How does Etymotic compare to Shure as far as product quality? Is there a huge difference and if yes, how? Thank you.
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I don't know. All I know I get crisp, clear sound and have had no problems with the Etymotic for 6 years.I have heard the no bass argument but every ear bud I have heard has been muddled by the bass. To each his own and I listen to rock and I enjoy the ET's.
1171917
ER-4P,its High-frequency is very bright and Few low-frequency. But shure is very good at low-frequency
1171918
Hi Joe, In terms of sound quality there are pretty much the same. If you using the Etymotic in plane/train or outdoors then the quality suffers alittle. These are not noise canceling or noise softening. But as far as comfort. I prefer the Etymotic.
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As stated in my review, the etymotic is very lacking in bass. They would be a good buy if they could overcome that. This may be due to how they fit. I had the same problem with them 15 years ago--that pair has long since died. They used to tell me to lick the plugs before inserting, which worked, but I don't want to deal with that again. The Shure se 846's have a perfect balance with great clarity and depth. And no licking the plugs to get them to sound right!
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Hi Joe,In terms of sound quality there are pretty much the same. If you using the Etymotic in plane/train or outdoors then the quality suffers alittle. These are not noise canceling or noise softening. But as far as comfort. I prefer the Etymotic.
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I do not know the difference, but I can tell you that these ear phones are unlike any other you have tried. You HAVE to jam them into your ear cannel until they are resting on your brain, but once you figure out how to do that you will be rewarded with stunning sound. The sound source is irrelevant. They just ROCK hard. Sadly I bought a HUGE collection of other brands first, $$$$$$$. The Etymotic are in an entirely different class.
317879
Have not tried the other 2, but I will say Shure makes really quality stuff. I used to think Sennheiser was on top of everything but they moved so much of there production outside of Europe, it has not been as good. Wish I could help you out further.
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I own both microphones and the only difference I could find between the two is the capsule size. they work ok the capsules will overload pretty easily. also the connectors are very funky. They make a universal connector that does not work very well. You will have to tape them to keep them from making noise. For a little bit more money I would recommend the Galaxy Audio HSE Unidirectional Single Ear Hook Earset Microphone. I own all 3 headsets the Galaxy sounds much better and the connectors are custom to each manufacture. Not one universal connector that you have to try to tape to keep from making connection noise. I ended up replacing all my SE50 and SE10 cables with the Galaxy replacement cables. The replacement cables are about $50 each so by time you're done you might as well had bought the galaxy headset you'll be a much happier person even though it's a little bit more expensive. I hope you find this helpful. I see the SE50 and the galaxy are the same price. I would definitely go with the Galaxy
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I just ordered these for $352 + $8.45 shipping and handling from 365USA who are an Amazon partner site. You can't find them via Amazon directly, but I found them through this site by typing in "shure se530" on google and they come up at the top (paid search) via "GoSale":http://www.gosale.com/4932054/shure-se530-sound-isolating?gclid=CMO8jfynxo4CFRFoYAod0hKDAAThis site shows (at the time of this posting) 365USA at the top with the cheapest price, and that link takes you back to Amazon.com. I looked around for any negative ratings on Google etc and couldn't find any. So I hope to get these Tuesday 9/18. I just ordered these for $352 + $8.45 shipping and handling from 365USA who are an Amazon partner site. You can't find them via Amazon directly, but I found them through this site by typing in "shure se530" on google and they come up at the top (paid search) via "GoSale":http://www.gosale.com/4932054/shure-se530-sound-isolating?gclid=CMO8jfynxo4CFRFoYAod0hKDAAThis site shows (at the time of this posting) 365USA at the top with the cheapest price, and that link takes you back to Amazon.com. I looked around for any negative ratings on Google etc... » Read More I just ordered these for $352 + $8.45 shipping and handling from 365USA who are an Amazon partner site. You can't find them via Amazon directly, but I found them through this site by typing in "shure se530" on google and they come up at the top (paid search) via "GoSale":http://www.gosale.com/4932054/shure-se530-sound-isolating?gclid=CMO8jfynxo4CFRFoYAod0hKDAAThis site shows (at the time of this posting) 365USA at the top with the cheapest price, and that link takes you back to Amazon.com. I looked around for any negative ratings on Google etc and couldn't find any. So I hope to get these Tuesday 9/18. « Show Less
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that's pretty good! another $40 bucks off (when you add in their shipping charge)... my only concern would be whether that constitutes a purchase from Amazon or 365USA? Reason being that Shure will only honor their 2 year warranty/or replace headphones purchased from authorized dealers. Amazon is on the list of authorized etailers, but 365USA is not. Shure is very strict about their policy.
