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By: danc

danc — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:13:19 +0000

Ouch! Sorry to hear about that. I haven’t had any issues with the construction but I can only imagine how frustrating this can be. I’ll be interested to know how the company responds.

By: AJ Zurich

AJ Zurich — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:59:54 +0000

I got a pair of these after reading the reviews. Sound was indeed great, though bass is weak, for the first few hours… then they came apart. Well, I unfortunately snagged the cord on the desk. They did not pop out of the ear as one expects with other in ear designs, instead the cord tore out of the ear piece. For portable use one would hope they would be made a little more robust than for studio listening. I am waiting to hear from the company if they believe this would be covered or not under manufacturing warenty… in which case it was a one of fault and they would replace them for me. If not, then I guess they are porly designed/made. I had read that the reason they are half the price of the pro versions is that they have outsourced the mass production… it shows!

By: danc

danc — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:30:34 +0000

Fun Bobby-
I could not agree more. I thought my 6i were amazing and comfortable but these are a level up from there. I’ve tried the Bose and HATED them- not comfortable at all for me. With both Etymotic headsets I sometimes find they are TOO quiet- definitely not what you want to wear when walking in busy traffic.
I love the “surprise” of hearing something in a familiar song that I have never heard before.
Not cheap by any standard, but less than the Bose and worth the price if sound matters to you.

By: Fun Bobby

Fun Bobby — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:22:08 +0000

I have had by hf2 headset for about 2 weeks. I have used Etymotic ear buds for about 3 years now and think they are the best for noise isolation. Especially good for airplane rides. (Why would you want the Bose ones that are HUGE!?)

I wear the hf2 during my commute on the train, and it completely drowns out all the ambient noise, so my music can be played at a lower level and I can still hear every crisp detail. Honestly, I hear things in the songs that I never new was there before!

They are not cheap, but they are definitely worth the money if you care about your music, like noise reduction and don’t mind wearing in-ear buds.

In fact, these have a nicer fit then my previous 6 series.