Shure E2c Sound Isolating Earphones by Shure
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Digital camera reviews of Shure E2c Sound Isolating Earphones
Digital camera Review: Amazingly great
Summary: 5 Stars
I spent a bit looking at other headphones to buy. I have a very noisy workplace (many servers and people talking) and need to concentrate more. The E2cs work wonderfully. The soft sleeves don't hurt my ears at all (I was worried about this), they're light and very portable. The sound isolation is near perfect. I can't hear anything but the music playing. Even people talking a few feet away are completely muted -- and this is with the volume on my PC set to almost off!
I'm 100% satisfied with this product. I've shown some people my earphones and know I've convinced several people to buy them. If you are looking for a great set of noise-reduction/isolating headphones, these are the right ones!
Digital camera Review: An excellent purchase!
Summary: 5 Stars
These headphones are amazing, but if you cannot obtain a proper fit then they cannot be heard to their full potential. When i first recieved them, i immediatly popped them into my ears and started listening. they sounded a little tinny and flat, and didn't sounds too hot with rap, but i was still very impressed. after a few minutes, i began trying the different attached earpeices (the largest rubber- ball like attachment), and noticed an immediate improvement. the bass sounded much better, full and deep, without going overboard or distorting my music. i have read other user reviews stating the the bass was unresponsive or non-existent, but this is only because they haven't acquired a proper fit! the supplied peices should give allow anybody to acquire a proper fit.Digital camera Review: Another unhappy customer
Summary: 1 Stars
Maybe these work for some people, but my own experience with these is terrible. I fiddled and fiddled and fiddled, and read and re-read the directions, and fiddled, and tried every combination of included attachments, but could never get them to stay in my ear, nor sound anything but tinny. I'm smart and I'm diligent and these do not work for me. If they work for other people, we have different ear canals.Digital camera Review: Anyone who says the bass is inadequate has them in their ears wrong
Summary: 5 Stars
Plain and simple. These put out almost as much bass as my $150 Pioneer mixing headphones. They sound great, kind of shiny from around 5khz-up but if you eq and amp them properly this is an amazing set of earbuds, especially for the price.Digital camera Review: At first disappointed, then very happy *UPDATE - 4 MONTHS LATER*
Summary: 4 Stars
First off, I live in NYC and ride the subway and buses. Needless to say it's noisy, so noise-cancelling earphones are important to me. I've owned three pairs of Sony EX51/71s (see my Amazon review), very happy with the sound, but sick of the build quality, decided to spend the extra money and try the Shure E2Cs.
The Shures are bigger than the Sonys and definitely are not as comfortable. I tried all three styles of sleeves that the Shures come with, and the same black soft type that the Sonys come with were most comfortable for me. The clear, harder type fell out of my ears no matter what size I used or how I positioned the earphones.
I thought that I had found the right fit with the mid-size black sleeves and wore them for the first day. The bass was at about 50-60% of the Sonys, which was increasingly disappointing. The Shures were not as comfortable, cost twice as much, and didn't sound as good to me. They sounded more mid-rangey, half the bass, and weren't as warm sounding as the Sonys.
But - I found that if I pushed them in my ears a little more, the bass became much more present. I then tried the larger black sleeves again for good measure. Aha! That did the trick, and I would estimate that the bass level is at about 80% of the Sonys.
I did a side to side comparison with the Sonys. Yes, the Sonys still have more bass, but found that after listening to the Shures, the Sonys sounded muddy. Yes, I wish the bass was a little more present as with the Sonys, but the Shures were much more clear and "differentiated" as they say. Each instrument stood out more clearly, and after playing a number of songs, I did notice subtle things I hadn't noticed before with the Sonys.
So my verdict is that I am *very* happy with the Shures. And now that I've taken them in and out of my ears a number of times, I'm able to find the right fit quickly.
I recommend these to discouraged Sony EX51/71 owners. Give the Shures a chance. And really give yourself time to try out the different sleeve sizes. I wore the mid-size sleeves on the Sonys, but needed the largest size for the Shures to get the isolation required for the richest bass. Good luck, I know from experience how frustrating it can be to find the sound you love.
*UPDATE - 4 MONTHS LATER*
Gotta say that I love these earbuds more now than when I got them. Build quality is excellent, they sound fantastic, and after you get used to the fit, they are really comfortable. The bass is excellent. I have no complaints whatsoever.