I think you misunderstood me tho, i’m not looking for UE, but the UE tripple. Perhaps it is best to answer these questions before making a decision. ER has a well documented history of cracked chipped tubes has happened to me times over years but every time Etymotics have replaced the phones just for the cost of postage. I always had a set or two around, but they were low end, for listening to a transistor radio in a tent if I couldn t sleep when my partner was sleeping, not for serious music. If you have the tube on while cooking, turn it off before dinner at the kitchen table, and avoid being tempted into eating in front of the TV in the living room. They reproduce sound nearly perfectly, a feat that would literally cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars with a home stereo system.
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