Shure E2c-n Sound Isolating Earphones (Black) by Shure
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Digital camera reviews of Shure E2c-n Sound Isolating Earphones (Black)
Digital camera Review: Difficult to fit
Summary: 2 Stars
You really have to work at getting a good fit on these. I tried all the shapes and sizes provided but never got them to stay in place for very long unless I really pushed them into my ears which was quite uncomfortable.
These only provide good sound when you manage to get them to fit really snugly in your ear, otherwise they are very tinny. In the end I found these required way too much effort to try and get to work well and I regret buying them.
Digital camera Review: Do Not Buy These (or if you do, keep the warranty info.)!
Summary: 1 Stars
The E2c-n Sound Isolating Earphones are the second pair of Shure's I've owned and while I am satisfied with the sound, both sets have been anything but durable. I lost the sound in the left headphone in both sets (probably a wiring issue). Even for moderately-priced earbuds, this lack of durability is not acceptable. Buy a product with better quality.Digital camera Review: Do not doubt the Noise Canceling capability
Summary: 5 Stars
Ok. So when I bought the Shure E2c my intentions where to just test them out and see if they were really noise cancelling then return them if they didnt work as advertised. $90.00 Dollars for a set of ear buds is a lot more than I was going to pay for them but after using them and putting them to the test I will keep them.
I first tested them against a crowd of people. No kidding once I put the ear buds in my ear and played music to the lowest level. I couldnt hear anything but the music. People tried talking to me but I couldnt hear them. Even after pausing the music I still had to take the ear buds out of my ear to be able to hear them clearly.
Second test was in a plane... again same result. I heard only music not the guy next to me snoring, not the plane engines.. shut I missed the meal being served bc I didnt hear the stuartess asking for what I wanted to drink and eat.
Third and fourth tests are the reason why I'm keeping this ear buds. First, I used a ramdom set of ear buds next to a running UH-60 Blackhawk (an Army helicopter) and I could hardly hear the music at the highest volume. Then I used the Shure E2c and I honestly couldn't not hear the helicopter running. I could feel the wind from the main rotor system but I did not hear noise. My volume level was surprisingly low and the music sounded great. I moved closer and closer and I even sat inside the running blackhawk and I was left speechless. These ear buds will leave you completely satisfied.
Make sure, however, that they fit you properly otherwise they will not work well. They should not hurt when you place them in your ears. If they do pick a smaller size ear fitting (they come with like 10 different sizes and types). If they are too loose go one size bigger. It takes a good 30 minutes to figure out which size works well but once you get them right you are done.
Overall, great product. 5 stars no doubt.
Digital camera Review: Does what it says...
Summary: 4 Stars
these earplugs does what it claims, isolates the noise. The sound clarity is very good with my ipod now i use only 1/10th of the volume and its clear and loud enough. It does not just boost the volume, but isolated the noise, the unique design helps it. However the user should take extra care, high volume with this phones can defiantly cause ear damage, esp. certain musics genre.
However, i have a complaint, it take a couple week before you can experience the good music without pain. For the first timer, the fitting it tricky and needs experience.
Surprisingly this one also delivers good bass for its size. usually it is very difficult to find a a earplug with good bass, but this one is exceptional.
Pricewise might be expensive, but for the quality it is worth, look for speacial deals in amazon. you can save more.
Digital camera Review: E2C-N, a buds review, and how I got the bass out.
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the e2c-n together with the bose triport ie. Both excellent earbuds although the bose excel somewhat in overall sound quality. At first I found that a "perfect fit" did not equate with perfect sound. I got good isolation with the rubber tip but couldn't help but feel that the bass was lacking. I then tried out the foam tips, and voila the bass was there. The foams aid in creating the isolation seal by expanding once they are placed in the ear canal - the rubbers and PVC do not. For this reason the foams are probably easier to fit than the other 2 since you can compress them and get them in snug no matter what your ear size.
As with the bose, I had to adjust the equalizer on my ipod a bit until I got the buds to sound the way I liked (Piano setting).
The E2c definitely provide clear highs and lows - I was actually able to hear brass players in a classical piece breathe. I've used shure products as a musician and am happy to say that they have yet to dissapoint.
Oh and WOW - these things are really good at blocking out sound. No more going deaf from blasting non-isolating headphones on the subway while listening to kids screaming. Ipod volume setting hardly reaches 50% and that's with "sound-check" on!