If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...
Jul 10, 2020 at 12:14 PM Post #15,288 of 19,200
my mid forward funny looking things
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Jul 10, 2020 at 3:23 PM Post #15,291 of 19,200
Jul 10, 2020 at 3:34 PM Post #15,293 of 19,200
Can you tell me, would there be a noticeable difference using the from, say, Pixel 2 phone vs FiiO player or better?

I would like to understand if the difference is going to be relatively small or huge (i.e. almost using a different earphone)
I used it with Hiby R3 Pro and with Mojo and the difference is night and day. The tonality with Mojo is probably tad brighter while with darker sounding R3 Pro is perfect , but the pronunciation (technical aspects - separation and clarity) is much better on Mojo and therefore Mojo is worth using it with. So.. they benefit from better source. They would play wonderfully from Hugo2 as far as I can tell, but Mojo is enough I guess. Is R3 Pro that worse? No.. but it misses the exceptional clarity and definirion of each note. It means ER4XR scale well. R3 Pro may be better for muddy recordings and maybe for electronical or heavily distorted music because it makes things sound a bit darker, but for rock, jazz, acoustic stuff Mojo anytime.

So depending on the music style you prefer choose either darker or brighter sounding amp.
 
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Jul 10, 2020 at 3:51 PM Post #15,294 of 19,200
I am a new ER2XR user here. The synergy with Pico Slim and DTR1 line out makes it an outstanding setup for me. I haven't used my CA Andromedas since I got these ETYs.
 
Jul 10, 2020 at 5:07 PM Post #15,295 of 19,200

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Jul 10, 2020 at 7:48 PM Post #15,297 of 19,200
Due to their more budget pricing, I would like to try the ER3XR. I have heard their sound signature is very close to the ER4 with a 20 or 23 OHM resistor inline with the ER3. If that is true, does anyone have a link to a recommended resistor to buy? It sounds like fun to be able to have sound sigs of both in one IEM to play with. TIA
 
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Jul 11, 2020 at 12:57 AM Post #15,298 of 19,200
Due to their more budget pricing, I would like to try the ER3XR. I have heard their sound signature is very close to the ER4 with a 20 or 23 OHM resistor inline with the ER3. If that is true, does anyone have a link to a recommended resistor to buy? It sounds like fun to be able to have sound sigs of both in one IEM to play with. TIA

Just the resistor and not a complete impedance adapter? My usual go-to choice is Vishay Dale CMF50 series.
 
Jul 11, 2020 at 1:21 AM Post #15,299 of 19,200
Just the resistor and not a complete impedance adapter? My usual go-to choice is Vishay Dale CMF50 series.

Yes, I would need the whole adapter. I'm not clear on what it would look like, I suppose something that has a female 3.5mm on one end to a male 3.5mm on the other end? Hopefully something that is plug and play.
 
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Jul 11, 2020 at 1:45 AM Post #15,300 of 19,200
Yes, I would need the whole adapter. I'm not clear on what it would look like, I suppose something that has a female 3.5mm on one end to a male 3.5mm on the other end? Hopefully something that is plug and play.

IIRC, Penon Audio should have those.
 

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