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Etymotic ER6
I thought I'd post my first thoughts on the Etymotic ER6 "headphones"
I've just bought. If you can stand something in your ear canal (and I'm used to wearing earplugs so it's okay for me) these are superb. Better than my Grado SR60's and because they isolate (15dB?) from external sounds they're great for a noisy environment. I got them for train and air travel - superb! £88 inc shipping. |
Etymotic ER6
"Olly Aitch" wrote in message ... I thought I'd post my first thoughts on the Etymotic ER6 "headphones" I've just bought. If you can stand something in your ear canal (and I'm used to wearing earplugs so it's okay for me) these are superb. Better than my Grado SR60's and because they isolate (15dB?) from external sounds they're great for a noisy environment. I got them for train and air travel - superb! £88 inc shipping. I'll second that, got some last year - damn fine, especially for DVDs on the laptop when away from home |
Etymotic ER6
"Olly Aitch" wrote in message ... I thought I'd post my first thoughts on the Etymotic ER6 "headphones" I've just bought. If you can stand something in your ear canal (and I'm used to wearing earplugs so it's okay for me) these are superb. Better than my Grado SR60's and because they isolate (15dB?) from external sounds they're great for a noisy environment. I got them for train and air travel - superb! £88 inc shipping. I'll second that, got some last year - damn fine, especially for DVDs on the laptop when away from home |
Etymotic ER6
Olly Aitch wrote:
I thought I'd post my first thoughts on the Etymotic ER6 "headphones" I've just bought. If you can stand something in your ear canal (and I'm used to wearing earplugs so it's okay for me) these are superb. Better than my Grado SR60's and because they isolate (15dB?) from external sounds they're great for a noisy environment. I got them for train and air travel - superb! £88 inc shipping. That seems a lot less than when I last looked: where did you buy from? -- Nick H (UK) |
Etymotic ER6
Olly Aitch wrote:
I thought I'd post my first thoughts on the Etymotic ER6 "headphones" I've just bought. If you can stand something in your ear canal (and I'm used to wearing earplugs so it's okay for me) these are superb. Better than my Grado SR60's and because they isolate (15dB?) from external sounds they're great for a noisy environment. I got them for train and air travel - superb! £88 inc shipping. That seems a lot less than when I last looked: where did you buy from? -- Nick H (UK) |
Etymotic ER6
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 11:55:16 +0000
"Nick H (UK)" wrote: £88 inc shipping. That seems a lot less than when I last looked: where did you buy from? 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! -- Spyros lair: http://www.mnementh.co.uk/ |||| Maintainer: arm26 linux Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are tasty and good with ketchup. |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 11:55:16 +0000
"Nick H (UK)" wrote: £88 inc shipping. That seems a lot less than when I last looked: where did you buy from? 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! -- Spyros lair: http://www.mnementh.co.uk/ |||| Maintainer: arm26 linux Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are tasty and good with ketchup. |
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Ian Molton wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 11:55:16 +0000 "Nick H (UK)" wrote: £88 inc shipping. That seems a lot less than when I last looked: where did you buy from? 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Holy crap? Check out the prices for the Sure E5! I thought that Etymotics were expensive until I saw this;-) -- Nick H (UK) |
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Ian Molton wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 11:55:16 +0000 "Nick H (UK)" wrote: £88 inc shipping. That seems a lot less than when I last looked: where did you buy from? 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Holy crap? Check out the prices for the Sure E5! I thought that Etymotics were expensive until I saw this;-) -- Nick H (UK) |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:48:03 +0000
"Nick H (UK)" wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Holy crap? Check out the prices for the Sure E5! I thought that Etymotics were expensive until I saw this;-) but how can that price be justified anyway? I mean, you will NEVER remove backround noise in a public environment (or even many private ones) and I have my doubts that any speaker that small can truely sound good. and the wires will break sooner or later anyway. in the home you can use proper headphones or speakers. whats the real reason people buy these things? -- Spyros lair: http://www.mnementh.co.uk/ |||| Maintainer: arm26 linux Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are tasty and good with ketchup. |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:48:03 +0000
"Nick H (UK)" wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Holy crap? Check out the prices for the Sure E5! I thought that Etymotics were expensive until I saw this;-) but how can that price be justified anyway? I mean, you will NEVER remove backround noise in a public environment (or even many private ones) and I have my doubts that any speaker that small can truely sound good. and the wires will break sooner or later anyway. in the home you can use proper headphones or speakers. whats the real reason people buy these things? -- Spyros lair: http://www.mnementh.co.uk/ |||| Maintainer: arm26 linux Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are tasty and good with ketchup. |
