It is possible to buy a pair of wired in- ear headphones with the cables going straight down. You could get a pair of earbuds with wires that go up and down behind your ears, like the IE 200, and pretend you are a musician onstage at a festival.

At the bottom of the IE range, you can find the in- ear headphones at a price of just over $150 per pair. Thefundamentals are the same They have the same size 7mm transducers as the premium-looking cable up form factor. The company claims the audio is balanced and realistic, and that it's more expensive than earphones.

Sennheiser IE 200 headphones on a desk.
The IE 200 come with a choice of foam or silicone eartips.
Image: Sennheiser

There is a selection of foam and Silicone ear tips that can be mounted in one of two positions to find the right fit for you. According to What Hi-fi?, there doesn't seem to be an in-line remote on their cable, likely because these have a reputation for harming sound quality on wired headphones.

Users will be able to hear the details that they've been missing in ordinary headphones with balanced, true-to-life audio reproduction.

The IE 200 headphones are going on sale.