I gave up using the clip a long time ago, too restrictive when I'm on the move, and it's only partially effective.
My current pair of Etymotics is my 3rd pair. I started with the cheaper ER-6i, then I went to a pair of the classic ER-4P. When those died a few years ago I traded them in for the...
I love the sound quality of my Etymotic ER-4XR, but they have the most microphonic cable. I find them quite irritating to wear while I'm on the move, not only do I hear the sound of the cable rubbing but every thump from my footstep is transmitted into my ears.
Personally I will not recommend...
@GoMrPickles
Could it be that you were not aware of the two types of tips in the box that are meant for the two different diameter sound tubes?
All the round silicon + foam tips are meant for the larger dia. large sound tube (which is fitted to the FD5 straight out of the box). There are two...
I just bought a pair of FD5 after reading this review. I have been listening to them for 2 full days now. So far I think it has combined the best attribute of my current IEMs - the clarity of the Etymotic ER4-XR, with the bass of the Shure SE535. Spatially the sound do resemble my big...
An issue I encountered with the 3.0.1 MA Remote app - if I select 'play all' songs from my NAS under an artist, which contains multiple albums and many songs in total, the app is unhappy and will freeze, and only some of the songs will appear in the playlist (far fewer than the total).
This has...
For many years I have a Cambridge CXU universal player, which is one of a few players that can rip SACDs via a software hack. I saved the ripped DSD files on my NAS and stream them to my Matrix Audio Element X via wifi. I cannot be happier since I can access my SACD collection with my phone app...