absolutely.

which phone do you have? my note 9 powers them well enough. iphones should be similar. i don't listen very loudly though, not sure your volume preference...

@@dentReviews mostly 60 or 70 percent. I use a moto phone. The er3xr is about average on my phone but the 2se I have around 90 percent. They sound amazing though. Could need the filter changed but they look clean.

I thought about getting the moondrop ssr if they have a etymotic sound. I seen alot of good reviews on them.

Update. So I bought the apple usbc dongle dac. Found out that I had to download usb audio player pro to even get the dac to work lol. But anyway the reason the etymotic er2se sounded weak on my phone is because it's just not a good built in dac. The apple one gave me so much better volume and sound quality.

@@chrisstroud60 just got my er2xr myself too. returned the loaner... mmmmm

if i were in your shoes i'd get the er2xr. you can tweak the response a little with filters, but that is by far the best bass response of any etymotic I've heard, primarily because it is a dynamic driver. i don't find balanced armatures very good at representing bass.. but the er2xr with brown filter share a similar response to the er2se but with better bass.

@@dentReviews thank you for your time and answer. Are they going to work probably and effeciently with 2017 ipad pro that has a 3.5mm jack? I mean in terms of impedance and sensitivity 🙏👍

@@melodology-5383 if this is your ipad model than yes. absolutely. www.kenrockwell.com/apple/ipad-pro-audio-quality.htm plenty of power and low output impedance will give you very reference sound based on those measurements.

@@dentReviews how much these brown filters cost ?

@@amanieux they only come in a filter pack which inthink is 15 or 20 dollars. but you can try the different filters and they last a while for me... tell etymotic they should make a brown only pack. maybe if they hear that enough it will happen...

they're both excellent iems. i can't say which you would personally prefer, but the er2xr is simply more capable of bass when needed. you can eq er2se to sound great in the bass, but it will still be different... it is a different driver and has a different sound. you may even like er2se bass without eq. it is very linear, but many people don't like linear bass. i do, but i personally prefer dd driver texture....

@@dentReviews Received them yesterday. They are indeed bass-light for my preference, and I hear what you mean when you say they're a bit strained when attempting to EQ in the bass, but despite that I think I'll keep them anyway. The tuning is smoother and more refined than my Blon BL-03s (the Blons actually sound a little splashy in the treble in comparison, which I didn't think I'd ever say about them) on top of being a good bit more detailed, and I think they'll serve well as the neutral reference set in my collection from here on. I'm surprised fit wasn't as much of an issue as I thought it'd be, and comfort wasn't a problem after some initial getting used to, so I'll be more than happy to use these over the Blons when I need noise isolation. The only things I'm kind of disappointed with are the cable, which is actually quite annoying, and the sensitivity. I could forgive the kinda jank quality of the cable if it wasn't microphonic, if it wasn't expensive to replace, and if it were not part of a proprietary design, but it's all three. Max volume on my phone with the apple dongle just barely gets it to adequate listening levels for me whereas I only need 70-80% to get there with the Blons, so I may need to invest in a more powerful source if I want to get the most out of them. Nevertheless I think these are an excellent value for what they are. They're not the last word in engagement factor, but that's not what they're advertised to be, and that's not what I expected of them.

@@lth_lch a few things just to try. first, even if fits well, make sure they are deep. the angle in the cable where it bends at the earpiece should be up against your ear. make sure it isn't sticking out much. shallow depth even a little will increse resonances and skew the sound to be brighter which in turn makes them less bassy. next, when eqing, only apply eq to less than 60 to 80 hz with a somewhat steep rolloff. otherwise it will make them warmer and further tax the driver ability. and per etymotic 6-8db is getting bassy for the er2se. pushing it further could damage the driver under certain circumstances due to over excursion. if you need that much boot you're better off with a different model. lastly, use them a while and you may find they aren't as light or unengaging as they seem. but who knows, maybe not. lol. er2xr will fix your bass issue for sure if you think er2se sounds good and the bass is tolerable but low and maybe a bit soft in impact...

@@dentReviews The angled connector is right up against the notch in my concha, and I don't think I can get them any deeper even if I wanted to, plus I don't perceive them to be especially bright, so I don't think it's a lack of seal skewing the FR. It really is just a bit bass light for my preference (I'm kind of a basshead, so I already knew this going in). I had the bass shelf set to 8dB at 100Hz so that it comes down right around 300Hz, as that's about the perfect spot for a bass shelf to come down to prevent bleeding into the mids without also being too lean imo, but I'll try setting it at a lower frequency and see if that works better, though I'm not usually a fan of a Harman-style bass shelf. I'll also consider doing some tip rolling and maybe EQ in a small boost in the mid-treble region, but I think it's more likely that I don't find them super exciting to listen to simply because they don't get loud enough with my current source. Using them with the apple dongle on my laptop provides more than enough power to make them sound punchy, but they're just on the edge of being a little quiet when listening through my phone. Anyways, thanks for the tips, and for responding to my comments so fast. You've got a new sub.

@@lth_lch 60hz boost is definitely not harman :-P i personally prefer it slope down no fsrther than 100hz on etymotics otherwise is sounds too soft. lower gives you slam (as much as they allow) and body without mid bass bleed. but it is definitely a preference. ety may be bass light for you, it's just thst they only handle so much eq. I'm starting to think stock er2xr might be your thing. but maybe 2se will grow on you with eq.

similar in that they both aim for a relatively neutral sound. I think overall i'd prefer the fit and sound of the dusk, but honestly the blessing 2 stock is probably closer to the er2se in overall sound. the etymotic has better treble IMO, but the bass of the blessing 2 is just awesome. very low rumble and quality bass but not at all boosted. the dusk bass is a little bit low boosted. so if treble is absolutely critical, i'd say i prefer the er2se, but if all else is in question blessing 2 then dusk...

@@dentReviews big thank you!

all of the filters reduce treble to varying degrees. removing it would risk debris getting in the earphone. the ety filters can shift the balance towards bass as well. the orange would be more bassy. .

@@dentReviews how do these filters vary other than color ? (different material, different length ?)

@@amanieux the filters are all the same thing with more or less treble reduction.

@@dentReviews i was trying to understand how these filters affect sound, it mush be a difference in mesh density/grid size that let more or less high frequency pass through the mesh ( typical iem free mod to reduce trebble is to add microporous tape over the mesh, the filter kit is $29 )

@@amanieux yes, the material in the filters allows more or less high frequency through. whether it is mlre material or simply different amount of porpusness, i don't know. they re visually identical other than color.

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@@yannisgk It was a joke, sorry.

@@SuperReview ;-) terribly good, he meant...

Yo, sup Mark!

@@wete Holler 🤙

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