OT: Anyone have an opinion on these in-ear earphones?

subterFUSE · Post by **subterFUSE** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:40 pm

i've got the Sony EX-70s and they've lasted me 18months of daily abuse, most other headphones fall apart on me after less than 3months - and they sound really good.

i mean really good.

I had the Sony EX-70s for a while, and thought they sounded good.... until I bought my Ultimate Ears, and compared them back-2-back. The Sonys suck by comparison. It's not even worth mentioning them.

There is a reason why my Ultimate Ears were $250, and when you compare them to $30 earphones... trust me, it's like night vs. day. You just hear so much more detail with good earphones. Especially in the high-range frequencies.

I thought i read an article recently about these types of headphones and creating more pressure or something along those lines causing permanent ear damage. anyone care to comment on that?

The article was blaming the white, iPod earphones for hearing loss. The reason? Because the standard iPod earphones do not block outside noise well, which makes the user turn up the volume higher than necessary. If you replace the iPod earphones with good quality earphones that isolate well, then you won't need to turn up the volume loud.

So... Shures, Ultimate Ears, and other top-brands... they all help protect your hearing, if used properly and with care. (Meaning, worn with the proper fitting earpieces, and volume kept to a reasonable level)

The only reason to wear the white iPod earphones is if you are trying to make a fashion statement.... ie, you want everyone to know you have an iPod. If you care about music and/or sound quality, then you should do yourself a favor and buy some GOOD earphones.

onyxashanti · Post by **onyxashanti** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:07 am

i've been using the e2's for a couple of months for club gigs because of the isolation, and they are great. i've even used them for mixing. i've found a nice bass sweet spot where if you hit it right, the bass "feels"like its right behind your eyesockets, pushing outward. nice. but don't try to mix anything over 2khz with them because they lose accuracy above that. as for just listening, they have that great "music in your brain" feeling that is great .

onyx

dave999z · Post by **dave999z** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:57 pm

I decided to go with Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3 Studio ($100).

I don't like them. The rubber earpieces do not stay on the earphone well enough, so if you put it in your ear well enough to create a seal, then when you pull the earphone out the rubber piece stays stuck in your ear. Every time.

Also, although the definition and overall sound is great, the bass sucks, which just kills it for me. I'll be returning these.

Oh well, guess I'll try the Shures.

x9sim9 · Post by **x9sim9** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:03 pm

Hi,

I've been using the Shure E2c headphones for a few months, and can say they are by far the best headphones i have ever used.

The first thing you notice (once you properly fit them, with the right customisation for your ear) is how clear the sound is. Its like every pair of earphones you've owned were like 50 year old mono radios, then one day you get a state of the art dolby surround system.

The bass is especially clear and you notice sounds in songs that you didnt realise were there, because your old headphones distort the sound.

The most useful thing as many of you have already stated, is the earphones do a very good job of blocking out ambient noise, so you dont have to turn the volume up to the same level you would with other headphones. This helps both your hearing, and saves on batteries

I originally brought these headphones because i was sick of mixing with big clunky headphones and i wanted a pair of in-ear headphones that are comfortable and keep the noise out.

Most clubs sound systems will damage your ears from prolonges exposure in the dj consoles, so these effectively help lower the club sound systems decibel level quite considerably, and stop you from becoming "another deaf DJ".

If your serious about dj'ing and dont want to damage your hearing these are rated the best sound isolating headphones money can by (...at least for $60 - $100 anyway!)

If you don't know alot about them, they come with a number of different sized attatchments to fit many different types and sizes of ear.

The Foam attatchments are very good for forming a tight seal with your ear, to block out a large amount of ambient noise. The rubber attatchments don't perform such a tight seal so are much easier to take in and out.

oh btw someone was complaining that the attatchments come off in your ear, if that starts happening it means you need to spend $2 and buy a new attatchment stupid!!

hope this helps

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:03 pm

I love my E2c's, use them for everything.

subterFUSE · Post by **subterFUSE** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:33 pm

My brother had the earpiece of his Shure's get stuck in his ear, and had to go to the emergency room to have a doctor fetch it out.

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:38 pm

I got a button stuck up my nose once when I was a little kid, doesn't mean I'm only going to use zippers the rest of my life.

Damon_Chambers · Post by **Damon_Chambers** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:13 pm

Tarekith wrote:I got a button stuck up my nose once when I was a little kid, doesn't mean I'm only going to use zippers the rest of my life.

Fetimo · Post by **Fetimo** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:54 pm

I've had them get stuck so many times it's embarrassing! Once it was on the way to college and the nurse didn't open for another hour but she was the only person with tweezers =/ THEN it had to be logged

Good luck to anyone still deciding

went to the gypsy · Post by **went to the gypsy** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:40 am

i started on e-2cs and soon moved to e-3c. that was a big improvement! also smaller and more comfortable in the ear. i've since moved on to e-5cs. i love the in-ear phones. great for flying.

i would recommend at least e-3c. start with e-2cs and you'll end up buying those and the upgraded pair. save yourself some $$ and get mid-level up front.

-wttg-

kpa · Post by **kpa** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:49 am

i have the shure ec2's. Love them. I d recommend these as in ear headphones to everyone. I use them on the ipod, dj mixing and for some mixdowns too (depending on the situation). Was using them everyday for about 4 hours (commuting and stuff) and they broke after about 6 months (loose connection on one headphone, but they were under warranty so i got a new pair within 10 days from shure.

Great response from the headphones and they block out so much noise. SOmetimes on the train i would put them in and switch off the ipod, so that i didnt have to listen to any of the mince that people talk on trains (lots of middle aged woman in glasgow spend hours talking about their dogs on the train, i guess they have no kids.)

Buy the shure, for sure.

kpa

OT: Anyone have an opinion on these in-ear earphones?

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