The best Headphones for everything?

[marcin1337]

I am thinking about these are they good?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Shure-In-Ea...roductDetail.do

max price would be 150$

Edited June 13, 2007 by marcin1337

[marcin1337]

anyone know?? please??

[A440]

E2G are optimized for games, not music--probablywith exaggerated highs and lows and less middle. You'd be better off with the music version: Shure E2 (dark) or Shure E2c (white).

Shure E2 are decent but not great. You should look around the internet and see if you can find Shure E3, which are much better, or Shure E4, which are excellent.

Here's one place that has them:

http://www.djdeals.com/shureE3.htm

http://www.djdeals.com/shureE4.htm

[marcin1337]

E2G are optimized for games, not music--probablywith exaggerated highs and lows and less middle. You'd be better off with the music version: Shure E2 (dark) or Shure E2c (white).

Shure E2 are decent but not great. You should look around the internet and see if you can find Shure E3, which are much better, or Shure E4, which are excellent.

Here's one place that has them:

http://www.djdeals.com/shureE3.htm

http://www.djdeals.com/shureE4.htm

thanks but I hear Shure are horrible with bass.

[attheshow]

I can't speak from experience, because I haven't bought them yet (tomorrow, maybe), however, from the reviews I have read the new Shure E210 is supposed to be equal to or better than the older E3C and costs about $30 less. I was originally shopping the E2C and after reading some reviews online I'm convinced the E210 is worth the extra $.

Edited June 16, 2007 by AtTheShow

[spice-the-cat]

A little bit late commenting but here goes anyway. I upgraded from E5C's to E530's and the E530's are an improvement on their predecessor. Even straight out of the box with no burning in time there is a greater clarity and sense of increased dynamic range.

I'd guess that whatever improvements Shure have made to the in-ear 'phones will be consistant throughout the range.

[Strungup]

My Yamaha RH-5Ma 's are just lovley , ...... and they are Cheap

[A440]

thanks but I hear Shure are horrible with bass.

IEM (inner ear monitor) phones do not deliver bass as strongly as over-the-ear phones can. Imagine putting a woofer inside your ear. However, Shures have more bass than their competition, Etymotic, and on both the Shure E3 and E4 you can get substantial bass by using the EQ.

The crucial thing about IEMs is the fit. If you don't have the right earplug they sound awful, and if the earplug is too small, then you immediately lose bass. Maybe "horrible" was from someone who didn't use the right plug. Shures do have bottom.

[spice-the-cat]

The crucial thing about IEMs is the fit. If you don't have the right earplug they sound awful, and if the earplug is too small, then you immediately lose bass. Maybe "horrible" was from someone who didn't use the right plug. Shures do have bottom.

100% correct. With the correct fit - and Shure 'phones come equipped with a range of different sized, interchangeable ear plugs - you'll have as much bottom end as you need, along with complete isolation from external noise. When I first started using the Shures I had a little bit of difficulty adapting to them and it took a while to get used to pushing them as far into my ears as they need to go. Now I wouldn't use anything else and even when listening to bass heavy music such as reggae, I've never needed to alter the EQ settings.

Some things you do have to note about IEM's is that they need to be cleaned frequently due to possible wax build up - and there is a risk in very hot weather of getting moisture into to them if you're sweating.

[A440]

there is a risk in very hot weather of getting moisture into to them if you're sweating.

When I got my first pair of Shure E3 phones, I wore them in very hot situations and suddenly one side just stopped working. I sent them back to Shure, under warranty, and got a phone call from Shure's head engineer! Shure had sent a replacement pair of phones--which meant I now had an extra case and full set of earplugs--but he hadn't been able to duplicate my problem with the phones I had returned. After a while, we decided that the phones had gotten wet inside my ear and hadn't dried out before I decided to return them.

He was very curious about how I used them--a real engineer, very practical. I couldn't believe that a honcho at Shure was taking that time for one complaint.

I haven't had the problem with the replacement E3 or with E4, but it is a possibility. I assume it's also a possibility with all other IEMs.