head to that very section on the company’s website and you’ll see that these ‘audiophile headphones’ – almost all wired (perhaps that would be Sennheiser’s suggestion for a fourth rule…) – now include a range of in-ear and over-ear pairs at a range of prices, from as little as £130 / $150 / AU$240.
