Accessories

ER6i stands up to abuse
I have had these earphones for more than a year. Recently, I washed a load of clothes in the washing machine and the pocket of one of the articles unfortunately held my Zen mp3 player along with the earphones plugged in! I did not discover this until the cycle had completed through final rinse and spin, and I was removing the clothes to place in the dryer. Needless to say, the mp3 player was toast, but to my amazement, the ER6i earphones still work as well as new. I was looking for an excuse to get a black set to go with my new Zen, but alas, the white ones work too well to justify the expense.

Great!!!
These are really great. I have small ears and the other headphones hurt my ears. These feel good-you don't even know they're in your ears and the sound is terrific.

Not as good as I read
Etymotic Research ER6i Isolator In-Ear Earphones (White) The sound is OK, not as good as a pair of Sonys I bought at radio shack for $100.00. The noise cancellation on the Sonys is amazing, and on the Etymotics its mediocre. Also the bass on the Etymotics is not great. All in all I rate them a weak 4 out of 5

Great for Motorcycle riders...
I've tried a lot of different brands over the years and these continue to be the best for motorcycle riding/touring under your helmet. They suppress all the outside noise similar to regular ear plugs which allows you to run lower volume levels and yet still be able to hear sirens and horns and such when your scooting along, as well as people talking to you when you're stopped. I haven't had an issue with them breaking like others have mentioned and the only reason I'm on a new pair is because I had a "conflict" with a tractor trailer on I-75 and somewhere between the accident site and being rushed to the emergency room they disappeared. I do have spare ear flanges and filters though I've yet to use them, just keep your ears clean and clean the flanges with rubbing alcohol every so often. I would also recommend that you use either a small amount of KY or just lick them before inserting them into your ears, that helps them to be seated properly and helps with comfort over a long trip on consecutive days...

Not for active people! Very fragile wires and filters!
I have been through 3 pair of ER 6i earbuds from etymotic in the past 1 1/2 years. They are very fragile, require frequent replacement of the filters (any tiny amount of sweat from activity will immediately block all sound from coming through the filter). These earbuds CANNOT be used for running (I have tried more times than is rational because I did like the sound quality). The wires are not solidly held into the plug pin so going jogging even a few times with them results in at least one bud cutting on and off a few times then complete silence. To be fair, Etymotic was decent about replacing them free of charge during my 1 year warranty, but I am tired of losing my tunes during long runs and having to send them back again and again.