Headphones
Etymotic ER-6i White
New to headphone upgrades? Don't be surprised if this little headphone plugs your ears and delivers the best sound you've ever heard. Made by a worldwide leader in audiology, Etymotic Research has really delivered with this entry-level, in ear headphone. The perfect upgrade to get the best out of your portable player and known widely by motorcyclists as the choice for comfort in the helmet, you'll find blissful listening with a headful of music no matter how much noise is going on outside.
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Product Features:
- xcellent price/performance ratio with these great sounding earphones.
- In-Ear headphones provide the best isolation of any can.
- Deep In-Ear Seat for Maximum Noise Blocking Ability
- Surprisingly durable for long use life.
- Also available in black.
Applications:
The iPod and its various brethren digital storage hard-disk players have probably done more for great portable audio than anything since the original WalkMan. Etymotic has kindly returned the favor and designed an earphone specifically for iPods & Mp3 players. Slightly 'warmer' tonally than the standard ER6, the ER6i model is an excellent earphone at this nice price. Well-balanced and coherent-sounding, punchy and articulate, these cans provide good sonics for the money. And just because the cable is white doesn't mean you must have an iPod to use them; the ER6i model has a lower impedance rating and is more efficient than the previous Etymotic ER6 editions so this in ear headphone very easily delivers clean, authoritative output from any portable player device or PC/laptop computer with great listening satisfaction especially in the upper mids & highs. Although the ER6i are naturally very lean in the bass response for bass-lovin' listeners, we've found their sonic detail and musical punch improve significantly, especially in the bass texture, when used with any portable headphone amp like one of our Mobile, Micro, or even our superb Portable Desktop series of HeadRoom head-amps.
Although the ER-6i looks something like the basic earbuds given away free with portable udio devices, they're WAY better-sounding than what lowly 'earbud' designs can ever provide. These are basically miniaturized headphones that seal the ear canal thereby providing tremendous noise-blocking ability (isolation) along with excellent sound quality. The provided replaceable/disposable eartip sleeves (either a pliable 3-flanged silicon rubber 'x-mas tree' type or small expanding squishy foamies--try both!) are inserted fairly deeply into the ear canal, thoroughly sealing it off and providing AT VERY LEAST minus -20dB of isolation from external noise. The earpiece armature on the ER6i is quite small and slim-profile, excellent for wearing under helmets or other headgear. The ER6i 'Y-cable' cord is about 4 feet long with equal lengths connected to each earpiece. The input impedance of these tiny micro-cans is an ultra-low 16 Ohms and the sensitivity is 108dB/0.126V, which means they are really easy to power properly from just about any portable player or computer source.
Obtaining an intact ear canal seal with the Etymotics--or with ANY earphone---is crucially important. Please watch the Etymotic Insertion Video to learn more about proper in-ear headphone insertion techniques.
Specifications:
- Sensitivity: 107 dB/mW
- Microphone: No
- Cord Type: Straight Y
- Coupler Size: Small
- Manufacturer Warranty: 1yr
- Weight: 1 oz.
- Cord Length: 5 ft. (1.5 m)
- Detachable Cable: No
- Driver Type: Balanced Armature
- Isolation: -20dB
- Ear Coupler Type: IEM
- Noise Cancelling: No
- Impedance @ 1kHz: 16 ohms
- Wireless: No
- Connector Type: 1/8"
- Headphone Type: In-Ear
- Warranty: 1 Year
Additional Resources:
- Manufacturer's Website
- Etymotic
- Product Info
- Inserting your Etymotics Video
- Product Reviews
- Gundeep Hora Oct 04
- Playlist Review
- Customer Comments
Average Rating
Posted by StratCat from Cuernavaca, Mexico on 2010-02-12
Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: Price, sound quality, great noise isolation
Cons: None that I can think of
On the noise isolation, they obviously shine. Out of the box they come with three flange tips, but they include a pair of foam 'glider' tips and also a pair of regular tips. All of them work great but I prefer the three-flanged ones. When correctly inserted and with music playing, 95% of the sound outside will just dissapear. So beware when wearing them while walking around town.
This noise isolation does not come at the expense of comfort. Granted, if you're not used to IEM's your ears will protest the first few days. But after you get used to them, they slide right in and out very easily and are so small that they practically dissapear in your ears.
Overall a great purchase that I would definitely recommend to others.
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Posted by daftstar from Austin, Tx on 2010-02-10
Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: Ample fit options, great overall frequency response, long cord
Cons: sound vibration transference through the cord
My biggest and only real gripe about these headphones is that the cord isn't flexibile and soft enough to be used while working out. The cord bumps and vibrations can be heard through the phones. There is a technical term for this, and this issue generally applies to a lot of in-ear headphones.
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Posted by A HeadRoom Fan from washington, dc on 2010-01-27
Recommend Product: No
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