Originally posted by Knerty5
Etymotic ER-4 series are the best things I have ever heard. A few weeks ago I wasted my money on a pair of Sony MDR-EX71LP's and uuggghhhh. What a terrible set of cans. I would urge anyone to skip these headphones right off. I couldn't hate them more. Tin can sounding and high impedance for serious volume reduction. A downgrade from the stock headphones that came with my iPod.
Anyway, the Etymotics are excellent. I got an airhead amp to go with them...and i could not be happier.
True, the Etys will blow the Sony's out of the water--for the price, they had better!! But the Sony's are definitely NOT a downgrade from iPod buds, and are, all in all, not too bad for the price. If one does the silver mod, they improve even more.