Etymotic Research ETY-Kids5 Safe-Listening Earphones with Hu's Hoo & The Zoo Book/CD Bundle, Yellow

This is a very good deal if you're already an Etymotic customer, I will explain why. I like the fact that they are lightweight, the sound quality is good for the price. Good clarity for midrange and highs. Bass maybe isn't clean and punchy as more expensive models.A few things about this Kids version. First, they added more impedance so even at max volume when connected to a typical smartphone it doesn't get too loud that would damage hearing for short term listening, but is still loud enough to damage for prolonged listening. There is a roll off for the higher frequencies too I believe. High frequencies can damage hearing easily when you have music playing so close to your eardrums. Personally I actually like these features due to having mild tinnitus.Secondly, these doesn't come with the filters, which are used to prevent dirt and gunk from entering the driver chamber. The regular filters model "ER38-46" fits, so I recommend getting some. Also, they come with limited eartip sizes since it's marketed for kids. You can get larger sized Etymotic eartips that will fit.I do find that due to the design it makes a very good earphones to fall asleep with. It is right angle design and doesn't protrude so much so you can lay on the side a little easier. Some earphones are so sensitive even at the lowest volume setting it is too loud to fall asleep to. Since the max loudness is limited for these, you get a finer control of the volume.

Summary: If you are type of person who baby your gear and looking for earphone with low volume capability, decent sound, great isolation at reasonable price,look no further, this is it.Pro: If you are planning to baby it and looking for earphone with low volume capability, decent sound, great isolation at reasonable priceVolume control (volume can go much lower than typical earphone, which help with hearing protection)Isolation (it's practically an earplug)Comfort (if it fits you)Clean soundCon:Durability (last me 2 month)Great discomfort (if it doesn't fit you)Lack of bassI needed an earphone that actually produce low volume when my phone's volume was at 1 bar.Other earphone was louder than I wanted even at 1 bar and hurt my ears. I also didn't want to hassle with fine tuning with EQ controlI wanted a simple solution. This did the job.I could barely hear things when volume was at 1 bar, which was what i exactly wanted.Sounds clear but lacks bass. So, Not for someone who wants exciting sound.This earphone is high impedance which demands more power to go louder.Positive is minimized distortion. If your device is producing hiss and buzz, this earphone might get rid of that.Negative is that it might not go as loud as you want.Real negative of this earphone is it's durability.Regular usage of 2 month broke this earphone.Unless you are planning to baby this earphone, do think twice.If you are planning to baby it and looking for earphone with low volume capability, decent sound, great isolation at reasonable price,look no further, this is it.

I've had something like 4 pairs of Etys now over the years; there just really aren't any better in-ear noise isolators out there (and ALL ear buds have the same major issue -- fragility -- so may as well go for the ones that actually block noise).The kids version has two major benefits over the regular buds -- price and size. You can actually SLEEP in these, as they're short enough to not protrude. It does mean they're a little harder to get OUT of one's ears (grab the horizontal part of the housing if you want them to last -- I've no doubt these have the same issue as their larger brothers, the tendency to come apart at the bend in the housing). These are now my go-to buds for daytime sleeping, and noisy neighbor nights.One note -- if you're hard of hearing you may not like these due to the volume limiter. It's not a problem in terms of hearing things for someone with average hearing, though you do need to take care when switching to a different set of phones, as whatever device you're using will have the volume cranked and will be super loud in the other phones.

These are the most inexpensive Etymotic Research earphones. They come with a variety of ear tips, including the regular adult size, as well as tips for smaller ears. The stock tips are fine, but I suggest the Comply P Series Foam Tips (Black) 3-Pair Pack, Medium for an upgrade to the stock silicone or foam rubber tips. The Comply foam tips fit better and are more comfortable, with excellent noise blocking.These earphones block outside noise just as well as the other models. You won't hear anything except your music.The sound quality is very good in my opinion, although I haven't compared them with Etymotic's more expensive models.All earphones have some cord microphonic noise when the cord rubs against your clothes or body. But compared to other earphones I've tried, this model is not bad at all.These are advertised as safe for kids because they don't go too loud. I'm not sure about that. To my ears they do go very loud when the volume is turned high on my clock radio/CD player, enough to hurt someone's hearing, at least over a period of time. So I would advise parents to monitor their kids when using these.