I bought the ER2XRs because of the isolation mainly as I travel on planes often and I'm in noisy city apartments. Great-sounding IEMs aren't worth much if you're distracted by the outside environment and these IEMs are as good or better than the top-of-the-line ANC earphones and earbuds. What's great is that they equally isolate across lows/mids/highs vs. ANC buds/phones typically only handle lows well. My first impressions were the highs were muted and I wanted a bit more bass. Maybe I'm a bass head? Never listened to hardcore bass tracks, but oh well. After applying oratory1990's presets, I was in heaven! Happy listening!
I'd definitely give the triple flange tips another try. Its the only way to listen etymotic sound correctly. I got used to it over time and I believe the silicone gets softer the more you use them