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I have to disagree. When I use mine with either my on-board Realtek Azalia or with this SYBA external USB Stereo Sound Adapter for Windows, Mac, Linux Extra Audio Source with Microphone SD-CM-UAUD it sounds loud and very well balanced. They have a "reference" feel, they are very compliant, with a flat response curve. That is, highs, mids, and lows are given the same weight. This is typically found in professional sound equipment, while consumer headphones and speakers are built to accentuate highs and lows. Someone who's used to bass-heavy headphones would probably describe them as weak and tinny, but to my ear they represent bass quite well, if it's there. You can use an EQ to overcome this, and they should comply. I have to disagree. When I use mine with either my on-board Realtek Azalia or with this SYBA external USB Stereo Sound Adapter for Windows, Mac, Linux Extra Audio Source with Microphone SD-CM-UAUD it sounds loud and very well balanced. They have a "reference" feel, they are very compliant, with a flat response curve. That is, highs, mids, and lows are given the same weight. This is typically found in professional sound equipment, while consumer headphones and speakers are built to accentuate highs and lows. Someone who's... » Read More I have to disagree. When I use mine with either my on-board Realtek Azalia or with this SYBA external USB Stereo Sound Adapter for Windows, Mac, Linux Extra Audio Source with Microphone SD-CM-UAUD it sounds loud and very well balanced. They have a "reference" feel, they are very compliant, with a flat response curve. That is, highs, mids, and lows are given the same weight. This is typically found in professional sound equipment, while consumer headphones and speakers are built to accentuate highs and lows. Someone who's used to bass-heavy headphones would probably describe them as weak and tinny, but to my ear they represent bass quite well, if it's there. You can use an EQ to overcome this, and they should comply. « Show Less
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Have no familiarity with the E4C's but love the quality sound from the SE315K's. As you probably know one of the pluses of the Shure is the replaceable wire option in the event of electrical breakdowns. That is the negative from my perspective. Not a heavy duty set-up. Replaced the original this fall after a year and a half of infrequent use at best.
