I have the old ER4 and bought a pair of the ER4XR earlier this year. The new XRs to me provide enough bass boost while also being "fun" enough for less-than-analytical listening. I do not regret buying the SR, despite not hearing them. I still love both, but to me the XR is the true consumer...

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Like the title suggests, im looking for a decent pair of IEMs that are able to take a beating. Im normally an Ety guy (ER4S, ER4XR, HF5) and need something a bit more budget (hopefully sub $100) to use as a beater pair for doing active (but non-athletic) tasks (im a housecleaner atm). My Etys...

Im looking at buying a relatively budget set of computer speakers to replace my horrendously old set that is now starting to crap out. Considering that I can use the HD3's in a variety of different ways (with my cassette player, turntable, and phone via bluetooth), I am basically ready to hit...

I know that this is an old thread, but considering that I have been having issues with mine, I have a feeling that this is still a problem with some users.   I am using Windows 8.1, so this isnt just a W7 issue.  Whenever my computer needs updates, or I get a power outage, I seem to have to...

  That's pretty much the idea for now I think.  Maybe im just neglecting some other factor, but I cant think of a way of leaving my Lyr hooked up to the computer and to the turntable at the same time.  As for the MMC/MCC, im not sure how to distinguish between the two.  Is my Stanton 680 EL an...

I realize that phono preamps arent particularly mainstream these days, but I figured the audiophile community might have some suggestions.  A quick google search has yielded this site that has a category for budget preamps.  Would any of these be viable options?     I imagine that I could just...

Well as I currently see it, buying a preamp would give me more of a value than buying a multi-functional receiver, but I am willing to be convinced otherwise if this is not the case.  As far as my budget goes, im not exactly sure what an acceptable budget preamp would cost me.  Maybe around...

Im rather new to vinyl and would appreciate some advice.  I have an old Technics SL-2000 that used to belong to my parents and I would like to be able to hook it up to my headphone setup.  My current setup involves headphones -> Schiit Lyr -> Schiit Bifrost -> PC.  I am not looking to spend all...

Honestly at this point id wait the extra month or two for the new models before buying the ER4.  The only benefit of getting the PT over the S at this point is for impedance reasons, otherwise the S is objectively better (which means no need to use the 'P' if you have an amp with enough power to...

Quote:   Would you recommend the LCD-2 over the HE500/HE400i then?     Quote:   Well I was thinking that maybe it might be a good idea to have a planar and a dynamic phone, but I didnt want to snub one of the tried and true models just because of something new.  The better bass...

  Sounds very tempting.  I remember seeing high praise of the 400i right after it came out, but im not really into getting 'the flavor of the month' kind of headphone, so I figured id wait a bit and see if opinions changed.  So the 400i is the real deal for metal then?         No, im not...

Do you guys like the closed headphones for metal better than open cans, or are they generally still just for sound isolation purposes (like at a desk job) or on the go use?  I see a lot of closed HP discussion and it just got me curious.   I am considering the idea of buying another set of...

Well, instead of going with either of those two, I decided to bite the bullet and get the HF5 (I realized deep down that I would regret not getting them since ive been wondering for years how they sound).  My immediate impression (after I took the small triple flanges off and put on a pair of...

No way am I buying another ER4 when the only thing mine needs is a recabling.  More than likely I damaged my ER4 cable by doing things like mowing the lawn and working out, so the cheap replacement would probably be more delegated to those activities rather than just sitting in their case...

  This was basically my main apprehension with the cheaper Ety models, since even most other high-end IEMs ive heard sound dampened to me compared with the ER4.  As a backup pair, I cant possibly hope to achieve anything close to the ER4 (though reading stuff about the HF5, I feel like it may...

  You are probably right.  I was just curious how long it would take to get them recabled by Ety, since im currently getting kind of irritated by the one side cutting in and out during listening.  At the moment the ER4 is my main headphone, and my only other alternative is the pair of Klipsch...

I imagine that the sound shouldnt be noticeably different aside from reduced microphonics compared with the stock cable.  Im looking forward to receiving mine as well, though it will probably take a while.   Unfortunately im currently having problems with my stock cable (exposed wire near the...

So, after owning the ER4PT for a little over a year now, I wanted to weigh in on some of my opinions (I guess this is like a mini-review).   When I first started using them, I went through all the tips that Ety offered, and even got some of the Shure foam tips to see which ones I liked the...

Thanks for the information!  Ill need to find some good resistors, any good places online?     The ER4 is meant to be a studio monitor stock, so I dont doubt that their cable is of a more than sufficient quality.  My gripe with the microphonics are merely secondary to the extra long cable...

I am curious as to how you wired these up and your opinions regarding the custom wiring.  Since the ER4 comes with various resistors that differentiate the P, S, and B models, did you also wire in the resistors?  Also, what kind of cable did you use (there is no adapter plug since the wire is...

After giving the red filters a side by side comparison with the blue ones and a couple weeks of listening, I definitely like them better.  I was expecting it to be hard to tell the difference in sound (it wasnt), but now the ER4 just sounds smoother without any loss in the wonderful clarity that...

  The hardest part about recabling would be running the wire from the ER4 itself I think.  Adding a resistor doesnt really seem that difficult when all I would have to do is solder one in.  When I was backreading ive seen a few people that have used a Westone cable, but what I was wondering was...

I just wanted to chime in with my thoughts on the ER4.  I bought a pair of ER4PTs a couple weeks ago and figured I would wait until I had some listening time with them before commenting.  Previous iems I have owned include Shure SE530s, Westone W4s, Shure SE215s, and a bunch of other...

Ive been listening to metal with my AKG K702s for about 5 years now, and I have to say that I really enjoy these phones with metal.  Albeit I do not want overly punchy or powerful bass like most of the posters in this thread, so the AKG fits my listening preference quite nicely.  If lack of bass...