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K750i + earphone mod + Etymotic ER4-Ps = musical bliss |
thoroughfare
Joined: Jul 28, 2005
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Hey,
I tried out the HowardForums earphone mod for my K750i - took a while because I was reeeally careful not to mess up, but it worked a treat. I can now use my K750i with my Etymotic ER4-P earphones (probably the best earphones you can buy, short of the £500 Shure earphones)... and it sounds surreal. Especially with Sony's MegaBass EQ - I have a feeling that it's not just an EQ on the K750i but a seperate bass booster circuit as I doubt EQ alone could have such an effect.
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elegantcam
Joined: May 24, 2002
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Wow and here I thought I'm the only one using the ER-4P with my K750.
Yes it is a delight to listen to music with these earphones. Though I find the MegaBass is slightly too bassy for my hearing at maximum volume.
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thoroughfare
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I agree to an extent - I find the MegaBass was probably designed for low-end earphones, because with the ER4Ps, the MegaBass can sound a little blurry/muddy sometimes. It still sounds better than any other EQ setting on there though in my personal taste, so I just stick with the MegaBass.
A great setup for audio. My gf has an iPod mini, and personally, I prefer my K750i + ER4Ps 
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trollied
Joined: May 20, 2003
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Cool. Going to have to give this a go so I can put my ER-4's to good use. Sick of my crappy iPod :/ |
thoroughfare
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Go for it, you won't regret it Just waiting for my 512MB Duo card now - I'm gonna get a 2-4GB once they come down in price.
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B.J.
Joined: Jan 27, 2005
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can sum1 here post audiophile quality or atleast clean sounding ear/headphones which could cost less than that etymotic? sure sounds good though the price is backing me off.. 
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thoroughfare
Joined: Jul 28, 2005
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There's 'ThePlug' earphones made by Koss (unfortunate name I know). They're a bit like the ER4Ps, but only cost around a tenner.
Etymotic do cheaper variants for the ER4 range, what's your budget?
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Coxy
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If you wanna go cheap get some EX-71's. They're the same as the W800 ones but Sony branded. Then cut up the included extendor solder to your earpiece at the mic and voila a working headset with MIC and you dont cut up the earphones themselves.
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elegantcam
Joined: May 24, 2002
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thoroughfare:
Do you find that at maximum volume the volume is still not loud enough? I'm using the cheapo 3.5mm adaptor and I wonder if the W800 OEM headphone adaptor will help.
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thoroughfare
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Hi,
I'm using the stock earphone cable, modified with a 3.5mm adapter. The maximum volume seems more than loud enough for me using the ER4Ps, although I do still listen to music at just half a notch to a notch under the maximum volume.
So in short, I think it's loud enough. Any louder would start to do some serious ear damage.
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batesie
Joined: Feb 13, 2004
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good to see some real hifi heads out there.
ive been using my P900 and S700 with a CMoy Pocket Amplifier and a pair of Sennhieser HD25 headphones. now days ive got my Sony 20gb HD5 so i dont really listen to music on my phones
It takes me back to the Siemens SL45 which had a built in mp3 player (ahead of its time imo) and the standard headphones were really good.
Anyway good to see some real headphones being used with you music phones  |
B.J.
Joined: Jan 27, 2005
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From: place to be, Manila.
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B.J.
Joined: Jan 27, 2005
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ive tested the ex71's b4... the sound seamed clear though lacks the bass i want.. aside from the branding, is it just the same as those from w800's?
btw, this are my headfones i use, are there by any chance that one f those i use can be as near as the sound of that etymotic? btw, i use my altec lansing travel sound as my headfones amplifier..
-Philips SBC he261
Acoustic system : Open
Frequency response : 14 - 22 000 Hz Hz
Impedance : 32 Ohm
Magnet type : Neodymium
Maximum power input : 100 mW
Sensitivity : 100 dB
Speaker diameter : 30 mm
Type : Dynamic
Voice coil : Copper
Diaphragm : Mylar dome
-philips SBC hl155
Acoustic system : Open
Diaphragm : Mylar dome
Frequency response : 12 - 22 000 Hz
Impedance : 16 Ohm
Magnet type : Neodymium
Maximum power input : 50 mW
Sensitivity : 106 dB
Speaker diameter : 15 mm
Type : Dynamic
Voice coil : Copper
- Philips SBC hs900
Sound
Acoustic system : Open
Frequency response : 10 - 28 000 Hz
Impedance : 32 Ohm
Magnet type : Neodymium
Maximum power input : 500 mW
Sensitivity : 102 dB
Speaker diameter : 40 mm
Type : Dynamic
Voice coil : CCAW
Diaphragm : Mylar dome
forgive my ignorance, i haven't really seen or heard etymotic before..
and i just wanna know how my hdfones stack up against other earfones..
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