Etymotic hf2 headset for the iPhone

Unfortunately, they are NOT "available now" as stated in Scott McNulty's original blog entry. Etymotic shows no availability date on their site. Amazon indicates that they should be available around April 15. I plan on getting them ASAP as I've had both ER4 and ER6i and the ER4s have the greatest sound imaginable with total noise isolation. In addition to being able to hear conversations cleary, the isolation allows you to listen to music at a lower volume than traditional earbuds and save your hearing.

The talk in the forums is that these aren't even in the same ballpark as the ER4. I can believe that considering either they are charging way too much for the ER4 or these are using cheaper drivers. Either way something is fishy! Haven't listenedmyself, but with no replaceable cable and the huge fugly mic.. I'm going with ultimate buds.

I haven't used these headphones yet but they are great. I especially like how great the sound possibly is. I just can't understand why though the mic is so big, it makes it a little unwieldly to manuever in really tight spaces. I remember, this one time where we were running down the road. The rain was dripping from our faces as we gazed into each others eyes. It was then I realized, this was a great product. Great job people who produced it!

$180 for headphones? I nearly choked on my own laughter...

Grab a pair of the Griffin TuneBuds Mobile when they come out- $39 and, if they're anything like Griffin's other products, they'll be well worth it.

And I'll have to agree with the wise sage who simply said "Fugly." Indeed, esp. for $100+.

Leo: "I don't see how this could be a worthwhile buy..."

ER-6: $86.97
ER-4: $169.99

HF2s offer higher quality sound and cost $10 more for the additional headset feature. Ultimate Buds cost $53 more than the lower quality model they're based on.

Interestingly I can use my ER-6i's without an adaptor. When a call comes in, I just talk into the phones speaker, with the headphones plugged in. It does look a little strange to be holding the phone near my head while having the earbuds in, but it works great, I hear them through the earbuds, they hear me through the iPhone's mic.

I have to agree with Leo up there. The Ultimate Buds earphones are the best. I have some and absolutley love them.

Bought the $19.95 iSoniTalk adapter from Monster and can use any headphones I want.

i currently use er6's with custom earmold plugs (plus the belkin extender, of course) with my iphone.

the hook for the new hf2's is that they have the same response accuracy as the er4s--which is better than either flavor of the er6s.

i'm awaiting word from etymotic whether i can use my earmold plugs with the hf2s before i get a pair, but i'll probably buy them anyhow...

HF2's or Ultimate Buds UB7's? I know the UB7's are a little cheaper, but are the HF2s worth the extra coin? Anyone compared the two?