In Ear - Shure Or UE?

[basilbrush1982]

Hi guys,

I need to purchase some In Ear Drivers for myself. I have a budget that goes up to a maximum of £130. I have been looking at either purchasing the Shure E3 which I have tried and like or I have found the Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pros for around that price. I have been able to try the cheaper Super.fi 3's alongside the Shures and they aren't as good but I was wondering whether anyone had tried the 5's? Any recommendations would be appreciated. Cheers.

Incidently the UE Super.fi 5 pros are the same as the M-Audio IE-30's.

[benthen]

I use the Shure E3s when playing drums, I love them they block out more than enough sound, whilst the low end is lacking, it is still pretty impressive for tiny in ear headphones

 

However, last week after using them for less than a year the bit that inserts into my ear has snapped off the left ear piece while playing. They were always cared for, so I'm a little annoyed that this happened, as now I have to play with one ear piece until I can afford to buy another pair of in ears.

 

Don't know if this is an isolated incident or if it happens with many E3s, but before that I would have recommended them to anyone.

[broadcast_techie]

I use the Etymotic ER-6's (I think), about £50 off ebay, http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er4.aspx are quite nice, http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll...op=1&fsoo=1

 

Kris

[BlueShift]

Id go for the E3s given those two options. Super.fi I've found to be very bass heavy and somewhat lacking in detail.

[basilbrush1982]

Id go for the E3s given those two options. Super.fi I've found to be very bass heavy and somewhat lacking in detail.

 

Are those the Super.fi 3's, 5EB's or 5 Pros? Because the 5 Pros are dual driver and I have read that they are excellent whereas the super.fi 3's (and the shure e3's) are only single driver. This is the part I find most appealing about them as the nearest dual driver equivalents are more than double the cost.

 

Dan

[Matt Riley]

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However, last week after using them for less than a year the bit that inserts into my ear has snapped off the left ear piece while playing. They were always cared for, so I'm a little annoyed that this happened, as now I have to play with one ear piece until I can afford to buy another pair of in ears.

 

Don't know if this is an isolated incident or if it happens with many E3s, but before that I would have recommended them to anyone.

If they have broken when you don't think they should have, then IIRC Shure have a 2 year international warranty, so write a nice email to Shure distribution (info@shuredistribution.co.uk), saying basically what you said above and there's a chance that you'll end up with a nice shiny new set within a couple of weeks.

 

Matt

[BlueShift]

I think you'll find that even as a drummer, its not worth having low end extension at the expense of mid-high detail and clarity.