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"Ian Molton" wrote
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:48:03 +0000 "Nick H (UK)" wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Holy crap? Check out the prices for the Sure E5! I thought that Etymotics were expensive until I saw this;-) but how can that price be justified anyway? I mean, you will NEVER remove backround noise in a public environment (or even many private ones) and I have my doubts that any speaker that small can truely sound good. and the wires will break sooner or later anyway. in the home you can use proper headphones or speakers. whats the real reason people buy these things? Screw all that; what I want for my minidisc is _this_: http://www.xtwerkz.com/stax_sr001_mk2.htm Droooool! Martin -- M.A.Poyser Tel.: 07967 110890 Manchester, U.K. http://www.fleetie.demon.co.uk |
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"Ian Molton" wrote
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:48:03 +0000 "Nick H (UK)" wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Holy crap? Check out the prices for the Sure E5! I thought that Etymotics were expensive until I saw this;-) but how can that price be justified anyway? I mean, you will NEVER remove backround noise in a public environment (or even many private ones) and I have my doubts that any speaker that small can truely sound good. and the wires will break sooner or later anyway. in the home you can use proper headphones or speakers. whats the real reason people buy these things? Screw all that; what I want for my minidisc is _this_: http://www.xtwerkz.com/stax_sr001_mk2.htm Droooool! Martin -- M.A.Poyser Tel.: 07967 110890 Manchester, U.K. http://www.fleetie.demon.co.uk |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:26:17 +0000, Ian Molton wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 11:55:16 +0000 "Nick H (UK)" wrote: =A388 inc shipping. That seems a lot less than when I last looked: where did you buy from? 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:26:17 +0000, Ian Molton wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 11:55:16 +0000 "Nick H (UK)" wrote: =A388 inc shipping. That seems a lot less than when I last looked: where did you buy from? 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 13:33:42 +0000, Ian Molton wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:48:03 +0000 "Nick H (UK)" wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Holy crap? Check out the prices for the Sure E5! I thought that Etymotics were expensive until I saw this;-) but how can that price be justified anyway? I mean, you will NEVER remove backround noise in a public environment (or even many private ones) and I have my doubts that any speaker that small can truely sound good. and the wires will break sooner or later anyway. The Etymotics reduce background noise more than most closed-back headphones, and they truly do sound good. in the home you can use proper headphones or speakers. Etymotics *are* proper headphones. whats the real reason people buy these things? They sound good. -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 13:33:42 +0000, Ian Molton wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:48:03 +0000 "Nick H (UK)" wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Holy crap? Check out the prices for the Sure E5! I thought that Etymotics were expensive until I saw this;-) but how can that price be justified anyway? I mean, you will NEVER remove backround noise in a public environment (or even many private ones) and I have my doubts that any speaker that small can truely sound good. and the wires will break sooner or later anyway. The Etymotics reduce background noise more than most closed-back headphones, and they truly do sound good. in the home you can use proper headphones or speakers. Etymotics *are* proper headphones. whats the real reason people buy these things? They sound good. -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
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Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... But where can we buy them at that price? |
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Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... But where can we buy them at that price? |
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"Ian Molton" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 11:55:16 +0000 "Nick H (UK)" wrote: £88 inc shipping. That seems a lot less than when I last looked: where did you buy from? 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! I think I paid about a ton for mine about a year ago. Never regretted it though. |
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"Ian Molton" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 11:55:16 +0000 "Nick H (UK)" wrote: £88 inc shipping. That seems a lot less than when I last looked: where did you buy from? 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! I think I paid about a ton for mine about a year ago. Never regretted it though. |
