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Shure E3 Earphones - I never knew music sounded this good....

My brother got me a set of Shure E3 Sound Isolating Earphones for my birthday (to use w/ my iPod) and they just arrived in the mail today.

Listening to Scott Bond & Solar Stone - 3rd Earth and MY GOD! I honestly have never heard anything like this. Flawless sound.



http://www.shure.com/psm/earphones/default.asp#e3

http://namm.harmony-central.com/WNA...hure/PR/E3.html

Man, I wish I could use these when DJ'ing. They come with a few different ear sleeves to customize fit - and even better, they fit into my molded ear plugs (by removing the attenuator) and block out nearly 100% of external sound while wearing them.

If you listen to a lot of tunes on a discman, md player, ipod or whatever - seriously considering getting these things. Friggin' heaven.

E Series Vs. Regular Headphones

Shure Sound Isolating Earphones deliver accurate sound compared to larger, more expensive home listening headphones and they are easier to carry. The sound isolating technology block background noise, revealing extraordinary detail and allows the listener to listen at lower levels for longer periods of time.

E Series Vs. Noise Cancellation Devices

Typical active noise canceling headphones may introduce unwanted audio artifacts in your sound. Furthermore, active noise-canceling products are typically only effective at low frequencies. Shure Sound Isolating Earphones help to stop the noise from even entering the listening space, and do not need any extra batteries or an external body pack to operate.

E Series Vs. Other Sound Isolating Products

Shure Sound Isolating Earphones provide studio quality sound, offer a unique, more secure around-the-ear, behind-the-back out-of-the-way cable design ideal for active lifestyles. They also provide a personalized fit kit with more sleeve options for a secure fit, resulting in better isolation.

my god they r soo expensive!!!!

OMFG! Dark Sweet Symphony (Frank Trax rmx) by Dark Suite feat. Aura on the e3's! WOW!

I've listened to this track 100s of times - but never felt as if it was sitting right next to me being played.... (not to mention I could hear every speck of dust and static charge on the vinyl, which amazing considering this is a professionally mastered CD release that I'm listening to it on).

I'd still prefer my Sony E-888's. Having something jammed into my ear canal is just not appealing. I've tried the Sony noise cancelling headphones (NC-11), and they just feel nasty.

well how much are they?

I've never liked the phones that go in your ear-thingie. But if they are as great ro jo says they are then....

These are available for 170USD on Amazon.com

I have a hard time enjoying any earbuds... i hate sticking things in my ear, especially if they end up residing there for a while

-+Aron

I wonder if you can dj with them.

these 'in-ear' style earphones are so much more comfortable than regular earbuds!

i was looking at the etymotic ones, but i couldnt justify paying that much money for earphones that i'd only use when riding the subway to work. so i went to bay bloor and picked up a pair of sony mdr-ex71 in ear headphones, and they absolutely rock! i have a pair of e888's as well, and i can tell you these are so much better. better bass, and soo much more comfie.

i can only imagine what the shure and etymotic's sound like

steve.

I have the sony version of those, sony came out with them first and someone gave them to me as a present I think...they were really expensive as well...but amazing sound quality...you can't hear the world, and the world can't hear you...it's just you and the music

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Originally posted by Slag Having something jammed into my ear canal is just not appealing.

The point with these however is that they come with a bunch of custom fit plugs and they also fit into custom molds (which I have for hearing protection).

These things are NOTHING like typical ear-bud style as far as how they feel. I fell asleep on the GoTrain this morning and nearly missed union station, woke up the train was empty and about to head out to Ajax... lol.

With the custom molds (which I have used for music yet, just protection) I've worn them for probably 10 hours non-stop and they feel so natural that I usually have to check every hour to make sure they're still in.

Nice!

I always wear my Sony earbuds while on the Go Train.

But mine are cheap and lack any real bass, I thought it may have been because of the size.

How are those at producing bass?

Do you ever get that conductor that jokes, "If someone has fallen asleep, take them with you."

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Originally posted by rabbitjoker These things are NOTHING like typical ear-bud style as far as how they feel.

Well well... sounds like these things are not quite the pain i envisioned them to be.... maybe i'll pick up a pair next week when i get my paycheck. My other headphones are too big to comfortably carry around and i didn't want to sacrifice sound quality by getting a smaller pair. If the sound quality is just THAT GOOD with these buds, i see myself getting a pair.

-+Aron

if i ever break down and buy an iPod (which i probably will soon) i'll be sure to grab these if they're as good as you say they are.

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Originally posted by The Highroller if i ever break down and buy an iPod (which i probably will soon) i'll be sure to grab these if they're as good as you say they are.

I just got an iPod...MMMMM MMMMM GOOD...loving it!!!

FYI - The E2's are only $99 US (as opposed to $175 for the E3) and are worshiped in the iPod scene.

The E3's give you a little more power (louder), better frequency response (wider range/clearer highs and lows) and a bit more durable cable. But even so I'm shure (pun!) the E2's night and day better than the typical earbud.

Hmm, maybe I'll go to Fry's and see how they are. 3 hours of listening on the plane and my ears were hurting from the ones I'm using now. Just uncomfortable in my ear.

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Originally posted by tw1tch Hmm, maybe I'll go to Fry's and see how they are. 3 hours of listening on the plane and my ears were hurting from the ones I'm using now. Just uncomfortable in my ear.

My brother raved about the E3's - specifically about wearing them on the plane. He said it blocked out close to 100% of the engine noise, crying babies, yapping mofo's, etc. He wore them for the whole 5 hours from LAX to YYZ and back again.

Hmm... sounds like a good idea for bus/plane trips. Especially a flight to Australia that's over 20 hours (next spring)
Maybe I should think about an iPod too. Thanks for the review RJ

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Originally posted by starsearcher I just got an iPod...MMMMM MMMMM GOOD...loving it!!!

If only they had a line-in for recording, still need to find a good recording device that's not grossly expensive and useful for other stuff.

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Originally posted by tw1tch If only they had a line-in for recording, still need to find a good recording device that's not grossly expensive and useful for other stuff.

I'm 90% sure I've seen an attachment for the ipod which turns it into a recording device.

(attaches in at the bottom where the power/data cable connects)

Hey RJ,

Can you get those around here?

I'd go to http://www.shure.com and look for their dealer list.

I'm sure Steve's on Queen sells them - since a lot of muscians use the for monitors.

i hav a pair of Sony ones that John gave me as a present .. they're in-ear types also .. gotta watch the ear wax ..

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Originally posted by rabbitjoker I'd go to http://www.shure.com and look for their dealer list. I'm sure Steve's on Queen sells them - since a lot of muscians use the for monitors.

RJ, I want to try yours out if you don't mind, at some point. See if they're worth getting.

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