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Etymotic ER4XR
Retail Price
$349
Lowest Price
$242.04
Release Date
June 2016
The Etymotic ER4XR overall has a heavy-duty build; it is nothing fancy, but is a well-built earphone with good sound quality and impressive features well worth its price.
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Overview
- Value
- Build
- Noise Isolation
Value - ER4XR is worth purchasing.
lachlanlikesathing
09/26/2016
Build - Etymotic ER4XR has a heavy-duty utilitarian tool like build with some nice side effects.
Super* Review
06/23/2019
Noise Isolation - Noise isolation is the expertise of Etymotic and also give accurate sound.
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Design/Build/Quality
- Ear Tips
- Design
- Fit
- Build Quality
- Cable
- Build
Ear Tips - The 3 flange ear tips provided an excellent sound isolation, comfort and fit of tips depends on the user’s ears.
Design - Design is not clearly differentiated, a little bit of an L, and are very faintly in the black rubber of the cable.
lachlanlikesathing
09/26/2016
Fit - It has a very fitting earbud which is considered to be one of its unique aspects.
Super* Review
06/23/2019
Build Quality - Overall, it has a heavy-duty build, nothing fancy, but a well-built earphone.
Super* Review
06/23/2019
Cable - It has nice winding style above the Y split and then below the Y split has a heavy-duty rubber coated cable that sounds pretty basic but it has a nice weight in it. The cable is about one foot longer than most cables.
Build - The ear pieces are quite lightweight. You just have to get used to the sensation of the weight being distributed along your ear canal instead of your outer ear since it has a deep insertion feature. It is made of aluminum, cable is detachable non rotating mm CX style connector, and users get a lightweight Kevlar coated cable.
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- Ear Tips
- Design
- Fit
- Build Quality
- Cable
- Build
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09/26/2016
Super* Review
06/23/2019
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09/26/2016
Super* Review
06/23/2019
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06/23/2019
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06/23/2019
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09/26/2016
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09/26/2016
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Sound Quality
- Sound Isolation
- Accurate Sound
- Bass boost
Sound Isolation - It has excellent sound isolation and users can get it without annoying battery packs.
Accurate Sound - ER models are known for its accurate sound.
Super* Review
06/23/2019
Bass boost - It’s built with a custom driver, tuned to sound like the SR in the highs but with a 3 to 4 decibel bass boost in the low frequencies below 100 Hertz and I know 3 to 4 decibel bass boost in low frequencies below 100 Hertz.
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09/26/2016
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Comparison
- Main Differences
- Similarity
- Price
- Performance
- Comparison vs ER2XR
- Comparison vs ER2
Main Differences - The two in-ear designs look similar except the markings on their barrels where SR stands for Studio Reference and XR for Extended Response, which means that the difference can be seen in their frequency-response curves. SR is close to Etymotic’s original response curve for the ER4 and XR has a subtle and intentional lift to its bass response. Both are priced identically at $349
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
Similarity - The new Etymotic earphones the ER4 XR and the ER4SR is an extended response earphone which adds a little bit more of a bass boost. The ER4XR is similar to the ER4SR, except it slopes down into the bass around 1000 Hz. Graphing-wise, this may be exaggerated.
Price - SR is priced for $250 on Head-Fi, and the XR for $205 on Head-Fi.
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Performance - Both models offer deep-insertion fit giving you category-leading isolation levels and precise imaging with excellent depth recreation, extremely well-designed and constructed in-ear. Both models will sound good using the triple flange tip. They stayed in place better, requiring far less adjustment after the initial installation. The triple-flanges also had better isolation, more fully extended bass response and tighter imaging. Users can either have an earphone that has a nearly ruler-flat bass response, or one that gives a bit more low-frequency punch. Sound is about the same but flange tips last longer than foam tips. ER4XR is rock solid, neutral reference with the advantage of being portable and are great for the gym, running, commuting.
Comparison vs ER2XR - The ER4XR has more and better treble, but less bass. ER2XR is hard to beat.
GiveMeGoldForNoReasn
04/22/2021
Comparison vs ER2 - ER4 is balance armature version of ER2 and not worth the upgrade. Value-wise, they are outclassed by cheaper ones but is slightly better than ER2s. For consumers that has ER2XRs, it is better to skip ER4s and buy the Blessing 2s.
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- Main Differences
- Similarity
- Price
- Performance
- Comparison vs ER2XR
- Comparison vs ER2
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- The Absolute Sound
- YouTube
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
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06/14/2019
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06/14/2019
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The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
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07/26/2018
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04/22/2021
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Design/Build Quality/Feature
- Color
- Design
- Cable Connector
- Ergonomic
- Stress
Color - They are all-black style instead of the red and blue coloring and the cable is braided differently.
