Shure E2c Sound Isolating user reviews (White)

Pros Bass (yes these little things can "bump"), intelligent design, case, cord

Cons Rubber sleeves are bit uncomfortable

Summary Holy cow...Received these today form earphonesolutions.com they are effcient and very helpful, great to do business with. I will discuss the pros, so be prepared for along list, these things are amazing. Bass on these is impecable. I would have never imagined a pair of headphones (in-ear headphones) this small would ever aceive the sub level that this one can when a good seal is achieved. The design on this pair of headphones was enough for me to purchase these over etymotics. Much more advanced, shirt/belt spring-clips are perhaps an accessory for a pair of pocket-change earbuds, but when you make the step to a pair of higher-end headphones, you'd expect intelligent design, and this gives that to you. They plug into your hears and then instead of dropping like it's hot out of your ears to the front of your body to a clip that has to be trusted to keep these from falling out, shure got smart. These direct the [thick] wire upwards and around the top of the ear to prevent fall-outage, and are very effective. Thy go around the rear of the neck/head where a clear plastic sleeve tightens around the neck to further secure the unit in the head. they go around the read keeping the [thick] cord from getting in your way in front of you. Now that I have used the word "thick" enough, I might explain. These earphones have a very quality cord that is thick and feels like it would never break. I think you could jump start a car with them if you had to.... The system comes witha zipper case that is very compact and provides a safe environment to your new toys. The bad? The rubber sleeves are a bit uncomfortable, not at all overly so. I have been wearing them as I am writing this review and have already forgot I was wearing them (that would be, if I could ignore the wonderful sound that is filling my ears). They offer soft silicon sleeves that are supposed to be a bit more confortable (a future purchase of mine). So whatever you choose, due to impecable design, lower price, and great sound etymotic is trailing it seems. I haven't heard the etymotics, but again, I care not to, thin cords and bad design aren't a turn on to me. I will save you the cliché "I am shure" play on words and just say that these earphones are one of the better things you can do with the 62.99 that is in your back pocket at the moment. I am not into propoganda, but if I was, I'd say join the bandwagon and shag a pair for yourself. It is a good thing martha.

Pros crystal sound, stable image, linear frequency response, good noise reduction.

Cons Always feel something inside your ear canals. Can't hear my wife talking (she hate it)

Summary I've been using sony 484,888,ATH-CM5 & CM7, sennheiser MX500. The E2C is the first earphones that make me feel like hearing my pair of LS3/5a. the sound is netual not sweet. bass is enough but not like a overdoing subwoofer. soundfield is wide and image is clear & firm. you'll hear small music details that you've not noticed with other earphones. you'll feel the sound come in front of you just like you are listen to hifi speakers ( other product will make music over your head)
P.s. if you want to get similar sound at lower cost, I highly recommend the MX500, it worth.

Pros Good detail, ample bass, small, rugged

Cons Sound could be brighter, cable ridiculously thick, brings out flaws in music encoding and recording

Summary This is the earphone to get if you want to save your hearing and still enjoy audio bliss in a relatively small package. Though pretty expensive, these beat those sub $50 canalphones by quite a bit but not proportionately with its price I think. Its nowhere near twice as good but sounds like an affordable pair of full sized monitor phones though nothing like medium to high end ones. Don't get me wrong, these are good but not fantastic because they cause some fatigue and still mask a small amount of treble and midrange detail but they're good if you want to trade up from Sehnheiser portables or Sony MDRs, fantastic if you're using iPod or Creative standard issues! ;-]Happy listening!

Pros Sound quality is very good, comfortable after regular use, ALL outside sounds are isolated.

Cons A little muddy sounding (depending upon the fit inside the ear), may be hard to get used to in the beginning.

Summary I have never bought a pair of in-ear headphones, but I'm so happy I did. Shure was a name that I could trust, as a musician and as someone who has worked as a live sound engineer, so I did not hesitate buying these earphones; and I'm very pleased! These buds work great together with my iPod (or any other mp3 player). Also, they provide incredible sound isolation. I couldn't believe it until I tried it for myself; they do a great job of blocking all outside noises. They do take a little while to get used to in the beginning, and may cause discomfort, but give them some time, and they'll be your favourite mp3/cd player accessory!

Highly recommended.