Hello everybody. I'm new to this forum and I want to buy a nice pair of headphones. I've looked up many ones but I'm fixated on either the ATH-M50 or the Etymotic HF3 for my iphone. I'll use the headpones for some purposes: - Listening to Metal music when in the gym - Listening to classical...

After doing some research mainly thanks to ljokerl and his extensive 202 IEM comparisons I've narrowed down my search for good in ear headphones to use with my iPhone to the Klipsch S4i and the Etymotic HF3 and am curious what others had to say.  My practical use of these is going to be...

Hi all,   My girlfriend's birthday is approaching and I'm going to be taking this opportunity to introduce her to the world of hi-fi.   I've settled on either the Etymotic HF3 or MC3 as she's also been looking for a hands-free for her iPhone. I was leaning toward the MC3 as I've read...

I just bought a pair of these tonight because my ER4Ps are starting to go and since they're over 2 years old and I would have to pay for a repair, I decided to use this opportunity to get the hf3s.   Previous, I had purchased the mc3s because I wanted something with iPhone controls, but I...

Or will it. I know there were some gripes on the last one but maybe enough water has gone under the bridge that Grado would do this, or not. 

So I picked up some Etymotic hf3s on clearance at Best Buy because I had a gift card there and my in-ears were not very good.  I didn't really need the mic/apple functionality, but for half the price of hf5's how could I say no?   I immediately tried them on my Gigabeat (rockboxed) and...

I just bought a pair of hf3's when Best Buy had them on sale for 70 bucks, it was more of an impulse buy as i knew they were discounted pretty heavily so purchased without doing extensive research.  These were the first high end IEMs i have ever purchased and overall i have to say i am very...

I am currently sitting on a pair of rigged iPhone buds made from the buds of the Sennheiser CX300B MKII soldered onto the iPhone cable. However they are getting beat up and recently started pausing the audio for no reason. I just purchased a pair of Sol Ludacris SL49, but find them to be a bit...

The price difference is around $50. Justifies the difference? I am not a bass junkie but wont mind it on songs that uses them more. I read reviews that the MC3(or 5) is way bland and not exciting, so I wont be headbanging on it playing rock music? Will I do on the HF3 or is the bass stil low...

What the difference between them? I can get them both from Amazon new for about $120 and $140. Oh, and are there any other suggestions for me that you would give? I want isolation (mainly for leakage purposes), (obviously) good sound quality, and good comfort. And one guy said that they are...

Im researching and will buy next week. One of my top choices is Ety HF3 or MC3. What prevents me from really making this my top priority is people say its boring. Now as a noob(who only uses the free earphones from iPhone and never owned an IEM), I dont know what boring is in terms of SQ. So can...

Hi all, I've been lurking these forums for a few years -- and have just decided to post. I just got my Etymotic Hf3 in the mail. I also own the HJE900 - and while I can say I was happy with them, I wanted to try to get some more isolation, and iPhone controls.   The sounds are...

I currently have Ety HF3s which I use with my iPhone 4 as the main source. I really enjoy the sound signature and clarity but have been wanting some more low-end oomph recently.   I have been trying out and comparing the Westone UM3X and Shure SE535LTD (Special Edition Reds); coming from the...

Hi, I am wondering, how heavy is that microphone? I just ordered the earphones on Amazon for $120, and I am slightly worried that it is heavy enough to make my right ear uncomfortable over long periods of time, especially if there's no clip.    Thanks,

Hi, I never owned noise isolating headphones before, but is the 'hissing' suppose to be there? I assume this is their 'technology' to give it the noise isolating ability? So am I suppose to turn up the volume louder so that it drowns out this hissing? It's less noticeable in a room that's louder...

I need a pair of good foam ear-tips for the Etymotic hf3 phones.  The ones that I'm currently using are stock Etymotic foam tips, the ones that come with the earphones.  The main things that I'm looking for, in descending order of importance, are:   The lowest modification of sound...

Hey Guys; I just upgraded my host of Meelectronics IEMs to Etymotics with CustomFits.  I had a hard time always keeping my other IEMs clean though and I listen for rather long hours at a time at my long computer oriented jobs/tasks.    Anyone else do long sessions and have advice on...

Ok guys so i'm going out on a limb here, and i'm going to save up and get my first audiophile IEM.... i read a lot of good reviews on the Etymotic hF3, and im thinking of getting them. Tell me why i should or shouldn't THANKS FOR ANY RESPONSES

Are these good? A guy on [H] Forum told me they're amazing IEM's, but I wanna get that info verified on here before forking out $90+.   http://www.ebay.com/itm/Etymotic-Research-hf3-Noise-Isolating-In-Ear-Headphones-with-Mic-Cobalt-/380474484370?pt=US_Headphones&hash=item58960be692

Hi All,   I am planning to buy Etymotic HF3 for myself. I searched Amazon and now there are two entries listed with two different prices (B007TCXGY4 and B003YTTN9I  with $27 difference between the two). The only significant difference is that one was first listed starting in April 2011...

I wanted to give you guys a quick heads-up, given the price of such a little jewel: the Nokia N900, a Maemo (linux) OS - based phone, is a pretty good mp3 player given the right set of IEMs. After having owned an android phone (a Motorola Droid 2 Global), and a Windos Phone 7.5 (HTC Surround)...

How far do the Etymotic HF3/HF5 stick out when worn? I've seen some pics where they don't seem to stick out much at all, but I've also seen some where they stick out a lot. Thanks, Dave.

I'm wondering where can I get replacements for those small blue ACCU filters that prevent wax from going into the earphones. The ones you need that special screwdriver to take out. 

Can anyone confirm if custom tips that fit my Hf3s would fit on ER-4s?

Recently I've been interested in possibly getting a set of portable cans, been eyeing out the M50 and HD25 right now.  Currently my music gets played out of an iTouch 4g and my iPhone 4 and I have a Fiio E6.  How do these cans rate against these IEMs i've had in the past:   HF3 - way too...