Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] What amplifier should I buy to drive Etymotic ER1 / ER2 insert earphones? From: Alan Kan <alan.kan@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 21:07:19 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>WW91IGNvdWxkIHRyeSB0aGUgUk1FIEJhYnlmYWNlIFByby4gSXQgaGFzIGFuIG91dHB1dCBmb3Ig bG93IGltcGVkYW5jZSBoZWFkcGhvbmVzLg0KDQpodHRwOi8vd3d3LnJtZS1hdWRpby5kZS9lbi9w cm9kdWN0cy9iYWJ5ZmFjZV9wcm8ucGhwDQoNCg0KLS0tLS1PcmlnaW5hbCBNZXNzYWdlLS0tLS0N CkZyb206IEFVRElUT1JZIC0gUmVzZWFyY2ggaW4gQXVkaXRvcnkgUGVyY2VwdGlvbiBbbWFpbHRv OkFVRElUT1JZQExJU1RTLk1DR0lMTC5DQV0gT24gQmVoYWxmIE9mIE5hdGhhbmllbCBULiBHcmVl bmUsIFBoRA0KU2VudDogVHVlc2RheSwgRmVicnVhcnkgMjAsIDIwMTggMTE6MDUgQU0NClRvOiBB VURJVE9SWUBMSVNUUy5NQ0dJTEwuQ0ENClN1YmplY3Q6IFJlOiBbQVVESVRPUlldIFdoYXQgYW1w bGlmaWVyIHNob3VsZCBJIGJ1eSB0byBkcml2ZSBFdHltb3RpYyBFUjEgLyBFUjIgaW5zZXJ0IGVh cnBob25lcz8NCg0KT3VyIGdyb3VwIHJlY2VudGx5IGhhZCBhIGNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbiB3aXRoIEV0 eW1vdGljIGFib3V0IGp1c3QgdGhpcyBpc3N1ZSwgYW5kIHJlY29tbWVuZGVkIGEgZmV3IG9wdGlv bnM6IA0KDQpBcHBhcmVudGx5IHNldmVyYWwgZ3JvdXBzIHVzZSBhIFREVCBIQjcgaGVhZHBob25l 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