Etymotic Research HD-Safety Earphones and Earplugs

Surprisingly airy sound. Bass is fairly light. I'd like the strain reliefs to be a little softer. The cable material seems nice and durable.The sound isolation is perfect with the foam tips. The triple flange silicon tips are okay. They're about on par with the M6 pro's triple flange on the M6 pro in terms of sound isolation.The volume of the music is greatly reduced due to the volume limiting safety feature. This may result in more power drawn from your media device to increase it to listenable levels.The left/right indicators has worn out already.

So, this is my second set of these headphones. I purchased my first about 3 years ago and only recently, after regular 40 hours a week use, the right side wires started to lose contact and I could only hear in the left. I must like them because I actually spent the money to buy another pair (they aren't cheap!). They are durable for headphones. Three years with the wires snagging on everything I walk near and pulling them out of my ears- I never had a pair that did that last more than a year- more like they would last a few months. To me, three years is impressive so worth buying another pair of this brand.They come with several noise blocking covers. Foam and a silicone earpieces in different sizes. I like that they don't do the "one size fits all." I use the small beige foam ones and they block out noise really well while allowing me to listen to the book I am reading. I should add, the noise is loud machines, you know, very loud noises I can still hear, but at least aren't ear damaging with these in.The foam pieces do have to be replaced depending on how often you use the earpiece, and replacements aren't cheap either. I can get away with washing mine after they start to get dirty and lose some of their noise blocking ability by soaking them in soapy water and air drying. But that is usually something I can only do so many times before they lose their value. They last a few months though this way.

Have been using them for about 2 weeks now in a machine shop. Works great and as advertised. Actually finished a couple of audio books and several podcasts and used it for music on my phone.

These will disappoint for music, unless you hate bass. They also run at 300 Ohm which means you will need to run your phone volume nearly maxed out to get them at a stronger volume. On a laptop this is actually great as you can use your volume controls at more normal levels, but even then you have to push them higher than normal.The isolation on these is fantastic, I work in a place that's a bit like being in a restaurant bathroom inside a mall. There is a constant drone of all kinds of noise, music, announcements, etc. These were some of the only headphones I tried recently that blocked all or nearly all outside noise. Really good!The sound quality is the killer, what frequencies are presented are presented very well, they are accurate and very nice to listen to in the ranges given. However, the low end does not come through great, and while it did seem to be there it was tuned very quiet. Technically I can see why, low end is the hardest to isolate and since these are made for very loud/construction environments, I can understand why lows weren't as high a priority. If you have a bunch of industrial equipment blaring and you still hear all the low sounds, having your headphones fighting to overpower them could lead to ear damage and a frustrating situation.For podcasts, phone calls, other voice related audio these will be great. Even for music, given their superb isolation, it may be just fine for those who need these. I needed lots of isolation but critical listening ability, the lack of low end on these was too bad since the design and extras were great.Comes with a bunch of tips, silicone and foam and a nice case. The buds sit pretty deep in the ear which can be uncomfortable.

Sehr dünner Sound, kaum Mitten und Tiefen. Total leise dazu. Handy schon im roten Bereich und trotzdem hört man nichts, wenn es um einen herum laut ist. Schallschutz nicht nachvollziehbar. Schade, hatte mehr erwartet. Händler verlangt Rücksendeporto, obwohl der Hörer in keiner Weise das erfüllt, was versprochen wird.