Etymotic Research ETY8

82% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Excellent sound quality

The earphones look daft

The aesthetics left us cold, which is a shame because the sound quality is fantastic

Clear, transparent sound quality. Decent Bluetooth range. Very lightweight. Built-in remote. Solid battery life. Slim iPod adapter.

Truly strange styling. Irritating nylon cord. Some audio anomalies on material with strong bass. Expensive, especially with the iPod adapter. Bright sound might not appeal to everyone.

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Clear, transparent sound quality. Decent Bluetooth range. Very lightweight. Built-in remote. Solid battery life. Slim iPod adapter.

Truly strange styling. Irritating nylon cord. Some audio anomalies on material with strong bass. Expensive, especially with the iPod adapter. Bright sound might not appeal to everyone.

The Ety8 continues Etymotic's tradition of high-resolution earphones, this time in a wireless but somewhat flawed Bluetooth model.

Excellent sound quality

The earphones look daft

The aesthetics left us cold, which is a shame because the sound quality is fantastic

Not so much an audio accessory as a space-age ear-wear. The ety8s don’t look great, and you have to ram them into your ears, but they sound superb. Etymotic Research ety8 is tagged with etymotic research, headphones and mp3. Select a tag (etymotic...

The Ety8 headphones are only a worthwhile investment if you have an iPod. Audio performance, although not quite on par with a decent pair of bud earphones, is still pretty good, they're easy to set up and fairly comfortable to wear. If you're willing...

I want nothing more than to give the ety8s four stars. However, there are a few undeniable drawbacks: the random dropouts, the slight weight on your ears, the lack of subtle highs and lows (when compared to the ER4Ps), and pressure from using the...