Question about Shure Earphones??

[Kevin Palmer]

Looking to buy some quality insert type earphones with sound isolating ability.



Have narrowed it down to the Shure Brand.



I will not buy lower than the E3's, will probably buy the E4's.



My question is, the E3c's and the E4c's specifically say they are for ipods, mps and things like that. The same level E3g's and E4g's specifically say they will work for ipods, mps and Gaming?



Anyone know if one is better sounding than the other for what ever reason. By that, I mean the g's compared to the c's.



Thanks much...

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

Take a look at the one's from Bose. They insert into the ear, and they told us at the Bose factory outlet store that they have a sound canceling quality because of the fit.

 

[walter clark]

Isnt saying a set of earphones made for mp3,s and ipods like saying that a car is made for women and not men ???? Are the hedphone police going to come and get you if you plug them into a regular CD walkman?? Or mabe there saying that like a tornado intake they take a incoming source and magicly inhance it with a special space age process... I would be looking at specs, freq responce, impedance, max an min wattage ect. then I would try them if possable, If you are listining to a compressed music format and you arnt happy with the quality of your present hedphones then I would first consider the source. Compressed music formats (MP3's) loose quality and frequency range as a cost for the very action of compression. Mabe you are listing to to low of a bit rate and the sound is suffering from it.Or perhaps the encoding program is junk. I know alot of devices come with less than optimal hedphones out of the box but $100 to $300 is maddness. Go to Wally world and buy a $10 set of sony earbuds. There is no way in hell the sure product is 30 or even 10 times better sound quality. This is a case in the emperors new clothes.....butt of course we all know what PT barnum said about suckers.

 

[Ken Stewart]

I own the E2Cs and love 'em. Not only do they have a real dynamic sound range, they also do noise isolating. So, I use them on airplanes too in addition to my MP3 player. The E3s and 4s should be even better than mine so definitely couldn't go wrong with them.



And for the comment about the $10 Sonys and the Shure product not even 10x better ... I speak from experience and definitely disagree with your assessment. Have you tried the Shure's?

 

[walter clark]

If I invested a $100 or more in a set of ear buds I wouldnt ever admit it wasent worth it either. But then also many people invest a grand or more in high performance rims and even more on tires for vehichle that will never see any advantage from them. Spinding that kind of cash on ear buds to listen to MP3's is like putting Pirelli P Zero's on a escort stationwagon. I dont argue that they are probaly excelent quality and have outstanding specs and if spending money on them gives him happyness and satisfication then by all means buy them. I just wonder though if you have considerd alternatives and the taking diffrence in money to spend on ther things you may also want? Have you looked at the Sennheiser lineup for example, they appear to be a little lower cost wise and have used there studio hedphones in past and was quite pleased. I mean dude for the diffrence in price when looking at those e4's you could take the diff in cash and take the lady out for a night out and make your own sweet music latter that night Or buy some pro football tickets and go see a game. Anyway's your money and it is america so do as you wish.

 

[Ken Stewart]

Take into account what people will use these for. I spent $99 on mine, but I wear them 5-6x a week working out and I also travel frequently. So, when comparing my cost to the money I see people spend on noise-cancelling headphones for flights, the E2s are money well spent. This is meant to answer the analogy you used. Now, for the comments on the E4s, I can agree with you on that one.

 

[user 64247]

The only difference between the c's and the g's is the color and the packaging... "c" stands for "consumer" (white in color and packaged for consumers & sold through Best Buy, Circuit City, etc.) and "g" stands for "gray" (sold through musical instrument and pro sound centers.)

 

[Kevin Palmer]

According to the Shure web site they have a dynamic difference.



As best I can tell, the C brand has an increase capability in the low end range and a slight increase on the over all top end.



They also cost more than the G brand when comparing retail prices. This leads me to believe that there is a factual difference.

 

[user 64247]

Coastie --



You are correct, I made an incorrect assumption.



I was mistaking the Pro Audio models (E2, E3, E4, & E5, which are gray but have no suffix) for the "g" models (gaming models.)



The E2's, E3's, etc., share the same specs as their "c" counterparts, but the E2g's, E3g's, etc are definitely different.

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

Kevin, Please check these Bose in-ear head phones out.

 

[Kevin Palmer]

I am in London right now, internet is too expesive here, I will look at these when I get back to the ststes tomorrow.



Thanks for the info...

 

[Kevin Palmer]

My hotel gave me the net no charge..



Although I am sure they are a decent quality, they are not noise reduction. I am in need of the reduction style for my intended purpose.



Bose does make noise reduction head sets, but they go over the ear and I need in the ear...



Thanks though...

 

[Bob]

I looked at the specs on several types of in-ear phones before buying the Etymotic ER 6 isolators. Comparable Shure models were much more costly for marginally better performance. I've been using the Etymotics for two months now with a Creative Zen Touch (WAV files only) and I like them a lot. The sensitivity rating makes them a good choice for low powered players.



At home I use the Sennheiser HD650's...so I'm a bit picky when it comes to headphones. The listening experience with in-ear phones is much different than with the Senns, but I've grown to like the head-filling sound while at the gym.

 

[Kevin Palmer]

I got these delivered yesterday. Although they were not cheap by any standard, they are very nice. End result, I am happy with the purchase as they do exactly what I need. I needed some of the background noise to be gone as well as still be able to get a nice clean sound from the ear buds. They do exactly that.



They come with 6 different tips you can put on them and isolate the sound out to 28 decibels if you desire.



They work so well as far as putting the music/video/whatever into your ear that in some cases you can not turn the item down enough, for that reason, they include an adapter you plug into which allows you to lower the default volume from zero to the max of the item you are plugged into.