gnarlsagan
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Ah okay thanks for clarifying. I'll still check it out to see if I can reproduce the issue. If not maybe you'll consider giving the ER4S another shot?
EDIT: That's very strange. I felt no difference going from foam to flange. Tips shouldn't affect phase coherence. It should only affect isolation and frequency response.
Keep in mind, though, I modded the stock foams, because I did not like the stock foam's sound. I thought it was a bit too strident. So, I sliced them each in half. I liked the mod, but the fact still stands that foams deform too easily.
ADD: My biflanges are also modded from triflanges. I posted about them above.
Ah okay thanks for clarifying. I'll still check it out to see if I can reproduce the issue. If not maybe you'll consider giving the ER4S another shot?
Since I can't return the tri-flange tips (having used them), I tried the cutting trick and it is definitely better than the stock tip. However I still have the issue with the sonic effects of the non-foam tips supplied by Etymotic - it is hard to describe but the sound seems to lose some coherence, delicacy and top end air - the efect is very similar to what I notice whenever I listen to an IEM which has two or more drivers. To me the foam really sounds very good indeed. So I have condenmed myself to the foamies unless the Comply tips do not have the sonic issues that I find with the silicon tips or the Glider tips.
Incidentally, I remember in my Westone UM2 days, the Comply tips did not have a long useful life either. I guess there is a price to pay for both comfort and sonics.
Hello there!
I'm realy interested in Etymotic ER-4S.
My Rig is Teclast T51 + Corda 2Stepdance amp and my only IEM's are Triple.fi 10's
Corda 2Stepdance amp offers a low/high current mode switch (20 / 35mA)
With the very sensitive 117dB/mW 32ohm Triple.fi 10 I use the low (20mA) mode for enjoyable listening at about 2/3 volume level.
How would it be with the 100ohm 90dB ER-4S ?
Would the ER-4S be compatible with the Corda 2Stepdance?
Thanks!
Since I got the Triple.fi 10, my other two headphones (Sennheiser HD515 and iGrado) are lying on a shelf for several years now.
Hope, I'll love the ER-4S even more.
I remember how the ER6i sounded like right from my old Cowon iAudio7. Back then I didn't have an Amp.
Anyone,
How would You compare ER6i and ER-4S?
Thanks, again!
I'm realy interested in Etymotic ER-4S.
My Rig is Teclast T51 + Corda 2Stepdance amp and my only IEM's are Triple.fi 10's
Corda 2Stepdance amp offers a low/high current mode switch (20 / 35mA)
Would the ER-4S be compatible with the Corda 2Stepdance?
The ER-4S sounds great with 2Stepdance (Quickstep). I used to have RSA P-51 Mustang and iQube but the Quickstep drives the ER-4S much better than the other two. So those two together sounds very good.
Thank You, rasmushorn!
How would You compare ER-4S vs UE triple.fi 10?