I am now leaning heavily towards the Ety ER-4p even though I know that they are not great as far as bass is concerned. I must admit I will sacrifice bass for that clarity and treble "sparkle" and I feel like the ER-4P's would fit the bill. I see them on Amazon for $180 and my only hesitation is...

Thanks, that's good to know about the SHure's. I'm leaning away from them anyhow because I feel like I can get better value with other companies. About the Etymotic's, I'm curious how they feel compared to the around the ear design that I have been used to with the E3c's. I kind of like the idea...

So my cat chewed threw the cable on my Shure's if you can believe it... it's actually the second pair he did this to. Anyway I'm looking to buy a new IEM and I've been using these forums to do a lot of research and I've come up with a bunch of options. I like the Ety's ER6i, especially the...