etymotics

the etymotics have gone off to work. i got them initially for my sunday walkabout, but a quick test run on yesterday's sunday walkabout proved that they are useless when not mostly motionless. the sound of my footfalls was amplified to the point where i couldn't hear the music. the ety's went back inside to be swapped out for the grados, which have their own problems but at least sound pretty good when walking.

the ety's have at least 4 different ear attachments. i've tried 3 of them so far at work. eventually i get an itch on the inside of my ear, and that's a pain. but there are two really big upsides: they're so amazingly isolating that i can actually listen to classical music at work, and since they have no headband i don't mess up my awesome do.

the downside is that i don't think they sound as great as they should for what they cost, and they itch and even sitting and doing little more than typing, they transmit cable noises.

i can't say i'm thrilled with these, but at least i've found a use for them. since they're basically earplugs, i can turn off the music and still not hear anything, which is pretty nice.