Etymotic ER2SE

The Etymotic ER2 SE and XR are very much a Marmite earphone. You'll either love them or you'll hate them. The fit won't be for everyone and I think th...

The highs are where the ER2SE shines. Perfect clarity. It does lose out on a big of a "big room" large soundstage feel that my Arias give me (ie, it sounds like the music is being played from inside your cranium), but setting Dolby Atmos to Movie mode on Android compensates for that. Atmos simulates pinna and Movie mode simulates listening from inside a large room.

I cannot speak to the sound quality or anything else because I was so distracted by the fit of these earbud. They insert into your ears, slightly similar to earplugs. I could never get the right angle, and they never settled. I had not realized that they would be inserted quite so deeply - and canno...

I was told these sound like the HD600. While I'm not able to compare, I I am satisfied with how brilliant the ER2SE sound for their price. Hands down, these are the best IEMs for monitoring under $100. Etymotic really knows their stuff.

I was surprised that the sound is more or less comparable to the standard headphones that came with my smartphone. With music however the defining clarity of instruments is better. I do wish We Etymotic would make Phones compatible for cochlear implant users.

Take a look at the ER2SE/XR

They're really deep fit, isolate more than some earplugs, and have a very good neutral sound signature (XR model having more bass)

The cable broke after 5 days of use - the only mild stress being me wrapping them up over my ears to reduce cable noise.

Form follows function. Don't buy gaming headsets.

At 100 euros I would recommend something like the Philips SHP9500, AKG K240 or Etymotic er2se

The best passive noise isolation in the industry with sound quality that trumps sets double and triple their sticker price. Stock sound signature can come off as clinical and unexciting if you're a basshead, but they take well to EQ if that's your thing, and personally found them surprisingly comfor...

Etymotic ER2SE ([on sale at Adorama for LINSOUL TIN Audio T2. (Edit: Link.)