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"Ian Molton" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:48:03 +0000 "Nick H (UK)" wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Holy crap? Check out the prices for the Sure E5! I thought that Etymotics were expensive until I saw this;-) but how can that price be justified anyway? I mean, you will NEVER remove backround noise in a public environment (or even many private ones) and I have my doubts that any speaker that small can truely sound good. and the wires will break sooner or later anyway. in the home you can use proper headphones or speakers. whats the real reason people buy these things? Because they isolate by a good few dB (10-15 ish) meaning you can listen quieter and spend less time assaulting your eardrums with a wrung out personal DAB/MD/CD or whatever you listen to on the move. They're damned good, forget any earbuds you've heard before - the ER6 is the cheapest of the decent quality units (hey, I've got some shures as well, I think they're E1s or E2s but I'm not impressed with them in the same way). Etymotic ER4s are smaller and better and suffer less cable noise. |
Etymotic ER6
"Ian Molton" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:48:03 +0000 "Nick H (UK)" wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Holy crap? Check out the prices for the Sure E5! I thought that Etymotics were expensive until I saw this;-) but how can that price be justified anyway? I mean, you will NEVER remove backround noise in a public environment (or even many private ones) and I have my doubts that any speaker that small can truely sound good. and the wires will break sooner or later anyway. in the home you can use proper headphones or speakers. whats the real reason people buy these things? Because they isolate by a good few dB (10-15 ish) meaning you can listen quieter and spend less time assaulting your eardrums with a wrung out personal DAB/MD/CD or whatever you listen to on the move. They're damned good, forget any earbuds you've heard before - the ER6 is the cheapest of the decent quality units (hey, I've got some shures as well, I think they're E1s or E2s but I'm not impressed with them in the same way). Etymotic ER4s are smaller and better and suffer less cable noise. |
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Ian Molton wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:48:03 +0000 "Nick H (UK)" wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Holy crap? Check out the prices for the Sure E5! I thought that Etymotics were expensive until I saw this;-) but how can that price be justified anyway? No idea! I might aspire to the cheaper Etymotics one day, but five or six hundred quid for earphone? most unlikely;-) I mean, you will NEVER remove backround noise in a public environment (or even many private ones) and I have my doubts that any speaker that small can truely sound good. and the wires will break sooner or later anyway. Given the difference the Sony earbuds make I'm prepared to *believe* that spending ten times as much would result in getting something better. Imagine the dissapointment if it didn't!-) in the home you can use proper headphones or speakers. whats the real reason people buy these things? Because they can. I suppose. -- Nick H (UK) |
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Ian Molton wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:48:03 +0000 "Nick H (UK)" wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Holy crap? Check out the prices for the Sure E5! I thought that Etymotics were expensive until I saw this;-) but how can that price be justified anyway? No idea! I might aspire to the cheaper Etymotics one day, but five or six hundred quid for earphone? most unlikely;-) I mean, you will NEVER remove backround noise in a public environment (or even many private ones) and I have my doubts that any speaker that small can truely sound good. and the wires will break sooner or later anyway. Given the difference the Sony earbuds make I'm prepared to *believe* that spending ten times as much would result in getting something better. Imagine the dissapointment if it didn't!-) in the home you can use proper headphones or speakers. whats the real reason people buy these things? Because they can. I suppose. -- Nick H (UK) |
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Old Fart at Play wrote:
Stewart Pinkerton wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... But where can we buy them at that price? That's what I want to know:-) -- Nick H (UK) |
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Old Fart at Play wrote:
Stewart Pinkerton wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... But where can we buy them at that price? That's what I want to know:-) -- Nick H (UK) |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 16:09:30 +0000, Old Fart at Play
wrote: Stewart Pinkerton wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... But where can we buy them at that price? I'm presuming that he means GBP, the international code for Pounds Sterling, not UK pence.................... :-) -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 16:09:30 +0000, Old Fart at Play
wrote: Stewart Pinkerton wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... But where can we buy them at that price? I'm presuming that he means GBP, the international code for Pounds Sterling, not UK pence.................... :-) -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
