Etymotic ER-4P Portable In-Ear Earphones
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Manufacturer: Etymotic ResearchFormat: CD
Platform: Windows
Model: ER4P
Product features:
- Noise isolation: 35-42 dB
- Maximum output: 122 dB SPL
- Weight: less than 1 oz.
- Response accuracy: 86%
- Frequency response: 50-10 kHz ± 2 dB; 20-16 kHz ±4 dB
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Digital camera reviews of Etymotic ER-4P Portable In-Ear Earphones
Digital camera Review: !!OMG THESE R TEH AWESOMEST!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Seriously, these are excellent. If you look around on forums you will find that the Etymotic ER4-P's (affectionately called 'Ety's') come up all the time among audiophiles and non-audiophiles alike, with for the same thing: pristine clarity. If you have richly layered music with lots of little bubblets of ambient sound, you'll find these earphones to be a dream come true. Even if you don't, give these headphones a shot, because you'll find that you do indeed have richly layered music with lots of little bubblets of ambient sound. These headphones can be addictive.
They achieve what I feel is perfect balance across the audible range of my eardrum. The Ety's do not stress anything - even though they are supposed to boost the low end slightly compared to the ER4-S (I think), they really do not sound like they emphasize anything at all. These headphones respect your music enough to never assert themselves, allowing, to quote iLounge, your music to be "transparent" -- it sounds the way it was meant to sound when originally recorded.
It is blissfully ironic then that, if you are moving up from cheaper earbuds like me, nothing in your library will sound the same.
I cannot tell you how many small details I noticed that I never noticed before. These earphones flesh out the little details in your music just enough, so that a lilting strum-line way over on the left maintains its own against the concord of the entire symphony. It's a virtue especially prevalent in classical music, ambient music and electronica, as well as pop. They've got an incredible reach, all the way from tweeter-quality highs to deep lows, but I like them most for their pristine mid's which are really phenomenal.
They have a clarity that is breathtaking, and at times even ruthless. These things pinpoint with deadly accuracy any imperfections in the waveform of your songs, meaning in some cases (like mine) you'll have to re-encode your songs in 320 kbps, or go Lossless. It becomes a little time-consuming, sure, but ultimately it's worth it. So, as a word of caution right now, please do not disrespect the ER-4P's by feeding them low quality, 96/128 kbps music. That's not what they were made for.
I'd like to add that there are some people on forums and the like who complain about the bass on these guys. Here's the deal: these earphones can reach real deep, I promise. Listen to 'Angel' by Massive Attack and you'll see what I mean. Such unsavory comments often root from an inability to distinguish deep bass from loud bass, which are not the same. These earphones can produce real deep bass. I do acknowledge that they cannot provide big boomy bass like subwoofers, but that is a consequence of their miniscule nature (they are really tiny) preventing them from achieving bone-conductive base-tones. They cannot rattle you, but you will hear deeps that are smooth, substantive, and very very low.
As a final tidbit, the warranty on these things is reputedly amazing. Etymotic gives you two years, and there are numerous stories of people breaking them and having them replaced at no additional cost.
So, at $170-ish, there is really no reason to not give these earphones a shot. Crystal clear across all genres of music, they will faithfully produce sound just as the producer intended while revealing tons of detail that you the listener never even knew existed. A lot research went into making ER-4P's sonically perfect, and it is widely agreed that they provide one of the best aural experiences your money can buy. Listening to these things is a dream. It's almost sexual, really...
P.S. - I'd mention that they are also really comfortable to me (and I've got tiny ear canals), but that's a moot point considering we all have different ears. Make sure you get a good seal, and if you're worried, buy them on Amazon or at B&H NY or something, and return them if they don't fit.
Summary of Etymotic ER-4P Portable In-Ear Earphones
The ER-4P MicroPro noise-blocking earphones from Etymotic Research offer realistic sound reproduction and noise isolation that far surpasses that of active noise-canceling earphones.The ER-4P MicroPro noise-blocking earphones from Etymotic Research offer realistic sound reproduction and noise isolation that far surpasses that of active noise-canceling earphones. The ER-4P earphones--which require no batteries--can be plugged into any audio source. They can be used with portable CD, MP3, DVD, and other players without an additional amplifier.
The ER-4P earphones were designed to match the response of the ear, creating nearly perfect sound reproduction. They reduce external sound naturally by sealing your ear canals, without the added weight, bulk, or external power supply required for active noise-canceling. Their external noise exclusion (up to 33 dB using the supplied 3-flange eartips and 41 dB with foam eartips) lets you hear the full dynamic range of recordings without your having to play them at unnaturally high and unsafe levels.
What's in the Box
ER-4P MicroPro earphones, a 5-foot cord with 3.5 mm stereo phone plug, a .25-inch stereo phone adapter plug, six 3-flange eartips, 10 foam eartips, a filter-changing tool, 4 replacement filters, a shirt clip, a zippered pouch, a storage box, a user's manual, and warranty information.
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