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    If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...

    Thanks for the review @briank996 I have the KZ Apt-X Bluetooth 5.0 cable The sound quality is great. There's no hissing with my ER4XR The connection is not secure because the keyed MMCX connector from Etymotic. There's an offset on the Etymotic side of the connector that prevents it from...
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    If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...

    Are there any preset EQ settings to convert the Etymotic ER4SR and/or ER4XR to the Harman curve?
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    If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...

    I've noticed this using certain third party eartips. The difference is subtle, but I feel like the ultra transparent instrument separation and imaging isn't as lucid. Music becomes fatiguing. I find myself not listening to music over long stretches of time. After I switched back to the stock...
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    If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...

    Isn't a volume knob just a series impedance? That means it adjusts the amplitude of the signal across all frequencies equally. Then simply turning up the volume would compensate for any additional impedance.
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    Ever receive a faulty MMCX connector?

    Bought a set of cables on aliexpress. One side is fine, the other side is unattachable. I pressed really really hard and it won't snap in. Visually to the unaided eye, both sides look identical. Ever have a faulty MMCX connector?
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    If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...

    Those adapters aren't any more durable than the cables you're replacing in my experience. That's my experience with the adapter made by the seller awwan. I bought them hoping I could use the much cheaper MMCX cables which would be less costly to replace when they get worn out but I found the...
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    If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...

    I had a chance to demo these. They sound every bit as transparent and clear as the Etymotic but there was this really lush midrange that felt expansive and had great separation and imaging. It made me hear so many new sounds in music that I didn't notice previously. The Dita Answer Truth...
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    If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...

    I had many pairs of IEMs over the years and the Etys are the ones I want to sleep with. They have the best isolation. They also sound the most transparent. Music sounds like noise unless it sounds perfectly holographic like I'm sonically teleported into that ambient world in my music.
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    If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...

    Does anyone have recommendations for an ER4SR/XR cable that's suitable for sleeping on with my face on the pillow? I've broken countless ER4 cables over the years from doing this. It always frays at the 45 degree angle joints connecting to the driver unit. I've tried the MMCX adapter for ER4P...
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    If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...

    Get an endoscope earpick. They're dirt cheap now <$20 USD on amazon/ebay/aliexpress. You'll clean out your ears perfectly super easily when you can get a clear view inside to do precision targeted scooping.
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    If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...

    Before I got into the audiophile world, I thought good audio equipment simply consisted of good bass and clear highs with minimal distortion. I thought my $80 pair of Sennheiser headphones was about the best there is for audio and spending more would simply be subject to the law of diminishing...
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    VSONIC GR07 Impressions Thread

    I found your post where you mentioned it. I didn't read through this thread before making my purchase. I just read that the GR07AE was an improvement over the GR07. One of the things that distinguishes audiophile grade sound equipment and regular sound equipment is the imaging and soundstage...
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    If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...

    Looks like some great options! Not nearly as cheap as the MMCX cables, but there is the added resistor to contribute to the cost.
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