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This is an easy headphone to run with many amps, unlike more demanding competitors like HE-6 or LCD3. So you have a lot of choices according to your sound preferences. This really means ideally you should listen to the better amps as subjectively discussed in forums like head-fi eg Burson, Hifiman, Ray Samuels, Sennheiser etc. I run on EF6 by Hifiman and it sounds superb, detailed and wide soundstage but this is abit (powerfully) overkill as you may get perfectly nice sound for your ears with a cheaper amp (even EF5) - but I love my pairing. Note HD800 is abit bass-lite compared to competitors but a fine phone for classical music or wherever clear separation with nice acoustic presentation is needed. This is an easy headphone to run with many amps, unlike more demanding competitors like HE-6 or LCD3. So you have a lot of choices according to your sound preferences. This really means ideally you should listen to the better amps as subjectively discussed in forums like head-fi eg Burson, Hifiman, Ray Samuels, Sennheiser etc. I run on EF6 by Hifiman and it sounds superb, detailed and wide soundstage but this is abit (powerfully) overkill as you may get perfectly nice sound for your ears with a cheaper amp (even EF5) - but I love my pairing. Note HD800 is abit bass-lite compared to... » Read More This is an easy headphone to run with many amps, unlike more demanding competitors like HE-6 or LCD3. So you have a lot of choices according to your sound preferences. This really means ideally you should listen to the better amps as subjectively discussed in forums like head-fi eg Burson, Hifiman, Ray Samuels, Sennheiser etc. I run on EF6 by Hifiman and it sounds superb, detailed and wide soundstage but this is abit (powerfully) overkill as you may get perfectly nice sound for your ears with a cheaper amp (even EF5) - but I love my pairing. Note HD800 is abit bass-lite compared to competitors but a fine phone for classical music or wherever clear separation with nice acoustic presentation is needed. « Show Less
667392
Yeah, I also checked the warranty info... as long as it isn't a used eBay item or something you are fine. But actually, the price is much lower on GoSale now. As of writing, you can get the Shure SE530 for $308.00 here:http://www.gosale.com/4932054/shure-se530-sound-isolating ... a very very good deal as I looked around a lot before purchasing.Cheers
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Bose is superior but it depends on where you are using Philips Fidelio. I use it in my office and it sounds great, and the price is very reasonable. I would recommend it.
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There is no difference this is exactly the same headphones. What you are seeing is an advertisement placed by a different seller AV something. You will see this from time to time Amazon allows different sellers to take ads out for the same product. They do this in hopes that you will buy it from their site versus the other sites that already have the product listed. Sometimes they change the price but they have to change the title otherwise it would not come up when you search for the Shure's you would just get the main site and there's would be missed. You also have to be careful there are some knockoffs that Amazon doesn't catch right away sometimes you will buy a phony product before Amazon figures it out and pulls the page. Look at the sales rank for the seller if they have a lot of sales that tells you they're pretty safe and reliable.I do not think that is the case here I think this is just a reseller who wants to get in on the game with the legitimate Shure product. Hope that answers your question. Ray
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I tried both at a shop. the ie800 earphone kept falling out of my ear if i didnt put it exactly right, it is very annoying. I just dont think an 800 dollar earphone should have this design flaw. Whereas the IE80 i just put it in my ear and it stays there not matter how i put it. But without a doubt the sound is way better than IE80. Buy it if you can put up with earphone falling out of your ear all the time.
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I have the KEFs and the ML Electromotion ESLs. Both are very good but I think the KEF is probably the better speaker overall. That said, if you have the right room either will be good. I seriously considered sending the KEFs back right up until the last second. Since keeping them I've worked more on placement and coupling to the stands and that's squeezed extra performance from the KEFs which makes me glad I have them. The logan's will be happiest if the room is larger and you can get them well away from the walls, I'm able to give them about 5 feet behind them and I don't feel like that's quite enough. I had an older pair of Aerius i in a larger room where I was able to give them 7-8 feet and the presentation always blew me away. With my smaller room now I haven't been able to extract the same magic from the newer ESLs even though I feel the new ESLs are tonally well beyond the quality of the older Aerius. The KEFs will make use of all the space you can give them too, but their different approach doesn't require it as much and with their limited bass extension they'll be happier in a smaller room.
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Have not compared these. Still feel the way the posts insert into the earpiece is weak and prone to break(both sides broke on my daughter's set). We replaced this headphone with the Sennheiser Momentum On-Ear ($230)and the Bang and Olufsen BeoPlay H6 ($399) and have been happy with both. Hope this helps.
67143
Well... the word better is subjective as your personal taste in what you feel or experience when you use this types of devices is different for each individual. I cant compare them to the SE535 as I have never used them before. I can just say that the SE846 are out of this world and I have been blown away. Maybe try to locate a store that have both in stock and give them a try. Good luck in your decision.
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Yes! I own both and there is a clearly discernible improvement in sound quality with the Bamboo model. The bamboo has a much crisper sound and a slight increase in bass output in my opinion.