Etymotic Research ER2XR Extended Response Earphone, Multicolored

Triple flange let's gooo

The headphones are just amazing. They work very good with many of my genres, in particular electronic music (psytrance) and pop. Extremely well defined sound, and although a bit intimate stage the definition and separation is just another level, especially for a single dynamic driver. The big breaking point is the fit, but i got used to it fairly quickly and the obvious advantage is superior noice cancellation that you wouldnt get without this type of fit. It does make the stage a bit intimate, but for electronic music this isnt something i care that much about anyways. It turns it as an advantage in that genre, atleast to my preference. Getting a good seal and deep fit is absolutely crucial for these iems to come alive and show what they are capable of and it may require some perseverance to get used to them. But if you manage, they are very hard to stop listen to. They are almost addicting. What isnt that good is basically all the rest. Some of the ear tips was literally broken(had holes and leaked sound/didnt isolate external sound) right out of the box. Even if the earphones are fairly priced, things like this shouldnt happen at this price point. Now i have to spend extra to be able to explore other potentially more optimal tip fits. The cable is also pretty lacking in many areas, and the clip is absolutely essential to avoid the pretty apparent microphonics the cable brings. It also feels cheap and it seems like the plug core is of some steel/iron alloy, and not copper(or atleast brass) since its magnetic. Not really ideal, but thanks to the stellar earphone itself it doesnt have that much of an impact on the general performance, although no fair comparison with an adequate cable has been done so far. If you dare to take a gamble on the fit, these are the absolutely best iems you will find in the ~100$ category. I have the hexas and olina se which are also heavy hitters in this category, and the er2xr beats those two fairly easy to me in most categories (excluding staging, but not to say er2xr staging is "bad". Its just intimate and special). I can however see how rock genres/electric guitar songs sound better on the hexas but for me that is not something of weight since i rarely listen to that type of music.

Undoubtly, the sounding of this IEM is very very good, natural & soft. But, it is too costly(Rs. 14500/- around). Presently, I am using CCA-10 IEM which cost about Rs. 3000/- only. & their sounding is also too much excellent. After using ER2XR & CCA-10 IEM, I am sure that there a very very minimal difference of sounding in between them. Both are excellent. But, ER2XR sounds little bit more natural & soft. For this reason, it is wasting Rs 10000/- valuable money on this IEM & it is definitely not a good choice. Remember, ER2XR is USA made so it is costlier.

Met wat equalization ideaal voor niet elektrisch versterkte muziek in het bijzonder. Denk aan jazz, wereldmuziek, klassieke pianomuziek en groot orkestwerk.

Nutze vorwiegend andere IEMs, aber hatte den viele Wochen auch schon im Ohr. Sound ist super, man muss sie aber tief reinschieben um einen satten Bass zu bekommen. Den kriegt man dann aber. Ich muss sagen ich bin beruflich Tontechniker, also halte natürlich wahnsinnig viel von meiner Meinung *ironisch grinsend* Für mich hören sie sich sehr ausgewogen an für den Preis. Flat vielleicht nicht, aber so, dass ich jetzt nichts vermissen würde. Andere teurere 3-Wege sind teilweise weitaus schlechter. Man darf nicht dem "Umso mehr Wege umso besser"- Wahn verfallen. Einziges Manko, seh ich aber eher persönliche Sache: Ich kann sie nicht länger tragen als eine Stunde. Dann tun mir die Ohren massiv weh. Sonst alles topp!