beyerdynamic Xelento remote (2nd generation) vs Sennheiser IE 100 PRO

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Xelento remote (2nd generation) compared with IE 100 PRO

	beyerdynamicXelento remote (2nd generation)	SennheiserIE 100 PRO
Overview
Released
Released	October 2022	March 2021
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	11 mm	10 mm
Impedance
Impedance	16 ohms	20 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Drivers
Drivers	TESLA.11 one-way dynamic driver (11 mm) with neodymium ring magnet, closed; 10 – 50,000 Hz; 114 dB SPL (1 mW); max. 134 dB SPL; THD < 0.02% at 1 kHz; power handling 200 mW; Hi-Res Audio certified (maximum SPL, THD and power handling from beyerdynamic's launch specifications as published by Major HiFi)	10 mm dynamic broadband transducer, single driver; 20 Hz – 18 kHz; 115 dB SPL (1 kHz, 1 Vrms); THD < 0.1% (1 kHz, 94 dB)
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	No active noise cancelling; passive attenuation 22 dBA at 1 kHz (launch specifications, Major HiFi)	–
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	No battery (wired)
Design
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	–
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Three-button remote on the 3.5 mm cable (calls, volume, play and pause, voice assistant)	–
Microphones
Microphones	Hands-free microphone in the 3.5 mm cable's remote	–
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Worn with the cable over the ear; seven pairs of oval silicone ear tips and three pairs of Comply Tx-500 foam tips; weight not published per earpiece (beyerdynamic's launch specifications give "Weight (without cable) 8 g" without saying whether that's one earpiece or the pair)	In-ear, closed; noise attenuation up to 26 dB; low-profile housing with reinforced ear hook; silicone and memory-foam ear adapters. Sennheiser doesn't give an earpiece weight; it gives only 160 g for the IE 100 PRO Wireless kit and 13 g for the Bluetooth neckband cable (14 g in the launch press release)
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IPX4 (launch specifications, Major HiFi; also confirmed by headphonecheck)	–
Works with
Works with	Two detachable 1.3 m silver-plated cables with gold-plated MMCX connectors, one with a 4-pole 3.5 mm jack and remote, one balanced with a 5-pole 4.4 mm Pentaconn jack; optional Bluetooth neckband receiver and 3-pole 3.5 mm cable sold separately	Detachable black cable, about 1.3 m, with 3.5 mm plug, stage-proof internal cable duct and break-proof connector; compatible with IE PRO cables, the IE PRO Mono Cable and the IE PRO BT Connector (Bluetooth 5.0; SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX Low Latency), sold separately or in the IE 100 PRO Wireless set
Colours
Colours	–	Black, Clear, Red
In the box
In the box	Earphones, 3.5 mm cable with remote, 4.4 mm balanced cable, seven pairs of silicone tips, three pairs of Comply foam tips, two cable clips, storage case, spare wax guard, microfibre cleaning cloth	IE 100 PRO in-ear headphones, black cable, soft pouch, cleaning tool, foam and silicone ear adapters, quick guide, safety guide, compliance sheet