etymotic 4P earphones


I just bought these for the ipod....dont have the ipod yet, but used them with portable Cd players. They sound very "tinny" - elevated high frequencies? Not natural at all. Do the Shure ipod earbuds/ phones sound better? Do the etymotics sound different with ipods? Should I try the other versions of these phones?
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Showing 1 response by rar1

I started out with the Etymotic ER6's and just could not understand what all the raves were about with these earphones. I felt that just about everything was off with the sound and on top of it, I found them uncomfortable. Granted the ER6's are the cheaper of the two earphone products (ER6 & ER4), but for $140 ... I had much higher expectations ... I really thought that they were junk. For my ipod, I have been using Koss KSC 50 Sport Clips ($20). Do not let the price throw you ... these are an outrageously good bargain, especially for street & gym use. Go for the new KSC 35 ($30) ... supposedly the bass is a drop better. Music sounds very natural and very good with the KSC 50's and the ipod. For plane travel, I use Sennheiser's PX 100 ($40) ... which actually sound better than their Noise Cancelling Headphones (PXC 250).

Regards, Rich