Play.com selling ER-4P for £80

[Fantoon]

Which is considered the better IEM, this or the RE0?

 

[sebhuber]

are they worth it over the cheaper HF5s?

 

[hairuko]

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Originally Posted by sebhuber /img/forum/go_quote.gif are they worth it over the cheaper HF5s?

FWIR Oh yeah

 

[oldson]

i wonder if these would suit my sony a818.
unlike the se420's i just sent back?

 

[DaeO]

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Originally Posted by sebhuber /img/forum/go_quote.gif are they worth it over the cheaper HF5s?

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Originally Posted by hairuko /img/forum/go_quote.gif FWIR Oh yeah

I asked the same question last year on the HF5 appreciation thread - someone (quite and experienced HFier) said not. Its worth checking the thread for views on both IMO

I already have the HF5, so it wouldn't be worth getting them for me. If I didn't have have them, I'd buy these quick as

 

[bcpk]

Okay. Nobody buy these. NOBODY PUT THIS ON <DEAL WEBSITE> OR I WILL <BE UPSET WITH> YOU.

Seriously. I have a contact in the UK who said they can help me out, but not until midnight... on tenterhooks here

 

[sebhuber]

I had the HF5s and all I heard was that it is the unmatched driver version of the ER4.

 

[Marcus_C]

@sebhuber, i've just asked the same question in the hf5 appreciation thread (admittedly not the most impartial place to post that)

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/e...5/index10.html

 

[bcpk]

Etymotic denied that that was case when I asked.

 

[gjg]

I picked up a pair of these as my first "good" phones, and I still have them, if that says anything. They do things in the high end that NOTHING I've heard since has matched. they DO have enough bass, but they wouldn't be my choice for metal or other bass-heavy music. On female vocals, jazz, and folk they sing.
gg

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Originally Posted by adiZero /img/forum/go_quote.gif I know a lot of people are saying that ER4P are lacking bass, but imo they do have enough of it. BTW: £80 is very cheap!

 

[mark2410]

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Originally Posted by davidcotton /img/forum/go_quote.gif Notice you have them in your sig mark. How are these things for a)ease of use to insert take out and b)what are they like for rock/metal sort of stuff? Files are alac on a 2nd gen 32gig touch. Would be using these at work.

ease of use, yeah is pretty good with olives. i really never got on with the triple flanges but a friend swears you get used to them but small olives work fine for me. they do go in plenty deep and dont expect to just pull them out in a heartbeat, they do take a few seconds to gently ease them out.

for rock and metal, hmm maybe a bit bass light but will have super crisp highs and you will hear every detail whether you want to or not. a fiio boosts the bass nicely on them

oh and the isolation on them is incredible, beats everything else with ease

 

[davidcotton]

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Originally Posted by mark2410 /img/forum/go_quote.gif ease of use, yeah is pretty good with olives. i really never got on with the triple flanges but a friend swears you get used to them but small olives work fine for me. they do go in plenty deep and dont expect to just pull them out in a heartbeat, they do take a few seconds to gently ease them out. for rock and metal, hmm maybe a bit bass light but will have super crisp highs and you will hear every detail whether you want to or not. a fiio boosts the bass nicely on them oh and the isolation on them is incredible, beats everything else with ease

Cheers for that. May leave them then. Had a look at a video of how to insert them and didn't like the look of how far they went in. Didn't look the most comfortable of processes either!

 

[bcpk]

Well I've got my pair now, so everyone else can recommence buying

Thanks for the heads up, OP.

 

[Bennyboy71]

Amazon have now followed suit and reduced their price to £80 too:

Etymotic Research ER-4P Portable In-Ear Earphones: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

 

[bcpk]

Ah man. That would probably indicate that the ER-4P is on its way out, no?