Gotta show off the OFC cables ClieOS made for me with Rhodium plugs. One ER4P and one S cable. Great quality. Will do some critical listening to check them out when I get an opportunity.

If I were you, I'd just buy a pair of Etymotic HF-3's https://www.etymotic.com/consumer/headset-earphones/hf3.html I have a pair of HF-5's I use for stuff like you're talking about, when I'm not doing reference listening with my ER-4's. Apple controls work great. Sound is pretty good. And...

  Yeah, I have the ER-4P, which has changed over the years in cable type and earpiece construction.  What I'm saying is that I prefer the construction of my original ER-4P's that I got back in 2002, which had a rubberized, non-braided cable, with earpieces that were entirely red and blue.  My...

Very interesting.  When I sent my ER-4P's in for service a couple months ago, what they sent back was the all-black model, with braiding, and I'm in the USA.  Personally, I very much would prefer my original ER-4P's I had 10 years ago, with the slightly rubberized cable, red and blue...

  Nice!  I'm having a hell of a time trying to get an adapter.  I'm trying not to have to pay the full $50+ shipping or whatever Etymotic charges.  Grrrr.... Twice now I thought I had good avenues lined up, but they've fallen through.  When I first bought my ER-4P ten years ago, it didn't come...

Very interesting.  As an A/V/home theater buff, Oppo is very well known in our community.  Fascinating that they're taking on this project.  I will be watching to see how they turn out functionally.  Oppo stuff generally turns out to be a good product, though.

  Yeah, since I bought my Etys back in 2002/2003, it didn't come with an adapter back then.  As Ety has replaced them twice over the years as they've broken, they've replaced the phones, but not everything that comes with them.  So I didn't have an adapter.provided.   Cool, actually, that you...

techmonstr, the Ety ER-4's are very well made, and do feel premium.  The phones have a matte finish, although there is a bit of a sheen to the cord.  They are very transparent, so 192/256kbps will sound okay if they're good recordings.  128k and poor recordings probably will have their...

I just ordered a new P - S adapter cable off Ebay for $15 including shipping.  Much better than the retail $49 + ship.  We'll see what actually turns up in the mail.

Looks like I just missed a group buy on other filters.  If the reds do help a tad with bass, I'd love to figure out where to buy them.  Haven't found that info in the thread yet.

      Thanks!  Everything there, with the exception of the URC iPod dock on top, is from Parasound.  They make their own "Zcube" half-rack for the Zcustom equipment.  I think it's perfect for an office or other small area system.  All my cabling is custom from Cat Cables, and I current...

Another pic of the main equipment stack, sometimes used with my Etys.    

Another pic of my office system head stack, sometimes used with my Etys.    

  Got me some new toys.  And these are not all-encompassing.  More coming...                  

Just got my Ray Samuels SR-71A amp and LOD cable today.  Good improvement on the ER-4P's, I'd say.  And my custom mold eartips just came in too.  I'm sick, or I would have gone and picked them up today.  So good things are about to happen for my Etys.

Quote:   Yeah, "Guitars" was recommended by a guy that's a big Mike Oldfield fan.  Supposedly, every sound on the album is made by a guitar, including the percussive beats.  I think it's interesting.  I have "Tubular Bells" on hi-rez audio, DVD-A I think.   I used to be stationed at...

My primary headphones have been Etymotic ER-4P's for the last decade, and I've used ER-6i's as my backup/beater set for maybe 7 years.  The ER-6i's finally gave up one channel, so I just replaced them with HF3's under Etymotic's special purchase program.  I was originally going to go for the...

Quote: :)   Those particular CD's are "Guitars" by Mike Oldfield, an interesting album that was recommended to me, "Beyond the Desert" by Dave Beegle, who is one of my all-time favorite guitarists and I LOVE his work, despite him being a small-market Colorado unknown, and "Red" by Sammy...

Here's a pic of my office system. Most of the time I use speakers, but my Etymotic ER-4p set is in the pic too. Stack is all Parasound Zcustom equipment, including the kick butt Z dac. Universal Remote (now URC) control and iPod dock. iPod classic 160gb. I just ordered a Ray Samuels SR-71 amp...

Thank you, thank you. :)

Ah, no Raptor for me. No room to kick back and listen to my Etys! Here's a pic of my work office rig I took today for another thread. Parasound zcustom equipment, with my integrated iPod. Speakers for when I don't care about noise for the neighbor offices, which is most of the time

Hey all--longtime audio/video enthusiast, new member here.  Air Force pilot in Alaska, been part of the A/V/home theater industry for over a decade now.  Have used Etymotic ER-4P's for that long, and I'm on my third set now.  My second set just got damaged, and I had them repaired/replaced again...

Hey all--longtime audio/video enthusiast, new member here.  Air Force pilot in Alaska, been part of the A/V/home theater industry for over a decade now.  Have used Etymotic ER-4P's for that long.  They just got damaged, and I had them repaired/replaced again, which has prompted me to delve even...