I'm one of the multiple buyers of the Outlaw cables that Macdeff so generously volunteered his time and effort for. Now that I've received them and plugged them in (and am loving them), I suddenly had a question on an issue I never considered before. If there's already a thread on this...

Jeff, Congratulations! You mentioned vocals a couple of times and most of the recommendations coming back at you are traditional small group jazz with the exception of Michael Franks. For this special occasion, especially for background, mood setting, since you mentioned slow ballads...

In the US, generally they're called Watch Caps, a carry-over from the Navy (although I'm an Army guy). They have also generically been called Ski Caps. And to stay on-topic, yes, the Etys will fit beneath a toque. I lived in the Frozen North for two years and became quite familiar with...

You foks must be aware that Headroom has had these for about a month now. I just bought one and have had it for about a week I wrote a first impressions review on it a week or so ago. It's great for TV. For most forms of music, it's a bit too boomy. Sound quality in general is quite good...

Whle the ER6 captures the essence of the Etymotic sound, the 4P/S is a significantly better set of cans, in all respects of the quality of reproduced sound. That said, given your stated requirements, the ER6 may be better for you in that the much greater microphonics of the 4P may be excessive...

Just a quick note to share my first hour with these puppies. Just received them from the good people at Headroom. Packaged nicely in carton with headphones (AA batteries included and installed...a nice touch), transmitter, wallwart and interconnects as well as a brief instruction booklet...

Yeah...what he said.

AtEase - That's a great question. I'm flogging myself for not having thought of it before I returned my ER6's. Granted, the design methodologies between the ER6 and the 4P/4S are different, but the added resistance might have improved the quality of the sound somewhat. This is not to say...

My take is that the 4S is the "reference" version and that the 4P was inrroduced later for portable applications because they could be driven without amplifiers, for use with PCDPs and MP3 players primarily, both of which have lower power outputs to either the line out (if it exists for that...

jlo mein, I've tried a couple of times and have had trouble understanding the process. I gave up and went back to my default WMP, although I must admit I hate going back to Bill with tail between my legs. I've read enought praise about EAC/Lame that I've got to get there. There must be...

What Zend said....exactly. I also use the Koss KSC-35 for the gym as a alternate to the Senn MX500. I keep both in my gym bag. The 4P/S stays at home.

Wacomme, If you buy the 4P and then get a 4S adaptor, you will have both versions. The 4P can be used without an amp for portable purposes, although it does sound better with an amp. The 4S requires an amp due to its higher impedance, but the trade-off is much better sound, especially the...

1. I'm a big fan of the Ety concept and I have the 4P with 4S adaptor. I just returned the ER6 to Headroom last week. As good as the ER6 is, it just doesn't compare with the 4P/S. I was going to keep the Er6 for gym use, but for the money, in that noisy environment, the Senn MX500 works better...

Nulheim, Let me add my welcome also. Don't worry about your English. It's probably a lot better that my attempt at your native language (whatever it is). I agree that the Senn MX500 treble is rather smooth and laid back. It might be your source, or just your hearing sensitivities to that...

Hi Lextek, I was interested in this too and ran a search and came up with two threads. Seems there are mixed reactions and also that it may also be dependent on the source material. I asked Jan about it and he pretty much said the same thing, that some people couldn't really tell a major...