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Er4s use 1BA driver, it still work with burn-in ?I'm back, my er4sr just arrived. I sold 4s mostly because the stupid microphonic cable. Let's burn-in begins
Er4s use 1BA driver, it still work with burn-in ?I'm back, my er4sr just arrived. I sold 4s mostly because the stupid microphonic cable. Let's burn-in begins
What's the cheapest replacement option for a frayed ER4P/S cable?
Etymotic charges $50 + $9 shipping
Cheapest one I see on ebay is $48
Alternative option is to buy the MMCX rehousing or adapter for $10 and a cheap MMCX cable for $10. Could I just use the P to S cable and use it at 73Ohms?
is it hard to remove the stock cable?
my ER4SR finally arrived, after a brief session of listening (20-30mins), i can understand why this Tyll put this up on InnerFidelity's wall of fame
the treble extension is exactly what i have been looking for but unfortunately the low end does not pack a punch like some of my other IEM's that i'm used to
really loving it so far (hard to drive tho)
This one seems reliable. 11.11 price (their "black friday") will go down to $39
It's up to you to decide between the P (22 Ohm) or S (100 Ohm). There are cheaper ones out there but they mostly don't have resistors built-in so they definitely will sound worse. Also, @ClieOS has some custom sturdy stuff, I'd PM him to get more info about it.
To those who don't know about hf5 and er4, they use the "same" driver but by two different manufacturers. sonion 2389 is essentially knowles (2)9689. Slightly different in the fr. Thus to me. hf5 + PtoS adaptor ~ er4s.
Same thing may apply to er3. Etymotic being a "big" company means that they are able to customize ba driver. New er4's have customized drivers that you are not able to buy retail like you do with 29689/2389. So it's "safe" to etymotic.
Which also means that even if you crack er3/4 open, you won't find anything meaningful.
My word is, if you love etymotic and want to support etymotic, go buy er4sr + xr + mk5 and probably er1 and 2 lol.
If you want to have the most of your money and have the most of your er3, try adding 20-100ohm resistor to er3 and profit.
Yes of course. And not just add 20 ohm, add 50 or more it will sound better.So if I were to add a 20 ohm impedance adapter to my ER3SE's like https://penonaudio.com/3.5mm-impedance-adapter.html <~~~ this one, would it give a more similar signature to the ER4SR? And would this work if I did a setup like this:
iPhone (source) > apple lightning dongle > Penon impedance adapter > ER3SE's? Need the dongle cuz, you know, Apple loves wireless.
Yes of course. And not just add 20 ohm, add 50 or more it will sound better.
i'm using the first gen Fiio X3 as a dac/amp w my laptop. not sure if it's a warm dap tho..Pair it with a DAP that has a warm sound signature (ex: N5ii) or use a filter that has a slow decay and you'll find the low end improves
My ER4SR sounds great with my Cayin N5ii which gives it a hint a warmth in the low end and also my 300R which makes it more dynamic with the SLOW filter.
The sub-bass will never really be there though =P