Etymotic ER-4P vs. Sennheiser IE8 - Page 2

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Originally Posted by Gbjerke 

The IE8s "bass overwhelm" is IMO just some statement coming from, well thats what theyre known for. But it does not. With the right tips, undeep insertion they are extremely good.

Well said, it is important to use gels that don't isolate too much, it helps a lot. I would still not recommend them to those who seek balanced sound and high details with precision. With the right gels they are a lot of fun to listen and produce a good sound-stage.
 

I dont have the etymotic's but i got the Senn's. The IE8's don't have bass interferrering with other frequencies. Ive never tried, but apparently if you turn the Bass Tuner right up to highest, then you MAY notice a slight loss in mids cause of MASSIVE bass. But yeah these IEM's take anything you through at them!

The IE8s veiled the mids at any bass level for me.

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Originally Posted by Ashi77 

I dont have the etymotic's but i got the Senn's. The IE8's don't have bass interferrering with other frequencies. Ive never tried, but apparently if you turn the Bass Tuner right up to highest, then you MAY notice a slight loss in mids cause of MASSIVE bass. But yeah these IEM's take anything you through at them!

Talk about bringing a thread back from the dead. 

I've had both, but my personal preference was that of the IE8's. The ER4's sounded amazing, but they weren't fun. The IE8's does do everything very well, from electro to folk it sounds amazing. 

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Originally Posted by Ashi77 

I dont have the etymotic's but i got the Senn's. The IE8's don't have bass interferrering with other frequencies. Ive never tried, but apparently if you turn the Bass Tuner right up to highest, then you MAY notice a slight loss in mids cause of MASSIVE bass. But yeah these IEM's take anything you through at them!

Even on the lowest setting the bass is veiled. But yeh this thread has been dead for 3 years