beyerdynamic Xelento remote (2nd generation) vs Sennheiser IE 900

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Xelento remote (2nd generation) compared with IE 900

	beyerdynamicXelento remote (2nd generation)	SennheiserIE 900
Overview
Released
Released	October 2022	June 2021
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	11 mm	7 mm
Impedance
Impedance	16 ohms	18 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)	7 mm X3R TrueResponse Extra Wide Band (XWB) dynamic driver with a triple-chamber absorber (Helmholtz resonators); 5 – 48,000 Hz; 123 dB SPL at 1 kHz (1 Vrms); THD < 0.05% (1 kHz, 94 dB); diffuse-field equalised
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
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	–	4 g
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; about 26 dB passive attenuation; adjustable TPU-coated ear hooks; silicone and memory-foam tips; aluminium housings milled in Germany
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	Gold-plated Fidelity (+) MMCX connectors; para-aramid reinforced OFC cables (about 1.25 m) with 3.5 mm unbalanced, 2.5 mm balanced or 4.4 mm balanced plugs
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 900 earphones, 3.5 mm, 2.5 mm and 4.4 mm cables, silicone and foam ear tips, carry case