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Aug 11, 2008 at 5:22 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 18
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Someone has idea about this:

Etymotic Research HF5 Portable In-Ear Earphones
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Aug 11, 2008 at 5:38 AM Post #2 of 18
Interested as well. Hopefully it isn't ER4 in stylish packaging
 
Aug 11, 2008 at 2:03 PM Post #5 of 18
Neat. It looks like a verson of the ER-4P that wasn't designed by a blind person. I'm certainly intrigued.
 
Aug 12, 2008 at 3:48 AM Post #6 of 18
Has anyone seen these for sale anywhere? I can't see them on Etymotic's website (maybe I'm blind) and the only place I can see them is on Amazon, where the product description says "Developed exclusively for Amazon". I hope that's not the case.
 
Aug 28, 2008 at 3:51 AM Post #8 of 18
Apologies for the bump, but I suppose nobody has any idea when these might be available from somewhere other than Amazon? Amazon don't ship them internationally, unfortunately, and they're not listed on Etymotic's website (and I've received no reply to the emails I've sent asking about them).

I'm also interested in hearing any comments from anyone who has tried the HF5s, particularly versus the SA6 or q-jays.
 
Aug 28, 2008 at 4:45 AM Post #11 of 18
If they lightened and shortened the cable and put the resistors inside the driver housings rather than the "pod," then these will be a definite improvement over the ER-4P.

The only thing I dislike is with the cable stems repositioned, they likely cannot be put in nearly as deep as the current ER-4P, which makes Shure olives unusable, at least for me. The mediums are too small to be used shallowly and the larges are too big to fit.

It's OK as I'm going to the new UE IEMs for now anyway.
 
Aug 28, 2008 at 5:06 AM Post #12 of 18
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If they lightened and shortened the cable and put the resistors inside the driver housings rather than the "pod," then these will be a definite improvement over the ER-4P.

The only thing I dislike is with the cable stems repositioned, they likely cannot be put in nearly as deep as the current ER-4P, which makes Shure olives unusable, at least for me. The mediums are too small to be used shallowly and the larges are too big to fit.

It's OK as I'm going to the new UE IEMs for now anyway.


Funny that you should mention the concern about how the HF2s fit because they do have issues with the location of the cord guard. I try to use the Complys with them but neither the long nor short Complys work very well with these HF2s. There is a bit of a struggle to make the long Complys work effectively.
 
Sep 4, 2008 at 9:29 PM Post #15 of 18
The 16 ohms spec does not excite me. I read some reviews on Amazon from people that already owned ER4P and they said the HF5 is clearly a step down.
 
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