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Etymotic ER3SE & ER3XR IEMs
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From Etymotic’s newest lineup of acclaimed IEMs, the ER3SE and ER3XR use high-performance, precision-matched balanced armature drivers. These high-sensitivity IEMs are a great match for mobile sources like your smartphone or portable digital audio player Read More
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271
Aug 29, 2024
The only time I managed to get a good seal + sound out of these, it impacted the ear wax in my ear and I had to go to an ENT to get it fixed... and even then, the hearing in my left side has never been the same. Never again, lmao...
sanchil
5
Oct 26, 2023
[ER3XR]: Pushing these deep into ear canals is quite a trick with triple flanges. I ended up getting a sharp pain just under my ear near my jaw joints. However if you are able to master the trick without any side effects then there is no issue with the sound quality and there is plenty of bass (ER3XR) provided you are able to master the insertion and achieve a proper seal.
[EDIT]: Due the pain I had put these away and I hadn't been using them for nearly 8 months now. But I got curious and decided to give them a try once again and compare them to the Linsoul KZ ZS10 pro-x, right after my earlier post. I decided to be careful and gently insert them (triple flange tips) into my ear canals and I loved the music and what I was hearing from them. The triple flanged needs to be used very carefully and are uncomfortable to use and my primary reason to discontinue the Ety's. I decided switch tips to the double flange and was really thrilled listening from the double flanged tips. The KZ's are really good for their price and seemed to have a better sound stage (as I understand it, I am not sure how this term may translate or mean for others). But the Ety's are a bit more transparent and am able to listen to instruments with a clear separation and a really good bass as well. Both the ety's and kz's are extremely fun to use with different sound signatures and I like them both. The Ety's take a lot of time to get used to and there is a huge learning curve, but once you get over it they are a joy to use. True for any headphones the ear tips are a crucial part in listening experience and the default ones are rarely satisfactory. Explore the Ety's with a bunch of other ear tips and avoid the triple flanges if they cause discomfort. I like Ety's a little better than KZ's but the KZ's are unbeatable for the price and for daily use.
[EDIT] :
So … I finally realized that the double flange worked really well for me and I am definitely not using the triple flanges. With the double flanges and a good seal the bass really kicks in and is extremely powerful and a fair bit overpowering as well. It outperforms my KZ’s. The sound isolation is also unreal with the silicon tips. I the ordered the comply foam tips and the fell in love with the sound signature from the foam tips. The bass goes down and the music opens up and becomes very airy and transparent and the bass is tight and reduced and retains a pleasing presence. I believe with the foam tips its sound signature may be closer to er2se. Had a chance to compare the er3xr with my kiwi ears quintets as well. While the Quintet sound signature is pleasing the er3xr is what reach out for more often. It is even more fun when pairing it with a device like Qudelix which offers fantastic eq capabilities. I would highly recommend this as great value as it can hold out against multi driver items. Do not try to push these in very deep if it gets uncomfortable. I recommend these with foam tips and a reduced bass setting on players. There is plenty bass in there if you need and foam tips makes the experience better.
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JaegerD
191
Jul 24, 2023
damn, at 99 bucks I was about to grab one, but 150 doesnt make this a drop worth grabbing
DatGameh
15
Apr 8, 2023
This is strange... but
Did anyone get mismatched tips?
I just received by earphones and noticed how one ear sounded different than the other, and also how my right ear hurt more than my left. I swapped sides and my left ear hurt more than my right...
So when I took a closer look, the tip are mismatched! It affects the sound drastically too, the L/R balance is way off.
One's labeled "X-5", the other "X-7". The "X-7" is WAY longer as you can see.
This isn't normal, right?
I hope I can get replacement tips :/
kliklak
119
Oct 23, 2021
Has anyone directly compared the SE and XR? I can't decide which is right for me.
Mrvoje
1
Jul 8, 2022
kliklakFeel free to go with XR, there is a "thump" in the very low end if music has it, but it is very controlled, doesn't extend into the mids and doesn't "mud" up the reproduction at all. I know it says it's extra bass, but I can only parrot what Etymotic website states, around 2-3db push, not more.
PastafarianLemur
170
Oct 8, 2021
I got the er3xr from drop's warehouse site where a lot of items went on discount to get rid of some older inventory (including a 1070ti that I lucked out on getting for about 250 USD in November 2019). Some months after there was a channel imbalance on one side that swapping out the filters for newer ones couldn't fix. Etymotic service was quite helpful in getting a replacement and now I have a pair that has yet to develop any issues. On top of that, they really do sound good and have a decent build quality.
They're my go-to when I have to do video calls and I want to focus perfectly on the person I'm talking to or whenever I just want to listen to the music and nothing else since the 35-42db noise isolation will easily block out a LOT of noise. And once the music plays on top of the isolation, it's like you're in your own world. The only con I'd say these have is the nearly non-existent soundstage that barely gets out of your head at times, but it is to be expected due to the deep insertion.
lexs
117
Oct 5, 2021
It just makes zero sense that they cant bring these up to at least the [alleged] minimum 20 kHz of a human hearing range - Why leave off 4kHz ?
Its great they can isolate and bring audio right into my ear but if they cannot give me at a bare minimum 20kHz (in terms of work) these are a no - go. Such a shame as their tonality can actually be useful at times :/
a_name
6
May 4, 2022
Full audio range is 10 octaves. The last octave, or 1/10 of the audio range as perceived, is 10kHz to 20kHz.
Since the scale is logarythmic, 4kHz is actually less than 2/5 of that last octave. Look at a log scale, it's actually closer to 1/3.
Use a DSP tool of some sort to sharply filter out audio below 10kHz to see what the last octave is. It's swishy hissy sounds. It's the least important octave. So above 16kHz, if you can even hear it, is a fraction of the least important octave of the audio spectrum.
Also it can be fatiguing and annoying so it is often EQ'd down in music production and live sound systems.
There's nothing important up there, the last octave is trash.
JaegerD
191
Jun 25, 2022
a_nameThe thought of listening to just that range is enough to give me a headache
Jail4banksters
87
Jun 4, 2020
Hey, Ety, i just looked at Amazon and eBay, and they want crazy amounts of shipping. Drop seemingly has found the best shipping costs to the rest of the world, so please, do a drop soon!
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