Etymotic ER6 Isolator Noise Cancelling Earphones 20-16KHZ 16OHM 5FT White

Comment:
I picked these up looking for great sounding earphones without the annoyance of Active Noise Canceling, and BOY do they fit the bill. The sound quality is incredible, and the noise isolation allows for even quiet songs to be heard clearly while on the bus or skytrain, without too much background noise. I haven't tried out the foam bits, but the included triple-flanged earpieces do quite a good job.My major complaint is the seemingly weak design of the earphones themselves, they are assembled out of a clear plastic that looks like it would break with any small amount of pressure. Also, and more importantly, the cable that connects to each earphone doesn't look like it is anchored in very well, and a sharp tug feels like it could render them destroyed. For MSRP $150 i'd expect a lot more build quality.As for sound quality, it is excellent, better than Sennheiser CX300's my brother had, better than the Monster earphones he picked up after, better than Sony Active Noise Canceling earphones i had before. Really quite impressed. Quite a flat sound, with slightly enhanced bass, but not splaty or anything. All areas of the range are quite clear, and it is easy to tell apart 128 from 192kbps music and so on.