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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    6. PlayStation Compatibility
    7. Xbox Compatibility
    8. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

1More Triple Driver vs Etymotic Research HF5

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

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Etymotic Research HF5 Picture

Variants

  • Triple Driver (Black)
  • Triple Driver (Titanium)
  • Triple Driver (Titanium,iOS)
  • HF5 (Black)
  • HF5 (Blue)

Our Verdict

1More Triple Driver

Etymotic Research HF5

The 1More Triple Driver are better critical listening headphones than the Etymotic Research HF5. The 1More are more comfortable and have a better-balanced sound quality that does not sound as forward and harsh with instruments and vocals. The 1More have better bass than the Etymotics. and have a slightly more durable look and feel with braided audio cables and denser metal buds. On the other hand, the Etymotic isolate much better passively than the 1More, so they're a better choice for loud, noisy environments. The Etymotic also have a lighter design that some may prefer, although the lack of inline controls makes them slightly less practical on the go.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.4
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

1More Triple Driver Design Picture 2
Etymotic Research HF5 Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
No

Transducer  

Hybrid
Balanced Armature

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Comfort 
 

7.0
6.5

Comfort Picture  

1More Triple Driver Comfort Picture
Etymotic Research HF5 Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.04 lbs
0.04 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs

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Controls 
 

6.5
0.0

Controls Picture  

1More Triple Driver Controls Picture
Etymotic Research HF5 Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
N/A

Feedback  

Okay
N/A

Call/Music Control  

Yes
No

Volume Control  

Yes
No

Microphone Control  

No
N/A

Channel Mixing 
 

No
N/A

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
N/A

Talk-Through 
 

No
N/A

Additional Controls  

No
N/A

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Breathability 
 

9.2
9.2

Breathability After Picture  

1More Triple Driver Breathability After Picture
Etymotic Research HF5 Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C
0.8 °C

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Portability 
 

9.1
8.5

Portability Picture  

1More Triple Driver Portability Picture
Etymotic Research HF5 Portability Picture

 

2.0" (5.1 cm)
2.5"

 

2.4" (6.1 cm)
2.8"

 

0.8" (2.0 cm)
1"

Volume  

3.60 in³ (58.99 cm³)
7 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
N/A

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Case 
 

8.0
7.0

Case Picture  

1More Triple Driver Case Picture
Etymotic Research HF5 Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Soft case

 

2.5" (6.4 cm)
4"

 

3.9" (9.9 cm)
2.2"

 

0.9" (2.3 cm)
1.2"

Volume  

11.60 in³ (190.09 cm³)
N/A

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Build Quality 
 

7.0
7.0

Build Quality Picture  

1More Triple Driver Build Quality Picture
Etymotic Research HF5 Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

7.0
7.5

Stability Picture  

1More Triple Driver Stability Picture
Etymotic Research HF5 Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

1More Triple Driver Angled Picture
Etymotic Research HF5 Angled Picture

Side Picture  

1More Triple Driver Side Picture
Etymotic Research HF5 Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

1More Triple Driver Front Picture
Etymotic Research HF5 Front Picture

Rear Picture  

1More Triple Driver Rear Picture
Etymotic Research HF5 Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

1More Triple Driver Top Picture
Etymotic Research HF5 Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

1More Triple Driver In The Box Picture
Etymotic Research HF5 In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

1.38 dB
-7.2 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.46 dB
-3.9 dB

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.0
9.8

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.21 dB
0.05 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

7.6
6.7

Bass  

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Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.56 dB
4.11 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10.6 Hz
88.51 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

1.29 dB
-7.13 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

4.04 dB
-3.21 dB

High-Bass 
 

5.03 dB
2.26 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.6
6.6

Mid  

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Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.91 dB
4.49 dB

Low-Mid 
 

2.37 dB
3.9 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-1.4 dB
3.08 dB

High-Mid 
 

0.02 dB
5.85 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.4
6.7

Treble  

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Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.89 dB
4.56 dB

Low-Treble 
 

0.88 dB
5.29 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-3.75 dB
-0.65 dB

High-Treble 
 

0.74 dB
-6.94 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.7
7.5

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.23 dB
1.59 dB

Dips 
 

1.95 dB
1.38 dB

Imaging 
 

8.6
8.5

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.15
0.1

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.84
0.71

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.44
2.08

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.43
1.15

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Passive Soundstage 
 

1.4
0.2

PRTF  

1More Triple Driver PRTF
Etymotic Research HF5 PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

4.2
1.1

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

1.7
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

1More Triple Driver Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No

Room Ambience 
 

No

Head Tracking 
 

No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

9.1
7.5

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.088
0.313

WHD @ 100 
 

0.042
0.162

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware

Power 
 

Passive

Connection 
 

Wired

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

In-line
Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

5.7
8.9

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-16.29 dB
-29.99 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-2.38 dB
-16.84 dB

Mid 
 

-14.74 dB
-21.81 dB

Treble 
 

-32.9 dB
-51.42 dB

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Leakage 
 

8.6
10

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

30.04 dB
20.47 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
N/A

In-Line 
 

Yes
N/A

Boom 
 

No
N/A

Detachable Boom 
 

No
N/A

Mic  

Yes
No

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Recording Quality 
 

7.5
0.0

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Etymotic Research HF5 Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech 
 

N/A

LFE 
 

289.23 Hz
N/A

FR Std. Dev. 
 

4.38 dB
N/A

HFE 
 

13,279.64 Hz
N/A

Weighted THD 
 

1.058
N/A

Gain 
 

17.65 dB
N/A

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Noise Handling 
 

7.0
0.0

SpNR  

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Etymotic Research HF5 SpNR

SpNR 
 

14.31 dB
N/A

Noise Gate 
 

No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

N/A

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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Type 
 

No Battery
N/A

Continuous Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Charge Time 
 

N/A
N/A

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
N/A

Audio While Charging 
 

No
N/A

Passive Playback 
 

Passive Headphone
N/A

Charging Port  

None
N/A

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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

1More Triple Driver App Picture
Etymotic Research HF5 App Picture

App Name  

No App
N/A

iOS  

No
N/A

Android  

No
N/A

macOS  

No
N/A

Windows  

No
N/A

Equalizer 
 

No
N/A

ANC Control 
 

No
N/A

Mic Control  

No
N/A

Room Effects 
 

No
N/A

Playback Control 
 

No
N/A

Button Mapping  

No
N/A

Surround Sound  

N/A

Surround Support 
 

No

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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
N/A

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
N/A

NFC Pairing 
 

No
N/A

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

N/A

Android Latency 
 

N/A

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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Wired 
 

9.0
9.0

Cable Picture  

1More Triple Driver Cable Picture
Etymotic Research HF5 Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

4.20 ft (1.28 m)
4.1 ft

Connection 
 

1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRS

Wired Latency 
 

0 ms

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC / PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

PC / PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
N/A

USB Input 
 

No
N/A

Line In 
 

No
N/A

Line Out 
 

No
N/A

Optical Input 
 

No
N/A

RCA Input 
 

No
N/A

Dock Charging 
 

No
N/A

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
N/A

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