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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: amps was: Re: Etimoticamps was: Re: Etimotic
From: Brandon Hicks <reyuth1010_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 16:40:35 -0700 hey list, anyone recommend some good amps? i've seen the ... one thing, but my brain just died and i can't remember which one it was. can someone suggest an amp that would be good, fairly cheap, and designed to amplify portable players, say on the bus or a plane? thanks brandon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Alfaro" <rick.alfaro_at_comcast.net> To: "'Rockbox'" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 12:34 PM Subject: RE: Etimotic > Hi Rocker. > > For what it is worth, here is my opinion on the Etymotics. > > Originally, I had the 4s and I can tell you that you absolutely need some > sort of headphone amp for these to sound the way they are supposed to. They > are very high impedance and really need power for them sound good. They > sound absolutely beautiful with amplification. Without the amp, they sound > terrible in my opinion. I then decided to turn them into the 4p which I did > by sending them back to Etymotic. For a charge of $60, the changed the > impedance on them and made them the 4p which according to what I had read in > many forums, worked a lot better with portable devices and required less > power. They do a little better now as 4p's, in my humble opinion, they > still need an amp or a device with some good output to really sound good. > The sound very good on my Archos Recorder but I have to give it plenty of > bass boost, and I am not a bass head. I typically like a nice balanced > sound, but without the bass boost, or adjusting the bass directly in > RockBox, they still sound very anemic to me. Good luck with them though and > hopefully, you will get the sound you expected from them. If not, consider > a small headphone amp as this will make all the difference in the world and > will bring these back to life and give you truly outstanding sound. > > > > > > --Best regards, > > --Rick Alfaro > --rick.alfaro_at_comcast.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se] On > Behalf Of Erik Slagter > Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 5:46 AM > To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se > Subject: Re: Etimotic > > On Thu, 2006-05-04 at 20:11 -0600, Rocker wrote: > > Just wanted to thank you all for your cool opinions and advice. Still > > not sure if I will pull the trigger on the ER4S. > > BTW anyone experience with the Shure E3c? I bought a set of these a few > months ago and I was soooo disappointed. I have been using Sony MDR-888's > for a few years and was always quite happy with them, clear sound, flat > response, the only thing is that the l/r balance seems to go off a bit after > some time, don't ask me how, I had this with two sets... > > So now I bought these Shures (comparable to the Etimotics, according to the > specs) and I am not using them anymore, at all. First the frequency response > doesn't come anywhere near what I was used to (both low and > high) (I am not talking "hyperbass" etc. just a normal, dull, flat > response), it's difficult to get them in and out but the worst (and this is > something the Etimotics don't seem to suffer from), the leads are more than > twice as thick as the Sony's and therefore also weigh quite a bit. You can > feel the wires pull your ears all of the time. You cannot apply the plugs as > described (wire over your ear-shell) because the wire is far too stiff for > that, it won't stick there. Also because the wires are so stiff, any wind > blowing will catch the wires and pull the plugs > (half) out. Oh BTW, I did allow the plugs to get "worn-in", I connected them > to the computer and had them play for 3x24x7 hours at high volume. > No change. > > A disaster. > Received on 2006-05-06 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |