Keep the photos coming! Interesting stuff.

I am eargerly waiting too. They said pre-orders would go live this week on their instagram.

Have you tried using the foams included with the iems? I find that they seal really, really well as well.

Absolutely stoked!

Managed to snag a good condition pair recently. Really happy to finally own one. My last Hifiman headphone was a HE400 many years back. Such a shame they've stopped producing these.

2XR definitely has more warmth than the 4S. I think that's the "safer" option to dip into the Ety sound.

Personally I see no issue for as long as the quality that Etymotic is known for is maintained.

This is perhaps a very specialized question. but with the whole focus on teleconferencing and whanot, I've been looking for a neckband-style wireless earphone. My main issue with TWS like galaxy buds and wf xm3 were that they are hard for "one ear" use and I risked losing them if they drop off...

If you mean IEMs my daily driver is the Hidition Viento but I do rotate with the rest in my profile. The CE6 is interesting because of their supposed "True Load" and "Rasen Bass". The former is something that is quite rare in the IEM world and the latter tells me CraftEars is pushing for...

I have been following CraftEars (and the C6 in particular after the teasers) since I've heard the C4. Hopefully the C6 finds its way locally for demo soon.

Does it sound the same with and without ANC?

Looking forward to more details. Hopefully shanling can deliver as they have with their other DAPs.

Totally agree. Perhaps one way to "minimize" the damage is to try and get the ER2XR. It will let you try out the fit and the ety sound on a budget.

Which filter are you referring to? I find that stock (a la FD01) is difficult to listen to, but the blue filter seems to hit the spot.

Among people I know, Gaebolg was one preferred by most of them. Personally I think the Balmung would be my favourite from the line-up. It was very heavy with the low-end, and thick sounding so it's definitely further from a balanced sound than say the Gaebolg but I think it was executed better...