[busstonedfx]

I searched all over thinking there had to be a thread on this to no avail....

Now, I know that supposedly hf5's are supposed to be better... but to those who have tried both, is the difference noticeable? What exactly is supposed to be better?

Thank you!

 

[dnullify]

The HF5 is an HF2 without the mic and controls.
I'm pretty sure it's the same thing.

 

[ting.mike]

The Phonaks supposedly sound the same with or without mic, so I don't think the presence of microphones is really that degrading to the sound.

 

[nc8000]

Yes the only difference is the mic/control pod

 

[episiarch]

Also FWIW I have listened to hf2 and hf5 side by side and confirmed for myself that they sound the same.

IMO if you have a player that can take advantage of the control button (play/pause/next-track/prev-track) it can be an awfully nice thing to have, even if you don't expect to use the mic.

 

[4L3X]

but the hf5 is longer than the hf2 right?

It semms that the hf2 disappears in the ear, and the hf5 stands out.

I don't need/want the headset but i would prefer if the phones would stay completely IN my ears.

 

[Bina]

They have same length.

 

[carmatic]

from etymotic's site:
hf5

hf2

it does look pretty confusing...

but if you look here http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2282508,00.asp , it actually matches the hf5 length

 

[nc8000]

Yes they are identical size and they are also virtually the same size as the barrels from the ER4. HF2 at top and ER4 at bottom

 

[4L3X]

OK, thanks!

I was a bit confused from the pictures on etimotic's homepage.