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Originally Posted by Zigster
I can't imagine how good the e3c's are (the e5c's are an absolutely ridiculous price), although I would guess the bulk of the improved sound can be had by the e2c's. |
I've heard all three pairs, and I own the 'ridiculous' E5s. In my opinion, the E2s are the best price/performance cans, expecially for a newcomer. The E3s are good phones, but they don't really give you the same jump as the E2s give you over normal phones, or the same jump as the E5s give you over the E3s. What I mean by that is, if you own rubbish earphones and then use the E2s, you'll more than likely go 'wow, that's good.'
And if you own the E3s and then get the E5s, again you'll go 'wow, what a difference.'
But if you owned the E2s and upgraded to the E3s, you'd probably be a little bit less enthusiastic about the jump in quality. It's a better set of cans, but probably not enough to make all that much difference, especially to someone new to the audiophile world.
I can't really comment on the Etymotics though, sorry.
If you want to see a review I wrote about the E3 vs E5 (with a few references to the EX71) let me know and I'll give you the link.