Etymotic Er3se Studio Edition Earphone

Etymotic ER3SE Studio Edition Earphone

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• Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 16 kHz. Transducers: Single high-performance balanced armature per channel.
• Precision machined metal bodies; high performance Balanced Armature micro-drivers
• 4ft reinforced detachable cables with 3.5mm Gold plated stereo Plug and MMCX connectors
• Noise Isolation: 35dB using silicone ear tips, 42dB using foam ear tips
• Noise Isolation: 35dB using silicone ear tips, 42dB using foam ear tips

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Brand : Etymotic Research
Category : Electronics,Headphones, Earbuds & Accessories,Headphones & Earbuds,Earbud Headphones
Rating : 4.1
ListPrice : US $144.99
Price : US $144.99
Review Count : 255
SalesRank : 0

Etymotic ER3SE Studio Edition Earphone

• The sound quality of these is simply better than regular headphones, especially open back. The noise cancellation lets you hear things you otherwise wouldn\'t like subtle reverb. However, there\'s a massive issue with deep insertion and it\'s comfort. I quickly learned after buying these that my left ear canal isn\'t straight like my right one, and as a result I simply can\'t insert the left earphone as far as the right one. This results in two things: channel imbalance, and massive pain. I\'ve tried every single stock tip and no matter what, getting a decent seal means pain for extended listening. I\'m past the return period because I like the sound quality, but I simply can\'t wear them for hours like I used to with my DT770. I guess if you have straight ear canals, you won\'t be able to find anything better without spending a lot more.The cable produces a lot of microphonics and looping the cable behind your ears is a must. Getting an aftermarket cable is a hassle as these use a proprietary connector. Speaking of which, if the cable were to get snagged on something and the earphones were to be yanked out of your ear, the differences in pressure would probably cause severe damage to the eardrum, so I certainly wouldn\'t risk wearing them unless stationary.Overall they\'re good, but there are caveats with wearing a special IEM like these. For some they might be unusable.
• 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.

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