After two years of slave-like everyday service my Shure E2c earphones started to show signs of wear and it became apparent that they were going to retire soon.
Afraid of being without a good pair of earphones during my upcoming transatlantic flight, I got a new pair of Shure SE210. The design has change slightly compared to the older model, but it still preserves the main features that I loved so much.
I've been listening to some music via these earphones for only an hour or so, but I can already tell that SE210 brings "great sound" to a brand new level. I don't consider myself to be an audiophile, but even my untrained ear can hear the big difference between the two. The new pair fits better as well as feels more comfortable in my ears.
J, lost his mind a couple of weeks ago and bought a pair of the high-end SE530. I don't even want to know what those sound like. I know that if I tried them, I would be tempted to pay an insane amount of money for them, so I better say away :)
7 comments:
It's a progressive disease my friend. Soon your curiosity will gain the upper hand... Bwahahahah!
I had the same ones E2c and I was very disappointed at the end. Not by the quality of sound but by the fact that they fall apart in 6 months. I know that I use headphones a lot, but expected more. I use them a lot for running but wires have a tendency to tangle that makes them tricky to place in ears.
Then a friend of mine recommended me: Sennheiser CX300 which are so far much better. Quality is the same but price is lower.
kyug,
I haven't tried Sennheiser yet, but at the moment I don't have a good reason to look for anything else :-). Looking at the pricetage at amazon, the price difference isn't big. Actually I got the E2c pair for something like $70 during Apple's Black Friday deal two years ago and I also got 30% off the SE210 at Apple this year.
ROTFL! I misread amazon's price:
List Price: $89.95
Price: $3.99
You Save: $85.96 (96%)
Sennheiser CX300 for $4 at amazon now. Apple/Shure will never beat that! :-)
Gents
Hello from Canada btw.
I must say that AKG totally rocked my world in a headphone kind of way.
Here is a post i made in my blog:
http://www.jeveloper.com/blog/2007/10/31/1193861040000.html
about AKG 701
They are expensive but i found a good deal on ebay. and 501 and 601 are pretty good too.
I own a pair of Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5EB (Extended Bass) from Amazon. The earphones are rather pricey but I got it at a discount.
My blog on the UE5 http://www.spoteria.com/blog/i-really-like-this-pair-of-earphones/
With all the good comments for Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 Pro, I do hope I could own one, but they are far too expenive. Im actually looking for something balance, maybe your recommendation on Shure SE210 will be a good choice.
I had E2c myself. I think they were okay but nothing special. Now I went for Koss Earphones I found Koss Earphones
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