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CompUplus.com has the prodigiously priced Shure E4c Sound Isolating Earphones for $167 + $15 shipping = $182. About $100 lower than most places. Amazon.com has them for $239 (with free SanDisk Sansa c140 1 GB MP3 Player).
Upgrade your iPod or other MP3 earphones to professional sound quality
E4c model offers enhanced bass and smoother frequency response overall
Can anybody who has these tell an uneducated audiophile if these are truly worth $182 compared to other earphones???
#1, I think if you ask that question, it automatically disqualifys you from buying that headset.
$182 disqualifies me from buying those earphones as well as an understanding of what makes them worth so much money...the inability to spell or offer an intelligent and helpful answer disqualifies you from wasting our time by posting...
Has this site truly come down to nothing more than this?
#3, my mom.
oh wtf sob filter. Touche ben, touche.
Tell her I said Hello...
#1
By the fact that you're asking such a question, I'll assume you don't even have a $50 headphone. If that's the case, I recommend you start with something like Koss KSC75 (<$20) or Sennheiser PX100 (<$40) to see if you're a head-fi (http://www.head-fi.org) material.
#1, Buy 'em. They're worth it.
well let's put it this way. if u buy these and let's say u're listening to some music and u're walking across the street. u won't be able to hear the truck blaring its horn at u until it hits u. and by then u still wouldn't hear it, u'd be feeling it. hehe
#1, depends on your budget and what you listen to. Personally I think using this on a portable player is somewhat like putting alloy wheels and $400 tires on a cheap car.
I do have a pair of Sennheiser CX300 and I really like them. They're not as insanely expensive, and by blocking out the surrounding noise, I don't have to turn up the volume as high as with normal earphones, hopefully saving my hearing and battery life.
I have a pair of the e2c and use the styrofoam inserts (like disposable earplugs). They almost completely removed external noise, but now I catch quite a bit. Not sure if it's me, my mp3 player or if I just need some new inserts. But they sure are nice, especially for ignoring coworkers.
I bought the Etymotic (or however its spelled) for about $75 on sale and they are very good.
That said, the L A Times did a review of headsets. DON'T spend $180 on the Shure. Testing six different ones similar in style to the iPod headsets, the Senheiser CX300 ($80 list) was their favorite and I found it on the web for $45 before shipping, $56 on Amazon with free shipping and bought it.
The Senheiser has three different models of the 300, in the ear canal closes off room noise much like the Etymotic and there or two other styles, see the Senheiser site.
The Etymotic is fine, the CX 300 may be better, but for $180 it should be made of gold.
I too am bored with the morons who have nothing to say and say it poorly. It is their way of doing grafitti without the need to steal the paint.
Thank You!!
Glad To See That There Are Still Some People Here That Will Take The Time To Offer An Intelligent Opinion And Some Insight To Those That Need It Without References To My Mom, My Sister, My Dog, Bacon, An AGP Slot, Or Any Combination Of The Above!!!
There are so many choices in earphones that it's impossible to try them all and even though it really is up to personal taste it's nice to hear real world examples from people who have tried some of the different brands and models that are out there.
I admit that I am definitely not up to the level of music appreciation that one would need to benefit from such expensive earphones but you folks have provided some information I can actually use to help me narrow my search for a pair of earphones that will compliment my music choices without breaking my wallet.
Again...thank you to those who took the time to help. To the graffiti artists...find something better to do, a different wall to do it on, or at least find some new material!!!!
You might get an auditory test if you have insurance to pay for it. As people get older they hear fewer frequencies and you could be paying three times as much for the "best" that is most expensive, headphones when you might not be able to hear all the frequencies to start with.
For $80 or less you should be able to get the Etymotics or the CX300 for $20 less and unless you are a young kid that never blew out his ears with loud rock, you probably couldn't tell the difference in a set that cost $100 more.
So much for looking forward to my birthday next month...now I have going deaf to contend with...
Your right though...given the number of concerts I've been to and the ridiculous level I keep the stereo at in the car I'd probably be happy with a tin can and a string connected to my MP3 player and not tell the difference compared to high end earphones like these!!!