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Reviewed By Jim( an Audio Enthusiast) Review Date 09/23/1999 Overall Rating  5 of 5 Visitors rate this review 5.00 of 5, 1 votes Rate this review? Summary the claims etymotic is making about these having better base response and higher output then the ER-4S's are absolutely true! I am listening straight out of a portable cd player (the infamous radio shack 3400) and they are very, very easy on the ear. can't wait to try them at home tonight on real equipment (a rotel 971 thru a melos tube pre/headphone amp via transparent interconnects, all plugged into a chang lightspeed line filter). even thru the melos the ER4S's never impressed me THAT much. they gave me isolation and sounded GOOD, but they never blew me away as so many others have reported. (when using them I missed my favourite headphones - Grado RS1's - a lot.) But even thru the portable these ER-4P's are a killer, straight outta Elk Grove!! Now I'm impressed...Also a tip: Ellen Kelly and Dianne at the Center for Speech and Hearing Sciences are a great source for these and other good things. they ask $299 vs the 325 suggested retail. they ship right away. they are professional and pleasant; and Ellen is a great source of information on hearing/listening related matters. phone 732 613 238-1664 or go to www.neatnoise.com. 5 star's for the ER-4P's and for the Ctr for Speech and Hearing.Strength Weakness Would you like to Comment? Join audioReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Reviewed By Tom Kolb(Audiophile) From NY Review Date 05/13/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Value Rating 5 of 5 Visitors rate this review 5.00 of 5, 1 votes Rate this review? Price Paid: $280.00 from Headroom Summary I've had the Ety 4P's for 8 months now. I too was skeptical about these mini-in-your-ear phones but I must say that these are just the best phones I've had or demo'd. They are the most comfortable phones bar none. The learning curve for correct placement is probably a day or two, after that you don't even realize they are in. When correctly positioned you have the sense that you are completely involved with the music (fabulous PRAT)-- you are on stage listening and not rows back as with over the ear phones. The tonal quality, accuracy, detail etc. is excellent--(no it will not beat an excellent 2 channel system, but the headphone experience is a different experience than pushing air in a large room) and it is not fatiguing. The isolation factor is crucial for anyone listening out of their protected home environment. On planes, trains etc they are priceless (as long as the price isn't much higher). I played with the 4S's with a Max amp and much preferred the 4P (it had just about all the subtelty of the 4S but had a tighter and deeper bass). I even spent a long while demo'ing 4 units from the Stax line and came away liking the 4P. The noise from cord friction is annoying but nothing will be perfect. Fabulous phonesStrength Clarity, Sense of presence, Tonal quality without scarificing punch, aural isolationWeakness Cord frictionWould you like to Comment? Join audioReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Reviewed By Andrew Ridland(Audio Enthusiast) From Jeddah Review Date 06/20/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Value Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Price Paid: $269.00 from Headroom Summary I got these from Headroom (amazing guys, great to deal with) based upon recommendations on Epinions. I had been researching active noise cancelling headphones for airplane travel. These seal out the rest of the world, so you don't need bulky electronics. I have never been able to sleep on planes until I started to use these. Now I use them on the plane, even when I am not listening to music.The sound is definitely comparable to my set of Stax Gamma Pro headphones with its own headphone amp at home. Bass is fantastic and highs are balanced, not bright. Mid-range is fantastic. Capable of being driven by all portable audio devices. I use it with a PJB-100 20Gb MP3 player. Sample your CDs at 256/kbs and with these headphones it is comparable to a portable CD. Upside is it smaller and you have 300 CDs with you wherever you go. Strength SoundWeakness Takes a while to get comforatable with themWould you like to Comment? Join audioReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Reviewed By adam(Audiophile) From portland Review Date 12/28/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Value Rating 5 of 5 Visitors rate this review 5.00 of 5, 4 votes Rate this review? Price Paid: $260.00 from www.headphone.com Summary i have been using senheiser HD600s for many years now and i decided to try out some in ear headphones. the first ones i tried were the sony earphones (cannot remember the model number) they had alot of distorted bass and some midrange but the treble was terrible and i couldnt stand them so i decided to go with a pair of etymotic earphones which everyone raves about. so far everything i have heard about them is true. they have very clear sound and the bass is tight but not overwhelming, highs are clear and the mids smooth. they come in a really nice carrying case with 2 replacement rubber tips and a package of foam tips. i hope etymotic decides to keep making quality products such as this one in the future.Strength bass, transparency, smoothnessWeakness Would you like to Comment? Join audioReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Reviewed By Lou Lopez(Audio Enthusiast) From South Orange Review Date 12/22/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Value Rating  4 of 5 Visitors rate this review 4.00 of 5, 1 votes Rate this review? Price Paid: $269.00 from Headphone.com Summary After living with the Sony's for a few days, and trying to convince myself that the boomy, thumpy bass was actually musical, I finally broke out the charge card and ordered the Etymotic - Headroom's 30day guarantee made it easy. The Etymotic are as close to quality full sized cans as you're going to find in this size. In fact, you may find yourself replacing them, that's how good the Etymotics are. Yes, the bass is there (tight and soothing, not fatiguing) but so are the highs, not scratchy like the Sony's, but lushy and shimmering.BTW, i'm also using Headroom's Total AirHead amp (also a recent purchase) and while the sound enhancement is extraordinary, the Etymotics do a great without amplification, but to truly experience their range, i'd highly recommend a headphone amp. Strength Clarity, Separation, & PunchWeakness Cord FrictionWould you like to Comment? Join audioReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.
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