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28 out of 29 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"Phenomenal sound & isolation"
Pros: The Sound. Required for airline travel, no wind noise when skiing
Cons: cords could be shorter.
Summary: After your first plane trip using these, you ... read more
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25 out of 26 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
"GREAT (use the alternate foam plugs)"
Pros: clear, wide spectrum of sound. excellent sound isolation.
Cons: default ear pieces are VERY uncomfortable. bass is sacrificed for clarity and range
Summary: Tough one to review... so many asterisks. I ... read more
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21 out of 22 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
Pros: Sound accuracy and richness! Portability. Price compared to others in same level. Tried against Bose ?QuietComfort2? and Shure E3. Carefully listened to same tracks with all three: from punk and bassy techno, to classical and country. The Bose phones w
Cons: Not as efficient as Shure units. Of the same MP3 players (RIO portable & IBM notebook) the Shures are louder. This is what made me keep the Shures for a few more weeks. After all, the fussy-but-real deficiencies in sound quality compared to the Etymo
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8 out of 8 people found this review helpful
5.0 stars
Pros: Excellent sound, fit, noise isolation, small size and cost
Cons: Cord is long and tends to be microphonic
Summary: First off, let me just say that these things ... read more
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9 out of 14 people found this review helpful
2.0 stars
"Grab a sony or shure over these"
Pros: Blocks out noise well
Cons: After trying these for a few weeks, I went back to my Sony MDR-EX71SL ($32 @ pricewatch.com). My sony sounds better (not to mention it has a fit kit so that ears of any size can get quality and it has a useful plastic piece to reduce tangles). Although

Etymotic ER-6 Isolator (black):
