Sennheiser may have offloaded its consumer audio division to another company last year, but that didn’t mean they were getting out of the game. Amid a few other announcements, the German audio specialists also revealed some new in-ears. The Sennheiser’s IE 600 in-ear monitors (IEMs) are remarkable in that they’re largely 3D printed. And, presumably, sound fantastic.

IE 600 is a boring designation

Sennheiser doesn’t really go in for interesting names for its products. It prefers to let the experience do all the talking. All users have to do is listen. Generally, that’s an activity that is rewarded. There’s no reason to expect anything different from the IE 600 IEMs, completely undescriptive name aside.

Part of that is the construction method. The in-ears are made from amorphous zirconium, a material NASA has favoured for making components in its Mars rovers. Sennheiser is using it for the same reason NASA does. That would be because amorphous zirconium supplies “…triple the hardness and bend resistance of high-performance steel”.

Inside the IE 600s’ protective housing lives the company’s 7mm TrueResponse transducer. Sennheiser says that a combination of neutral tuning, an acoustic back volume, and dual resonator chambers let these perform across a range of genres. And, as expected from something designed to awaken the audiophile within, gold-plated MMCX connectors will help connect you with your lovely high-res tunes. They’ll ship with 3.5mm and 4.4mm cables, as well as a range of silicone and foam tips.

The IE 600 IEMs are set to launch around the middle of this year. There’s no local pricing yet, but internationally they’ll go for around R12,000 (700 Euros). Expect to see them at a similar price point when they wash up on the shores of the Indian ocean.

Source: Digital Trends