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Friday, Dec 8. 2006  –  Category: Music

so i’ve had my Shure E2c headphones for a while, and have consistently held them to be the best headphones i’ve ever had in my life.

turns out, for $10 – they just got even better.

thanks to a tip from dan, i picked up 5 pairs of foam inserts made by this guy on eBay for $10.

wow!

the install was a pain in the butt to get them on the posts. now that i’ve figured out how to get the first set on, i’m anticipating an easier time with the future ones. anyway, on to the fit. damn, these are coooooomfy. they definitely fit better than the yellow foam Shure inserts. they’re softer, and tapered at the end, so it fits more naturally into the ear canal. i don’t know if it’s a result of the foam (Howard Leight “MAX” foam earplugs according to the maker, with a NRR of 33), or the fact that they sit deeper into my ear canal – but they definitely isolate better than the Shure foam. and don’t even get me started on the Shure grey inserts – these are worlds better than those.

anyway, sound quality is superb. i’ve listened to some korean pop, and the high vocals sound great. popping in some trance and D&B, and the bass response is definitely better as Dan said when he first recommended them to me.

anyway, if you have Shure headphones – definitely order these… you can’t beat them for $10.

if you’re near me, hit me up – i’m willing to spare a couple of my sets (since you get 5 pair for $10, i don’t need all 5) if you want them.