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Choosing a favorite pair of in-ear canal phones for my yuppy iPod mini is no easy task. A head-to-head headphone review by Leander Kahney.
Etymotic Research's ER6 canal phones are made of expensivelooking graphite plastic with fluted silicon earpieces.
Etymotic Research's ER-6 canal phones are made of expensive-looking graphite plastic, with fluted silicon earpieces.Courtesy of Etymotic Research

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Future Sonics' Ears EM3 canal phones which use foam inserts produce thumping bass.

Future Sonics' Ears EM3 canal phones, which use foam inserts, produce thumping bass.

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