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There's spending a lot on headphones, and then there's spending a lot on headphones. A lot of my friends would look at me like I'd lost my mind if I spent $150 on a pair of headphones. What about double that? The team at Etymotic has been building...
As ever, Etymotic's best headphones are unequivocal in their intent and uncompromising in their delivery.These earphones are about insight, and if that's what you're after you can't do much better.More lively, larger-sounding earphones are available,...
If you're not into accuracy, it's hard to recommend these. That said, these are easily my new favorite pair of in-ears. If you want to hear your music with little embellishment, these live up to the Etymotic...
The $350 price point puts the new ER4 models at something of a middle ground in the audiophile market. Long-term competitors like Shure offer their brilliant dual-driver SE425 model for $50 cheaper, and those looking for higher-end models will want to...
Etymotic pioneered the noise-excluding in-ear earphone. The ER-4 led the field for twenty-five years. They are favorites of audio engineers, audiologists, and particularly, musicians. The reason for their audiophile following is that the earphones are...
I play drums in a number of function bands and, like most working musicians, end up in a very wide variety of pubs, clubs and corporate venues, surrounded by very loud music, several nights of the week. After many years of post-gig ringing ears and the real fear of permanent damage to my hearing, I became a recent convert to IEMs (in-ear...
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