http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/ Engadget Comments for Etymotic moving-coil based earphones ears-on http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/Jan 10th 2010 1:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/I can't wait until they get an editor who _is_ an audiophile.]]>Jan 10th 2010 6:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/Jan 10th 2010 1:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/
]]>Jan 10th 2010 1:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/The MC series (dynamic driver) consists of the MC5 and MC3. The HF series (balanced armature) consists of the HF5, HF2 and HF3. Funny how the naming works, isn't it?

MC5 MSRP is $80 and MC3 $100.]]>Jan 10th 2010 6:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/And you tried them?
Urrgg, disgusting.]]>Jan 10th 2010 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/
this cracked me up! now i'm the guy who sits in his office laughing alone at the computer screen. thanks alot!]]>Jan 20th 2010 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/Jan 10th 2010 4:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/
However you should let your headphones burn in for about 100 hours before you can make an accurate judgment on sound quality. It can be deceiving when you first get headphones and not hearing any bass. But both my Shures and Etymotics improved their bass a lot after I let them burn-in looping pink noise for about 100 hours. I have a burn in playlist with 1 hr of pink noise followed by 10 mins of silence, and I let that loop for about a week. It was quite a big difference for the bass.]]>Jan 10th 2010 5:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/These use Dynamic Drivers as opposed to Etymotic's tradition of Balanced Armature. Dynamic has more bass.]]>Jan 10th 2010 6:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/Jan 10th 2010 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/Jan 10th 2010 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/
I spent the majority of my life buying $10 headphones at drugstores and haven't really had any qualms about sound quality. During the holidays I decided to see what all the fuss was about and picked myself up a Maximo iP-HS5 set for $60 on newegg. I tried it out and was impressed by the bass and treble response of the buds.

However, I still don't know how more expensive buds can improve on that. Especially given that most reviews show similar ratings on any buds above $50, only differentiating them based on different tastes e.g. too much/too little bass/treble.

Oh yeah, putting in someone else's ear canal buds is just disgusting and unsanitary. I hope they use alcohol wipes. Wax buildup anyone?]]>Jan 10th 2010 5:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/
The biggest complaint about Etymotic headphones I hear is that they don't have any bass. This is completely untrue, most people are used to over represented bass, and it does take some practice to get the proper seal in the ear with a canalphone.]]>Jan 10th 2010 5:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/Nobody pays RRP for earphones. ER-4s are $160 and HF5s are $100.]]>Jan 10th 2010 6:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/Jan 10th 2010 6:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/Jan 10th 2010 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/Jan 11th 2010 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/Jan 10th 2010 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/Jan 10th 2010 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/
Thank you very much. Out of curiosity what made you pick the ER6i over the ER or HF style? Just the lower price or something else I'm not aware of?

Thank you again.]]>Jan 10th 2010 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/Open any discussion on audio and everybody's an expert, but for some reason absolutely nobody noticed (or cared) that for many years youtube only had mono sound, and at low bitrate to boot, which nicely illustrate the difference between reality (that 99% of the people can't tell good from bad) and observed claims that 99% of the people have a superior hearing to everybody else, plus dogs and bats.
Now feel free to get very upset and call me insane to protect yourself.
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I've owned a few different earphones and I DO NOT consider myself an audiophile but I can absolutely tell a difference between each one (though some may sound similar). That being said not everyone is going to like every earphone as much or as little as the next person considering we all hear things differently in addition to having different tastes for sound. It's more about trying different headphones to see which ones YOU like and being happy with it. Others consider it a hobby to try different earphones to see how different music sounds with each one.]]>Jan 10th 2010 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/Jan 10th 2010 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/Jan 11th 2010 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/etymotic-moving-coil-based-earphones-ears-on/Jan 11th 2010 4:17PM