Shure E3C Earphones
March 6th, 2004 | by Brandon King
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Average user rating from 27 users |
Amazing
by Sean on Aug 13th, 2007 at 9:53 PM:
Ive been using these headphones now for about 6 months, I have listened to just about every type of song with them. I love them to death. Everytime i put them on i'm in my own world of music. Its like a concert going on in your head. I use the new black foam tips they're the best. The problem i see with most people is that they dont have a proper fit thats why they cant hear any bass, the bass is there trust me. Not to mention the midrange and high end, drum beats sound so clean and clear they vibrate your jawbone. And also remember to listen to HIGH QUALITY MUSIC, 256kbps and up is good, these earphones make 128kbps music sound like crap.if you get better quality headphones then u need better quality music. these are simple the best earphones ive ever heard i cant wait to try out the se310's.
Fine piece of acoustic engineering
by Aled Long on Nov 16th, 2006 at 3:39 AM:
When I got my earphones I was initially dissapointed as I was not getting a perfect seal.
The foam plugs are good (and are the easiest to get a taste of what the earphones are capable of delivering)but the best seal and hence the best sound quality is delivered from the soft rubber plugs. You do not push them all the way into your ear (i.e. as far as you can get them to go in) but have to experiment to find the sweet spot for your own ear and hence the sweet spot for the acoustic environment that the phones have to operate in.
You do not have to "keep buying things for them" as all components in the fit kit can be washed clean with soapy water.
Acoustic noise is minimal if you have the phones correctly positioned and frankly if you can hear your heart beating away with them inserted then you need to consult a Doctor as you probably have extremely high blood pressure.
I found the bass response to be punchy as I would expect from a pair of high quality loud speakers. The bass is not overly saturated and artificial sounding like some of the poorer designed contemporaries, but is natural. The highs are well defined. The phones in my experience have the diversity to handle pretty much anything that is thrown at them. The dynamic range is vast - to saturate these drivers, you would have to deafen yourself in the process.
I often find that after listening to music on them for any period of time at a comfortable volume level, the outside noise is actually louder when I remove the headphones, so they're pretty god for looking after your ears as well as complementing the battery life of any portable players used.
Excellent for a true audiophile
by Ken Snow on Oct 17th, 2006 at 10:38 AM:
A lot of clowns by these expecting a pair of subwoofers in their ears. These are professional quality in ear monitors, they are intended for precise reproduction of an artists music, not for amplifying the bass until the music is unrecognizable like a lot of these amatuers want. The thick cable is great, makes them durable, the fit kit makes getting a good isolation easy. Takes some getting used to, but this is the best upgrade you can make for a porbable audio experience.
Junk!!!
by Keith on Oct 16th, 2006 at 9:28 AM:
Was not impressed with the sound and they broke within a week, poor quality. Might consider buying another set if they sold for less than 10 bucks
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Great phones
by Rolf Loberg on Jun 18th, 2008 at 3:45 PM:
A little tricky to insert properly but a little practice get's you there. And, I love the bright yellow foam-things making the phones look really proffessional which I will say they are. One slight dissappointment is loudness: Though they're a lot more sensitive than the E2C even counting in the higher impedance they don't go much louder which can on a rare occasion be an issue with a sound-limited european iPod.