Going by john impressions, The ER3 is pretty much the ER4PT. I hear no differince when the treble on the 3SE is EQ'd to 4db with a 6K high shelf.
If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...
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Going by john impressions, The ER3 is pretty much the ER4PT. I hear no differince when the treble on the 3SE is EQ'd to 4db with a 6K high shelf.
I sooo want to order the 2.5mm bal cable but i have to wait till they get the dual flange tips in as well. Dont want to pay for shipping + customs to sweden two times... I hope some EU store like Thomann will get them soon.
That Etymotic direct website for Europe so to speak seems useless
EU is really only Amazon I guess
For me it's the other way around. My Ettys goes further in with the small dual flange than the small tri flange tips. Just wanted to highlight this since all ears are differentJust got a pair of ER4XR that came with the dual flange tips, and I kinda feel the same. They seal well and are mostly comfortable, but they don't go as deep even with the smallest one, so the earphones stick out more. So I find that with some head movements or maybe a gentle tug on the cable, they seem to move around more and loosen up easier than the original triple flange ones. So i'm leaning towards the triple flange a bit more, but will keep switching to see it goes. Maybe I'm more used to those than I originally thought since I had the ER2XR for a while. I find the triple flange pretty comfortable once I have them inserted properly, the minor discomfort I have is just from insertion and removal, especially when I do that too frequently.
Probably Thomann will get them, they carry all other spare parts for Ettys as far as i can tell.That Etymotic direct website for Europe so to speak seems useless
EU is really only Amazon I guess
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aramico
New Head-Fier
Woow. That's pricey Lucid is getting greedy ? I guess.
I have looked at some reviews of the ER4XR and I see a lot of reviews saying that's it not a bassy IEM. And only around +4db bass boos from ER4SR.
The thing is that I am very used to the sound of the ER4SR and sure they sound bass light on some tracks. My remedy for that is to boost the bass by 0.2 - 0.4. db and that's plenty of bass for me even on the thin sounding tracks. If I set +4db bass boost (via eq) it's insane amounts!
I must be a bass allergic?
The thing is that I am very used to the sound of the ER4SR and sure they sound bass light on some tracks. My remedy for that is to boost the bass by 0.2 - 0.4. db and that's plenty of bass for me even on the thin sounding tracks. If I set +4db bass boost (via eq) it's insane amounts!
I must be a bass allergic?
FastAndClean
Previously known as presata
you are just used to a flat clean bass
Hi guys!
I am the owner of some ER3SE, but before I was an ER4 of which I still have a set of tips of gray ER-18-3.
https://www.etymotic.com/er38-18.html
I would like to buy some games in Europe, and I can only find the model
https://www.etymotic.com/er38-18cl-4sx.html
Although they work well, I like the softness and feel of the gray tip more.
Does anyone know where I could find them?
Thanks for keeping this great post!
I am the owner of some ER3SE, but before I was an ER4 of which I still have a set of tips of gray ER-18-3.
https://www.etymotic.com/er38-18.html
I would like to buy some games in Europe, and I can only find the model
https://www.etymotic.com/er38-18cl-4sx.html
Although they work well, I like the softness and feel of the gray tip more.
Does anyone know where I could find them?
Thanks for keeping this great post!
Sam L
Headphoneus Supremus
Looks like ety lowered the price on Amazon to $120. If I pull the trigger and like the fit, just how close are they to the er4xr? I realize the 4 series is a BA and the 2s are DD. 90%? 80%?
Richsvt
Headphoneus Supremus
I just did the 120 amazon deal doe the ER2XR, this will be my first Ety. Looking forward to seeing how it will match my gear and compare to others IEMs in my rotation.
Sam L
Headphoneus Supremus
The er4xr is $50 off at the moment. Still debating which to get.
I think they are distinct enough from each other that they both have their own strengths and weaknesses. When it comes down to pure detail retrieval/resolution, I think that's where you could potentially talk about the differences in percentages, and I'd be comfortable saying that ER2XR provides like ~85% to 90% of the detail resolution of the ER4XR. ER2XR has a little bit smoother and thicker sound. The biggest obvious tuning difference is in bass, ER2XR has much more prominent bass, with a big upturn in the sub bass region, it actually gives a nice little amount of impact, whereas the ER4XR bass is much more about just what you can hear, less about physical impact. ER4XR is speedier and more resolving overall, but some people think it sounds thin.
If you're curious and can only buy one, I'd say go with the ER2XR. If the fit suits you, it's a really nice IEM. If you don't like the fit, or you think you'd prefer the micro detail and clarity improvements that the ER4XR provides, I think you'd have a pretty easy time selling the ER2XR without taking too big of a financial loss. You could either move on to something else altogether, or apply that forward towards an ER4XR.
I bought the ER2XR for $113 and I liked it so much I decided to buy the ER4XR immediately after, and I'm happy that I have both, they provide different experiences imo.
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manthisis
100+ Head-Fier
Have y'all found any third party triple flanges that are inbetween the two stock sizes? The small stock triflanges are a tad too small, and the large ones are a tad too big for me.
Looks like the Bluetooth Etymotion cable is almost here (B&H). Like almost everything about Etymotic/Lucid recently it's disappointing – $169 and microUSB.
Shure RMCE-BT2 is pretty much the same thing and is down to $49.
Shure RMCE-BT2 is pretty much the same thing and is down to $49.
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