[cherrybeat]

dear guys,

This is my first post

I have a budget to buy a new phone which I've already decided that it must be etymotic er4

As I know er4p give me more bass and easy to drive from ipod while er4s give me more accurate and details; however, need amp to be nice. I know if possible I should get er4p with p/s cable to be the best. But with my budget now, I can get only the phone, no cable

So would like to ask you guys what type of er4 I should get between directly to er4s with amp or first with er4p then wait some budget for the conversion cable in the future.
I have pocket amp2 version2. Is it fine to drive er4s or I need to upgrade the amp?
And one more question to the guy who have er4p and p/s cable, how much time you use er4p without cable? Because you know already that er4s will give you nicer sound.

thanks and damn head-fi
thanx

 

[AuroraProject]

Get the ER-4P. Then get a Xin amp that has the impedence switch, it does the same as the P>S cable. Then, later if you still need it, pick up the P>S cable.


Oh, and sorry about your wallet.

 

[warpdriver]

If in doubt, get the 4P. Then add the cable if needed and have budget

 

[rincewind]

If you like rock/electronica or anything where some kind of bass presence is desirable, start looking at other earphones (IMO).

 

[AuroraProject]

Quote:

Originally Posted by rincewind If you like rock/electronica or anything where some kind of bass presence is desirable, start looking at other earphones (IMO).

I would have to strongly disagree with that statement, I listen to Trance and Rock primarily and the Ety's do just fine.

 

[PiccoloNamek]

I have a question about the 4S's. Does one truly need an amp to use them? (Or to have them sound good?)

 

[glac1er]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AuroraProject I would have to strongly disagree with that statement, I listen to Trance and Rock primarily and the Ety's do just fine.

I agree with auroraproject. There are better cans for rock than the Etys IMO but the ER4P has adequate and very well controlled bass with extreme detail that makes many rock recordings sounds very appealing.
As an example, I like the ER4Ps better than the UE super.fi pro 5 for rock although many people say otherwise.

 

[jesse_w]

Quote:

Originally Posted by PiccoloNamek I have a question about the 4S's. Does one truly need an amp to use them? (Or to have them sound good?)

no, I owned p and s and never used the p under any circumstances... the p is a compromise on all fronts, not even worth bothering with. get the s

jesse

 

[cherrybeat]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jesse_w no, I owned p and s and never used the p under any circumstances... the p is a compromise on all fronts, not even worth bothering with. get the s jesse

so you recommended to get the s, right?
if unamped, which one is better? P or S? I'll use with my iriver H-120.
and if I'm always with amp, go with s definitely right?

 

[jagorev]

Quote:

Originally Posted by cherrybeat so you recommended to get the s, right? if unamped, which one is better? P or S? I'll use with my iriver H-120. and if I'm always with amp, go with s definitely right?

P is better unamped. S is better with amp.

 

[mrarroyo]

The diference is in the impedence, the S is higher. Also if you visit the Etymotic Website you will find they list the S as being more acurate 92% versus 86% for the P. Here is the link: http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/epcomp.aspx

 

[warpdriver]

Buy the P.

If you are going to buy an amp later, buy the P to S convertor cable, your ER4P will then sound the same as the S.

If you aren't going to amp, the P will work better with portable players.

 

[cherrybeat]

One more question, is the new braided cable on ety only ER4P but not ER4S?
I contacted one online store and they told me that they didn't have ER4S with braided version. And how much the braided version improve from the old version?

 

[apnk]

Quote:

Originally Posted by cherrybeat One more question, is the new braided cable on ety only ER4P but not ER4S? I contacted one online store and they told me that they didn't have ER4S with braided version. And how much the braided version improve from the old version?

I believe the p is the only version with the braided cord, not sure though.