[warpdriver]

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Originally Posted by ken36 perfectly happy with the Shure signature for a year. Then on a whim bought the er-4s, only because so many swore by them. Sold Shures.

Mine is a similar story. Bought E3, bought ER6i, stopped using Shures, bought ER4S. Sold the Shures

 

[nightfire]

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Originally Posted by warpdriver Mine is a similar story. Bought E3, bought ER6i, stopped using Shures, bought ER4S. Sold the Shures

Hate to resurrect a dead thread.. especially one as hot as this one. Sure sure.

My story is the same. Bought the E5c, heard an ER4, sent back the E5c, bought the ER4. To me it was pretty much the easiest decision I've made in audio.

I listen to all kinds of music, but I have a jazz piece from the Montreal hifi show a couple years ago, and on the ER4s if I close my eyes, they're right there in front of me. The phones disappear and the sound comes from in front of me. The only cue that tells me they're not there is the lack of sound pressure everywhere else.

Which makes me wonder. Is it possible we all *hear* IEMs differently? Above and beyond just sonic perception. Could it be that my ER4 sounds different to me than it does to others, because of ear canal shape, tympanic membrane dimensions, hearing loss, etc?

 

[Zephyron]

What's with the war?

Love them both!

ER4P, E4G, ER6, ER6i, liked them all, but didn't really like the E2 and E3 though.

Brand fanatism is bleh

 

[nightfire]

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Originally Posted by Zephyron What's with the war? Love them both! ER4P, E4G, ER6, ER6i, liked them all, but didn't really like the E2 and E3 though. Brand fanatism is bleh

It's not brand fanatism. I haven't heard any other Ety products and I'd dump them in a second if Shure came out with something that to *my* ears sounded better than them. I'd like to hear the E500.

I'd also love to give some UE-10s a listen if I wasn't scared of gettin screwed in the custom ear moulding process.

 

[kin0kin]

The story is different here. Bought er6...no good...sold...bought er4...w00t! sold to finance another phone....tested e4...no good...luckily i didnt buy them...tested E500...no good...

So...yes...I prefer etys

 

[immtbiker]

I wear my ER4P's on Mondays and Wednesdays and the E5C's on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the E4C's with foamies at the gym and the UE-10's with the earmolds whenever I want a serious dedicated listening session.

I enjoy them all for different reasons just like my hankerin's for Cherry Garcia and Chocolate Mouse Royalle.

If I had just one choice for a desert island it would be the UE-10's for > $500 and the the E5C's for < $500.

 

[nikongod]

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Originally Posted by redshifter people just get passionate about the the things they stick in their canals.

insertion of a triflange into a sensative canal FTW!!!

i think im an ety guy. i do want to try out the shure e4's, but i am fairly sure that multiple drivers are not for me.

 

[darkninja67]

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Originally Posted by Zephyron Brand fanatism is bleh

Pick a brand and become a fanboy to that brand. Or Die.


Oh wait.......................

EDIT: I just realized how old this thread was. One of my first threads. Lazarus much??

 

[GreatDane]

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Originally Posted by darkninja67 Pick a brand and become a fanboy to that brand. Or Die. Oh wait....................... EDIT: I just realized how old this thread was. One of my first threads.

You've come a long way baby!

I missed this one...Ety for me.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

Ety ftw!

To me, there's no point in buying the expensive audio stuff if you don't want the most accurate reproduction of the sound, and even with their age-old formula (and with one driver!), Etymotics as you see from this thread, has established a huge fanbase, and I'm proud to be one of their followers

 

[MatsudaMan]

I love my er4p's(soon to be er4s's). They just sound more "realistic" and "live" than other IEM's. This is coming from someone who constantly listens to real live music - play in an orchestra 24/7.

 

[darkninja67]

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Originally Posted by GreatDane You've come a long way baby! I missed this one...Ety for me.

Yeah I recall coming here for info on IEMs then leaving. That was a year ago. See sig for progress of illness since. Really crazy.

 

[nabwong]

Bet you will all sell the etys for the E500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MUAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[setmenu]

Quote:

Originally Posted by nightfire Which makes me wonder. Is it possible we all *hear* IEMs differently? Above and beyond just sonic perception. Could it be that my ER4 sounds different to me than it does to others, because of ear canal shape, tympanic membrane dimensions, hearing loss, etc?

Our own perception of sound is all we have, and whilst we all share the same
basic specifications no ones anatomy is identical to another's.
Headphones on the other hand are pretty much identical so it follows that
if we could make some sort of frequency response graph that also included
the effects of ones own individual anatomy, they would all sound/measure a little differently.




.

 

[darkninja67]

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Originally Posted by nabwong Bet you will all sell the etys for the E500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MUAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Sell? I never sell. You should know that by now.