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Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 16:09:30 +0000, Old Fart at Play wrote: Stewart Pinkerton wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... But where can we buy them at that price? I'm presuming that he means GBP, the international code for Pounds Sterling, not UK pence.................... :-) http://www.pjbox.co.uk/etymoticindex.htm lists them at 129GBP http://www.etymotic.com suggests $139 and lists some internet distributors. So 88GBP inc taxes etc would be a good price if only the OP would tell us where he got them! -- Roger. |
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Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 16:09:30 +0000, Old Fart at Play wrote: Stewart Pinkerton wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... But where can we buy them at that price? I'm presuming that he means GBP, the international code for Pounds Sterling, not UK pence.................... :-) http://www.pjbox.co.uk/etymoticindex.htm lists them at 129GBP http://www.etymotic.com suggests $139 and lists some internet distributors. So 88GBP inc taxes etc would be a good price if only the OP would tell us where he got them! -- Roger. |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 20:33:47 +0000, Old Fart at Play
wrote: Stewart Pinkerton wrote: On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 16:09:30 +0000, Old Fart at Play wrote: Stewart Pinkerton wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... But where can we buy them at that price? I'm presuming that he means GBP, the international code for Pounds Sterling, not UK pence.................... :-) http://www.pjbox.co.uk/etymoticindex.htm lists them at 129GBP http://www.etymotic.com suggests $139 and lists some internet distributors. So 88GBP inc taxes etc would be a good price if only the OP would tell us where he got them! At current rates, $139 is about £77, so all you have to do is buy them in the US. -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 20:33:47 +0000, Old Fart at Play
wrote: Stewart Pinkerton wrote: On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 16:09:30 +0000, Old Fart at Play wrote: Stewart Pinkerton wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... But where can we buy them at that price? I'm presuming that he means GBP, the international code for Pounds Sterling, not UK pence.................... :-) http://www.pjbox.co.uk/etymoticindex.htm lists them at 129GBP http://www.etymotic.com suggests $139 and lists some internet distributors. So 88GBP inc taxes etc would be a good price if only the OP would tell us where he got them! At current rates, $139 is about £77, so all you have to do is buy them in the US. -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 15:57:40 +0000 (UTC)
(Stewart Pinkerton) wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... I only use earphones outdoors, why would I care? I'll never isolate all the noise... -- Spyros lair: http://www.mnementh.co.uk/ |||| Maintainer: arm26 linux Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are tasty and good with ketchup. |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 15:57:40 +0000 (UTC)
(Stewart Pinkerton) wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... I only use earphones outdoors, why would I care? I'll never isolate all the noise... -- Spyros lair: http://www.mnementh.co.uk/ |||| Maintainer: arm26 linux Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are tasty and good with ketchup. |
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 00:23:04 +0000, Ian Molton wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 15:57:40 +0000 (UTC) (Stewart Pinkerton) wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... I only use earphones outdoors, why would I care? I'll never isolate all the noise... True, but the Etymotics have as good isolation as you'll get, and they're very popular with frequent flyers. -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 00:23:04 +0000, Ian Molton wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 15:57:40 +0000 (UTC) (Stewart Pinkerton) wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... I only use earphones outdoors, why would I care? I'll never isolate all the noise... True, but the Etymotics have as good isolation as you'll get, and they're very popular with frequent flyers. -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 07:55:03 +0000 (UTC)
(Stewart Pinkerton) wrote: I only use earphones outdoors, why would I care? I'll never isolate all the noise... True, but the Etymotics have as good isolation as you'll get, whats their closest competitor under 30ukp? -- Spyros lair: http://www.mnementh.co.uk/ |||| Maintainer: arm26 linux Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are tasty and good with ketchup. |
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 07:55:03 +0000 (UTC)
(Stewart Pinkerton) wrote: I only use earphones outdoors, why would I care? I'll never isolate all the noise... True, but the Etymotics have as good isolation as you'll get, whats their closest competitor under 30ukp? -- Spyros lair: http://www.mnementh.co.uk/ |||| Maintainer: arm26 linux Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are tasty and good with ketchup. |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 18:08:56 +0000, "Nick H (UK)"
wrote: Old Fart at Play wrote: Stewart Pinkerton wrote: 88ukp for earbuds? holy crap! Listen, and you'll see.................... But where can we buy them at that price? That's what I want to know:-) -- Nick H (UK) Sorry not been here for a couple of days - http://headroom.headphone.com/layout...D=00201 00100 |
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