[jacquer]

I'm looking for canal phones for my zen touch. I listen mainly to rock and industrial music (NIN, Tool, Alice in Chains, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Pearl Jam, etc.;d). I can spend only about 120 euros. What would you recommend me? maybe er-6i or e3c would be a good decision??What would be a better choice for that kind of music; the Etys or the Shures??

 

[mr.karmalicious]

Look in the "New to "nice" Headphone scene... need some travelling 'phones." topic. Shure's are musical and Ety's are analytical.

 

[jacquer]

But can anyone compare the er6i's to e3c's considering the type of music i listen to?

 

[Cocovitsch]

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Originally Posted by jacquer I'm looking for canal phones for my zen touch. I listen mainly to rock and industrial music (NIN, Tool, Alice in Chains, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Pearl Jam, etc.;d). I can spend only about 120 euros. What would you recommend me? maybe er-6i or e3c would be a good decision??What would be a better choice for that kind of music; the Etys or the Shures??

For a Zen Touch, Ety ER6i are great (with "Pop" EQ for example)... i dislike Shure E3C for it...Zen Touch have good bass unlike Ipod so you can benefit Ety's clarity without lack of groove...

 

[The Smokester]

The Zen Touch has good quality audio so it will benefit from good phones. I am using Ety ER-4p's which are quite good. They are about $220US from Headroom.

 

[jacquer]

so the shures gotta better bass but the source (zen touch) will improve this lack of bass in er6i's?

 

[Head Creep]

I currently have E2c's paired with my Zen Xtra, and I love it. I listen to more or less the same kind of music, so I've taken advantage of the Zen's EQ settings by beefing up the higher frequencies (very dark without any EQ) and the bass (it's fine without EQ, but I'm a basshead so more is better). I've never compared Ety's to Shure's, but I know that with proper EQ the Shure's sound signature is great for rock/metal.

 

[mr.karmalicious]

Great for Hip-Hop too.

 

[Head Creep]

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Originally Posted by mr.karmalicious Great for Hip-Hop too.

Forgot about that. Cypress Hill is a blast to listen to with my E2c's.

 

[jacquer]

The er-4p's and e5c's are definitely too expensive becouse i live in Europe so i can only talk about er-6i/e3c. so generally, the shures have got stronger bass?and what about the highs?

 

[EngenZerO]

i have my shure e2c eqed with my zen micro... blast to listen to...

 

[st4r0c3an]

Exactly my set up! Zen touch and e3c, did you recieved them yet? I am getting my e3c this friday, and I can wait.

 

[Mr Iriver]

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Originally Posted by jacquer The er-4p's and e5c's are definitely too expensive becouse i live in Europe so i can only talk about er-6i/e3c. so generally, the shures have got stronger bass?and what about the highs?

I think the shure's are better for Rock, specially since you can Equalize them (according to some members EQ shures sound close to E5). I dislike the Etys as they sound too thin, compared to the E3s. I however like Etys detail.