What are your thoughts on the earphones? I purchased them yesterday from Amazon. Just wanted to know your opinion for those of you that have them.
Thanks.

-Eazy C

I have a set that I use with my Rio Karma when travelling on trains/planes. I use the medium size foam tips. I never got on with the silicone tips. Here's what I think of them:

Sound quality: Pretty good. Nice clarity, but a little light in the bass.

Comfort: Not that great, but bearable. (I found the silicone tips very uncomfortable).

Reliability: Never had a problem with them, and have owned them for over a year.

Practicality: Having to loop the wires over the tops of the ears is a slight issue for me, because I wear spectacles. The wire is a bit on the thick side, but I reckon that means they will be more robust. (Compare this to the Creative EP480s that my daughter uses: they're forever breaking. We have to buy them in bulk!). Also, the wire does not seem to transmit "rubbing noises" to the earpieces, which is a problem with many other earphones.

Prior to the E2c, I tried a pair of Koss Plugs. They were much more comfortable, and gave slightly better noise isolation, but sounded terrible (no top end, very bass-heavy and murky).

I bought them as well three months ago and I wasn't able to place them correctly inside my ears. They always sounded like cheap speakers that lack any lower frequencies.

The lack of bass is probably because the plugs aren't properly 'plugged' in your ears.

I have a pair E2c's myself, for use on my nano and I'm very happy with them. Sound is good (I don't expect better sound coming from a nano), and isolation is good too (not supersilent, but that's ok with me). The thick cords are a huge plus for me. They're very robust. I've been using them for 1.5 years now on a daily basis and haven't had any problems.

I agree. If the earphone does not fit in your ear properly, you should just return it.

I bought mine about 6 months ago, also from amazon.com, and so far i've had no problems with it. The bass does seem to be a bit light, but i twiddled with the eq settings on my creative muvo tx and i seem to have made up for it.

It works really well: you hear muffled sounds when just plugged in (but not playing anything). Once music starts playing, all i can see are peoples' mouths moving but no words . Thus, I think it'd be a bit dangerous to wear it while riding a bike, but for all other purposes, the earphone is fantastic.

I have the e2g, which is supposedly the gaming model. Only difference I can find is 6" shorter cord on the "g" and they're black. With that said, I use these for running, sometimes working out in the gym, cycling and airplane trips. I really like them with the medium foamies. Contrary to others, I think they have plenty of bass, but that entirely depends on a good, tight fit. I found the black silicone thingies wouldn't seal all the way in my right ear and there was a huge loss of bass and more outside noise crept in. Foamies do the trick for me.

I have them for about a year now and they sound very good. Clear sound, sharp treble and strong bass.
I use the foam tips and the isolation is top notch. It took me a bit of time learning how to best insert and position them correctly in the ear and finding the best tip for me (material and size wise) but once you do, you'll be rewarded with delightful sound.
The build quality is excellent.

My only gripe is that after a few hours with them you may get a little discomfort, but that doesn't always happens to me.

I just had a really "close call". You know how there's a plastic tube that's glued to the inside of the foam tip to make sure the fit is snug? Turns out that tube had loosened (you see where this is going ). So when i tried to remove the earphone, the foam tip of the right side was right inside my ear. Fortunately, a tweezer was all that was required to take it out. But for the 10 minutes that i spent with a foam tip in my ear, life was so surreal; i could only hear stuff from the left side . Moral of story: Make sure your foam tips are not "damaged" before stuffing them in your ear

That's just what I said




I tried them again today, but they still don't sound right. My other pair of in-Ears, Sony EX-71, fit perfectly.
How to you insert them? Has anyone else had the same problem at the beginning?

I would really like to expirience their sound myself.

I've owned a pair of the EX-71's and I must say they don't really compare very well with the Shure's.

First off the Sony's have a large bass output and use a silicone ear piece that is more like a ear plug to block out sound. They also aren't designed to fit as deeply in the ear canal as the Shure's are.

Just test out the different ear pieces that come with the Shure's to find the one that fits your ear best. I understand that the large foam ones work best. They take a little breaking in and adjustment too.
JXL