etymotic

There seems to be a downward spiral that leads us to nowhere here. I've read and watched tons of reviews and articles, yet there seems to be no conclusion. Some people say that the Etymotic target is flat, some say that the Harman target is flat, some say that the IEF Neutral target is flat...

I searched whole internet for measurements and everything seems to point to the ER2 being superior to the ER3 and ER4. The frequency response between them are very small and it would be trivial easy to EQ ER2 to have frequency response as ER4. The distortion is far superior on the dynamic driver...

In short, I think they do following: * Boost the low end, especially the region close to mids. The typical Sennheiser sound. * Open up high end a bit, which improves the sound stage noticeably. In short, they add a bit U shape into the sound. I personally feel the bass becomes a bit too...

Bought a pair of Etymotic ER2XR's. Not 6 months in the left channel volume dipped quite drastically. Chatted with a tech, sent him the RMA and receipt, they sent back an authorization form. I shipped back the faulty unit and they claim they will send out a new one this week. Wow. That easy...