Tuesday, May 25, 2004
PocketPCReviews: Future Sonic EARS EM3 "Earphones" Reviewed
Posted by Pat Logsdon in "ARTICLE" @ 12:00 PM
"Would you pay some $160 dollars for a set of earphones? No, not for headphones but “just” for in-canal type earphones that you can use on your iPod or Digital Audio Player [or Pocket PC - PL]. While that may sound like a lot of money it may well be worthwhile if you can really hear the difference. We’re testing (very subjectively, I might add) the EARS EM3 Universal Fit Monitor Earphones from Future Sonics (FSI)...Future Sonics is a crowd that caters to the professionals with their custom-moulded ear monitors as well as these EM3 universal fit “personal monitors” (in this league you can’t just call them ear buds or earphones any more…) Just check their very extensive list of clients, from Celine Dion to U2 and Cirque du Soleil and hundreds more. They must be onto something good here…"
Generally speaking, I'm not a big fan of celebrity endorsements, much less plugs from screeching divas and freaky bizarro clown-type things. While not exactly my cup of tea, I do realize that the diva in question is the pinnacle of screeching diva-ness, and the clown-things are probably the TOP clown-things in the clown-thing field. That being said, I'm willing to look objectively at these "ear monitors". :mrgreen: As an owner and fan of Sony's in-ear phones, I'm curious as to how these stack up against lesser headphones (like mine), and something like Shure E3cs or Etymotic Er-6s. Has anyone used these or any other in-ear headphones? What's your verdict?
