Etymotic ER3-SE Studio Edition In Ear Isolating Earphones with Detachable Cable

I have had several Etymotic earphones in the last 14 years Started with ER6i EMRK 5 And now these ER 3 SE Started with the Adventures Broken land Then Carleen Anderson maybe I'm amazed Such a deep base tone the treble is sharp and toned down The guitar and Piano come through perfect Nice purchase and with the 2 year warranty should provide me with many years of listening enjoyment

Good sound quality- would prefer a better base response

I have the etymotic ermk-5's and love them... They are open, detailed, spacious and have great realism and air. The x3se... The detail is greater and you can hear a lot but at the cost of the openness and realism. Whilst listening to 24bit hans Zimmer I could tell the clarinet was a clarinet with the ermk-5s but with the x3se's the air was lost and it sounded synthetic. Also I find the x3se a little dark sounding with very rolled off treble. The bass is fine and I have no idea why anyone would buy the xr version as I find the se too bassy. It's bassier than my Bose and way bassier than my audeze sines and the x3se lacks high end sparkle. The mids are so forward I can only imagine them being suitable for audio book listening or on a positive note maybe an artist on stage to monitor his vocals. The soundstage is quite congested with the sound coming from my eyebrows. The £60 etys when compared sound very very open with the sound filling the room I'm in with ease and the bass being very controlled and less boomy than the x3's with a fuller feel and better sub bass. I was excited about these as the price difference should have made them quite special, but what I discovered is a very mediocre pair of headphones with a cheap plastic sound... Get the £60 pound etys as in my opinion they are the best earphones I have had with a real true to life and engaging sound. To clarify. I have no problem with seal as they both etys seal the same and I tested with several players. Cayin n3 with topping nx4 dsd dac/amp and my ibasso players, cowon players as well as a couple of other amps I have. I compared to the ermk-5's (as mentioned) Also the KZ zs10's which are more revealing than the x3's but with a bloated bass and a little sibilance at times... I then compared against full-size headphones namely my bose quiet comforts which are not great but brilliant for what they are designed for and my audeze sines which show how much all the earphones I mentioned miss in the highs. All in all the ermk-5s with topping nx4 dsd are the best with a very revealing, honest and open sound. I do crave a little more highs though.

Come da titolo per me che ascolto musica prevalentemente acustica hanno una risposta neutra su tutta la gamma, buona la dinamica compatibilmente con le piccolissime dimensioni Per farle cantare bisogna trovare gli adattatori giusti per le proprie orecchie cioè quelli che meglio ti isolano dai rumori esterni, forniti comunque in dotazione. Attenzione al volume di ascolto perché arrivano molto vicini al timpano.

Etymotic makes great in ear monitors. This is my third set, and I am very impressed. First of all, the previous ones - I forget the model number - did not have replaceable cables, and the cables frayed at the attachment points, so into the bin they went (this was after several years of service, so I'm not complaining too much). Big kudos to Etymotic for making these replaceable. Second, the new tapered silicone tips that have only two flanges are much more comfortable for me than the three-flange originals. In my ears, the three-flange version gets quite hot and itchy and it's hard to concentrate on the music when that happens. The two-flange version removes that problem, without seeming to impact either the sound quality or the noise isolation. Third, all the good qualities are still there - great sound, great isolation. While I don't find in ear monitors as comfortable as my HiFiMan 5xx or Sennheiser 6xx, having the isolation on say a long air trip makes a huge difference. Plus they fit in my shirt pocket. As for the sound, I would say the Etymotics emphasize slightly the mid treble. Exceptionally good for classical music but some older poorly equalized rock (Led Zepplin I'm looking at you) can sound a bit more thrashy than what I consider normal. As for the low end, some people prefer the similar XR version but these have plenty of bass for me. These have replaced my Shure SE215 as my travelling IEM. The Shures sound fine but again a bit emphasized in the treble. But they don't isolate as well and the housing presses against my ear and becomes uncomfortable after awhile, whereas the Etymotics don't cause any of that kind of discomfort. Highly recommended.

エティモもこれで4個目ですが、BAの高音の美しさ、解像度の高さは相変わらずです。スマホだけでの使用ではベストバランスの1台だと思います。

After a while using these IEMs, I have to say, they are truly god tier for the price they go for. I got these at a steep discount ($69, nice), but at anything under $100 (Which they're still about under as of me writing this), you will not get remotely close to something as uncolored and pure as this. Getting it out of the way, and the Ety diehards may not like this, I threw away the triple flanges, and also disliked the double flanges. I've had good experiences with those style tips on my other IEMs, but they are horribly painful here, and not as isolating as the tips I eventually settled on, the Shure Yellow Foam tips. Let's not beat around the bush, these things NEED to go deep, or else they'll sound kinda weird and quiet, which I figured out real fast as I went through many tips. While audiophiles say they're not the best option for sound quality, I feel that the two best tips for these are the official Etymotic foam tips (Beige), and the Shure Yellows. The beiges are long, and currently don't play nice with my ears, but the Shures cut off just enough length to allow the IEMs to go in all the way, and also stay comfortable for hours, without any readjustment needed. Both are borderline the same foam, just with different stems and adhesives (Shures are better here), so it's just down to length preference. There's a huge problem with the IEMs besides the aural violation pack-in tips, and that's the cable. "Cable down and deal with it" seems to be the the way they're meant to be used, but the microphonics are horrible when they're like that, to the point they'll drown out your own voice, and not just the ones in your head. People online say "Cable up and deal with the strange looks", and that helps, but then the issue is fitting the IEMs in when there's nothing for the cable elbow to rest against. I had a solution for this, "Cable down, UNDER, AND AROUND". Doing this (Also using the chin cinch) allows me to insert the IEMs as intended, and also kill the microphonics, as well as giving the IEMs more protection from tugging. You can even lay on your side with the IEMs like this, which you can't do cable up. With all the hat tricks out of the way, the sound. I love them. Neutral, no shrill highs, no obnoxious ear murdering bass boost, not tin-can quality, not muffled, just plain and simple clarity. The isolation, somehow, is better than any earplug I've ever used. Everything is just gone, it's almost scary, to the point where I now use an app on my phone to pass through mic audio so I'm not completely deaf when using these. It's freaky when I turn off the passthrough, and everything from people walking and talking, down to the person in front of me, just completely go away. The look... they're there, then you put them in, and then they're gone, like earplugs. I like the really understated appearance of them, nothing extravagant, not filled with weights to make it feel substantial, just two light tubes that produce sound, and vanish in your ears, leaving just thin cables going into your ears as the only hint that you're not listening to what's around you. I love these, I can wear them for the whole day, and feel like I'm in a world of my own. I've had the Ety experience, and I cannot go back. I'm no audiophile, but I feel like I've cheated my way to becoming one of the elites. If you are sick of getting burned by IEMs sounding too bassy or thin, or being too colored, then buy these. You'll understand why people say they're almost too affordable for how good they sound. For me, I'm happy enough to say this is my IEM endgame. Also, buy some more filters, or clean your ears, the sound tube is thinner than the stem of a Q-tip. If the IEMs go quiet, it's likely not a defective IEM, it's the filter having fulfilled it's purpose.

Only got these this morning so it may be too early for a review, but so far I'm really happy with them. I usually find earphones to be quite uncomfortable, but these fitted with no problem and did a really good job of cutting out extraneous noises. They're well built and well thought out. I like the fact that you can replace the cable so easily. It's my first pair of true in-ear earphones and I'm pleasantly surprised at the quality. The sound stage is great, making the sound intimate for intimate settings and large for concert halls. Very pleased so far and looking forward to using them a lot more.