Quote: You know, you're absolutely right. I completely forgot about the horribly V-Shaped frequency response curve of the ER4S (which is what I use 98% of the time.)   I can appreciate 'diversification' IN EAR/HEADPHONES. However, I think most would agree that an ideal source would be...

Quote:   Not sure what you're getting at, but it looks like you pay more attention to my sig than I do. Am I supposed to have 4000 different headphones/iems listed in my sig to be considered 'cool' around here? I can assure you, my ears have heard at least 75-80% of the stuff that's out...

Quote: So a good reason to buy the hifiman is 'diversification?' Is that the latest reason these 'audiophiles' invented to justify spending hundreds of dollars on a terribly mediocre, brick of a player? I guess things like linear frequency response & usability aren't important anymore...

If you read on this forum that the etys hiss w/ a Fiio, it's likely from a person that's never used a Fiio w/ ER4. I use an E7 w/ my ER4-S and it sounds excellent. No hiss to be heard.    Lots of people on this board bash Fiio due to the low prices. It's usually an effort to justify their...

when you prefer not to be called an "audiophile"

The company is definitely starting to dominate this market. Just take this forum for example; every other thread is about a Fiio product. Maybe the increased competition will help to lower the obscene prices some other manufacturers charge for portable amps.

I scored a pair of MX880s off amazon for $50 and they're honestly the best value I've found in quality earbuds. Sound quality is superior to the PK1s imho. I did give the MX980s a try, and really only noticed a small sonic improvement over the MX880s, but that may very well be due to the fact...

I'm sure the concept of the thread seemed like a good idea in your head, but I just don't get the point. Everyone's favorite would equate to the high-priced luxury/sports cars, while the least favorite would equate to the cheap, subcompact piece of crap cars.

Wow, I can't believe you're saying a few positive things about an Apple product. You're not quitting abi, are you?   kidding :) I love the "crippled horse-dung" analogy. 

Quote: I was speaking for the ER4S model, not the ER4P. I'm very well aware of the differences of the HF5's & ER4's. I've had all 3 models. The higher impedance 'S' model is much better w/ detail than the 'P' model.    And I'm not saying full-size cans cant be fast; I'm just saying...

They actually look pretty nice visually. Too bad they're about $900 more than they should be. 

Quote: you must be some type of alien. The bowls are KILLING the outsides of my ears, but the improved sq is forcing me to keep them on. I guess I'll switch back to comfies when my ears start bleeding. 

Quote: I think it's not in the iem section because it was created before head-fi even had an iem section. Not to sound rude, but you do realize you resurrected a 4 year old thread, right? :)   I'm currently enjoying my er4s with a PA2V2 and it's working pretty well for me. The warm sq...

The etys are lightning-fast (imho,) and extend higher than any other headphone I've tried. I'm referring to the ER4S though, not ER4P or HF5. 

Quote: I don't want to speak for the OP, but for me personally, sometimes I just prefer to slip on a comfy set of fullsize headphones on instead of jamming the etys in my ear canals. Also, while the etys are the most accurate headphones I own, sometimes I just prefer to sit back and relax...