Etymotic ER6 vs. Bose QuietComfort II

Nice earphones!

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Chris S — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:40:00 GMT

I have a pair of the ER6i's and haven't been on a flight with them yet. I've bought an inline volume control for them, but my concern is that I fall asleep with them in with no audio and accidentally push the volume setting (either the inline or the aircraft). Then there's a cabin announcement and my head gets blown off. The same could happen if I accidentally brush agains the inline whilst listening to music - as they are far in your ears they do need to be eased out slowly. I connected them to my tablet pc without the inline and the volume level has to be set *really* low on the pc to get them at a comfortable volume.
I think a solution would be a fixed limiter on the phones, so you could say 'whatever the input, cap the output level to this maximum'.

re: Etymotic ER6 vs. Bose QuietComfort II

Marc Bizer — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:48:00 GMT

Hey Omar,

But do you like having earplugs in your ear? Which is more comfortable? The Bose or the Etymotics? I've also read that one constantly gets earwax on the Etymotics ... Have you found that to be a problem?

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Jay Glynn — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:50:00 GMT

I've tried most and the ones that I like the best are the Sennheiser PXC250. Much more comfortable then either the Bose or the ER6. For some reason my ear isn't cooperative with any earbud type headphone, including the Shure or the ER series. The PXC250 are very light, comfortable to wear and sound great.

Etymotic ER6 vs. Bose QuietComfort II

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Omar Shahine — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:31:00 GMT

I don't mind having earplugs in my ear. Some people do. For me the stock ear plugs fit just fine, some folks will need to experiment.

It's true that earwax has a tendency to get on the rubber flanges, but for me that's not a big deal. Some folks generate a lot more earwax than others so it could be a big problem.

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Kev — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:53:00 GMT

But what about the sound quality? I have the Bose Quiet Comfort II and I haven't been able to get the same kind of fidelity out of anything else.

I just kick back and love listening to beautiful music on a nice set of headphones and would love to find something a bit smaller.

So give me the skinny; what's the quality like?

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walt french — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 00:43:00 GMT

I'm a long-time user of Ety's ER-4 plugs. I can't compare them to the 6's, but I previously owned a Sony noise-canceller and the Ety's are HUGELY better -- full, clean, rich, detailed, ... (Accuracy and noise specs on the Sony about the same as the Bose.) You will definitely notice how much nicer 160 kb/s AAC sounds compared to your old 96 or 128 kb/sec MP3's. Addictive!

Earwax on the flanges is easily removed. (Pop 'em off the plugs & soak in warm water.) But it's a warning to clean your ears: if wax gets down the pipe on these plugs, you need to replace a "filter" (protective screen, in my view) inside the plug, or the sound will be muted.

Check you local drugstore: you'll just put in a few drops, let it sit for 5 mins, then repeat on the other side. Painless, and unless you're much waxier than I, only every few months at most.

I got talked into trying some GNC "ear candles" to remove wax (by an airplane seatmate who was a musician). Total waste of $8 and 15 minutes.

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Omar Shahine — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 07:40:00 GMT

Sounds quality is great IMHO.

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Randy B — Sun, 06 Mar 2005 22:17:00 GMT

I agree with your comments. A good pair of "passive" noise reduction earphones such as Etymotic or Ultimate Ears are far superior to active products like Bose. Folks should know that active systems while reducing ambient sounds also reduce some of the good sounds (e.g., your music). With a good fitting passive system, you get the best of both worlds -- reduction of ambient sounds without sacrificing music quality. Also, the compactness of the earphones are a big benefit for travelers.

Bose does a great job of marketing and the surcharge you pay for their products are often excessive to other comparable products. For example, look at their Wave radios that have been highly successful. I should say that I do have a Bose home stereo so I am not adverse to Bose as a company.

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