Etymotic HF5 Black
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According to our earbuds expert
Enjoy your favorite music in silence with the Etymotic HF5. These earbuds have a closed in-ear design, isolating 35 to 42dB of ambient noise. You won't have to turn up the volume to be able to clearly hear all the details of a song. The frequency range of 20 to 15,000Hz lets you hear a balanced sound reproduction. Both bass and treble, such as singing voices, are clearly audible in the mix. In the box, you'll find a tool that easily lets you remove the filters beneath the sleeves. This way, you can prevent your sound reproduction from being affected by dirt or dust.
Type of ear cushions | In-ear | |
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Noise canceling | ||
Carrying comfort according to customers | Good | |
Bluetooth | ||
Built-in microphone |
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design
Yes, you can see it perfectly in the picture. They are beautiful matte black IEMs with a ditto cord (which is FWIH reinforced with kevlar). The cord is much more resistant to knots than, for example, the Klipsch S4. When you have them in you don't really see much of them, except for the little 'sticks' from your ear.
Comfort
I read everywhere on the net that the triple flanged tips normally insulate the best. However, I only got a small set of these tips, and not the big ones. Although I have quite small ears, the triple flanged tips gave really bad insulation. However, when I tried the glider tips it was perfect. It took my ears a few hours to get used to them, but after that they fit perfectly and provide very good insulation. It doesn't really belong here, but these also suffer quite a bit from microphonics (hearing the cord rubbing on your clothes fairly loudly). This improves if you wear the cords over your ear, but that's not what they are really intended for.
sound quality.
I let them burn in for about 70 hours (just music played at slightly louder than normal listening level). Because of the burn in, there is a difference in the space for me, the soundstage sounds wider. But first and foremost, if you like a lot of bass, stay away from these etys. They have a beautiful sparkling treble reproduction, and a very bright mid-frequency range. The bass is very accurate but simply not very strong. When I set up the bass boost of my Fiio E5, I find the bass reproduction (personally!) perfect. Be careful with low bitrates, because these IEMs punish you completely for that.
Wouter Henderickx
24 October 2012
Automatically translated from Dutch
I bought the Etymotic hf5 because of the beautiful tonal balance and because you can have custom sleeves made, which greatly increases the music experience. You are literally surrounded by a pallet of tones and that's how music should sound. That's the sound of music and I love it!!!
martin erkelens
24 December 2010
Automatically translated from Dutch
After having had some mid-price high-end in-ears before and the last one (Shure SE215) showed a defect again outside the warranty, I opted for the Etymotic hf5.
After several weeks of use I can say that they are simply fantastic headphones. For the price, these are arguably the best in-ears on the market. Compared to the Shure, the Etymotic gives an even more precise sound reproduction. The sound is better than my Sennheiser momentum full-size headphones. That's quite a big compliment for such a small pair of headphones!
Many reviews believe that the bass response is disappointing. I do not agree with this, with the good attachment and a perfect seal, the headphones give a rich sound with a not exaggerated bass. A major additional advantage of this perfect seal is the attenuation of ambient noise, so that you need less volume to enjoy your music properly.
I wear them daily, in traffic, public transport and at home and the comfort of the headphones is great. It never bothered me, unlike the Shure SE215, which are actually too heavy as headphones and start to irritate after a while.
These in-ears are for the audiophile on a budget. You will certainly not regret this purchase.
Sjoerd
18 August 2015
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Product number | 113975 | |
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Manufacturer code | ETY0275 | |
Brand | Etymotic Research | |
Warranty | 2 years | |
Processing of your defect | Carry-in warranty | |
Old product returned for free |
Weight in grams | 28 g | |
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Color | Black | |
Material | Plastic | |
Built-in microphone |
Water-resistant |
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NFC |
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Bluetooth |
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USB port |
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Sound reproduction | Stereo | |
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Hi-Res audio | ||
Noise canceling | ||
Volume limit | ||
Frequency range | 20 - 15000 Hz |
Headphones wearing method | Earbud | |
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Type of ear cushions | In-ear | |
Remote control on ear cups | ||
Carrying comfort according to customers | Good |
Best tested |
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Detachable cable | ||
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Ribbon cable | ||
Coil cable | ||
Braided sleeve | ||
Remote in cable | ||
Connectors | 3.5mm mini jack |
Earbuds (sleeves) included | ||
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Number of earbuds (sleeves) included | 3 | |
Size | L, M, S | |
Headphones adapter included |