Sean DEntremont
06/14/2019
Design - Both models have a very similar in design the barrels and are about the same dimensions.
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06/14/2019
Cable Connector - The old model feels a little bit beefier at least it feels like it's a little bit more rigid plastic the new model feels very good but look feels a little bit softer especially in the cord. New versions have mm CX connector. Both comes with detachable 5 foot long cable, 5 pair of ear tips, a filter removal tool, additional filters, a ¼” stereo adapter, a cable clip, and a hardshell zippered case, and each capsule has its own unique serial number. Cable style is pretty similar in design. Cable of the earpieces is braided. Cable durability can be concerning for some.
Ergonomic - The new one is more ergonomic than the old one.
Sean DEntremont
06/14/2019
Stress - The flexibility and stress relief of the earpieces are different from each other as one bends and the other yanks.
Sean DEntremont
06/14/2019
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- Color
- Design
- Cable Connector
- Ergonomic
- Stress
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- YouTube
- The Absolute Sound
Sean DEntremont
06/14/2019
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06/14/2019
InnerFidelity
12/24/2016
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
Sean DEntremont
06/14/2019
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Sound Quality
- Bass Boost
- Insertion
- Drivers
- Driver-Filter
- Sensitivity/Harmonic Distortion
- Sound Difference
- Frequency
- Performance
- Harmonic Balance
- Soundstage
Bass Boost - ER4SR and ER4XR has a very similar body design. The primary difference between the two is the XR model has an extended bass boost and has an incredibly smooth response. SR has no impact even though there is bass. In XR, there is an impact. The difference is just about the extra bass.
Insertion - According to Etymotic, because the ER4 was designed for a deep-insertion fit that eliminated many of the characteristic colorations imposed by the beginning of the ear canal, the ER4SR and XR have an intentional boost at 2.7kHz and 5kHz, which simulates and recreates the boost that your ear (due to its shape) normally supplies to all aural stimuli.
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
Drivers - ER4SR and XR both use the same driver technology that employs a single full-range balanced-armature driver.
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
Driver-Filter - Using a single full-range driver eliminates crossover and phase difficulties. Many earphone designers think it's practically hard to build a single full-range balanced-armature driver. Etymotic reduces frequency difficulties by using a tuned enclosure with the right volume, shape, and material. Even the removable filter on the ER4's barrel protects it from dust and moisture and muffles high-frequency sounds.
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
Sensitivity/Harmonic Distortion - The ER4SR had the best channel balance, but the ER4XR had the least amount of total harmonic distortion, with one driver producing an astonishingly low .15% while one of the SR drivers had the highest THD at .81%.
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
Sound Difference - SR sounded like hollow tin cans and differences between the two variants are only minimal. One of the headphones is famous for having a good treble response.
Frequency - According to Etymotic the ER4SR and ER4XR have identical response above about 200Hz. Below 200Hz the ER4SRs are flat until about 80Hz. The ER4XRs are flat until about 150Hz.
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
Performance - ER4XR produce additional bass energy compared to the ER4SR. The sensitivity of between 104 to 106dB with 200 mV drive and 45-ohms impedance the ER4 in-ears were easy for portable players.
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
Harmonic Balance - The ER4SR delivers a very similar but less mechanical and more relaxed overall sonic character to ER4 than ER4XR.
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
Soundstage - The SR and XR’s dimensional characteristics are closer to the Ultimate Ears Reference Remastered, with a between-the-ears soundstage that placed each instrument with precision. Both new ER4 deliver a larger and more precise soundstage and imaging than the original
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
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Tags
- Bass Boost
- Insertion
- Drivers
- Driver-Filter
- Sensitivity/Harmonic Distortion
- Sound Difference
- Frequency
- Performance
- Harmonic Balance
- Soundstage
Sources
- YouTube
- The Absolute Sound
Sean DEntremont
06/14/2019
Sean DEntremont
06/14/2019
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The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
InnerFidelity
12/24/2016
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The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
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Fit
- Fit
- Triple Flange Tips
Fit - Both features the deep-insertion fit but may not be comfortable for some.
The Absolute Sound - Steven Stone
09/17/2017
Triple Flange Tips - If you use the triple-flange tips, the isolation level of the ER4SR and XR is probably the best of any, including custom-fit in-ears. ER4 triple-flanges will stay in place but foam tips may slightly be more comfortable for some.
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