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62 of 68 people found the following review helpful: By D. Schmidt "-- Tech geek & Gadget shopaholic" (Cold Spring Harbor, New York United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: Shure E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphones (Electronics) I purchased the E500PTH headphones almost on a whim at an airport store in New York's JFK called Altitunes on July 23, 2006. I got them for [$499.00] (even though I thought I could get them cheaper at Amazon.com, I still bought them).
The packaging is impressive -- an aluminum box with all the sleeves, adapters, PTH device, and headphones + cool elliptical shaped case that can fit in your hand. It was very hard to see how these could cost [$499.00] when I opened the box up...until I used them with my iPod Video (5G). I was able to hear a broader range of sound on the same old songs that I listen to all the time. My music was brand new again! I could hear all the different instruments nearly isolated and clear as a bell, guitar rythms I've never really picked out before, guitar pick movements, and yes, recording and artist imperfections. WOW, it was amazing! How they fit: The fit of these earphones are excellent. The buds are designed to fit snugly in...Read more 69 of 78 people found the following review helpful: By Muhammad Miguel Ali Hasan "Film Director & Po... (Sunset Beach, California) - See all my reviews This review is from: Shure E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphones (Electronics) These 'phones ROCK!!!!!!
I previously owned a pair of the Shure E4c's --- before that, I went in between Bose QC2's, Bang & Olafson A8's, and Sony MDRNC50's First off, I prefer my ShureBuds over the Sony MDR, Bang & Olafson A8, and DEFINITELY over the Bose QC2 & QC3 ---- so if you're looking for confirmation that ShureBuds are better than the others mentioned, then you can confirm it with me now - they are With that said, I'm going to focus this review on a comparison between the E500's vs the E4c's ---- I'll address the other headphones a little more towards the end I don't use headphones while exercising --- I do a lot of writing, and most of my writing happens on a laptop in coffeeshops and cafes --- thus, I usually wear my headphones while writing, so that I can listen to my tunes and drown out the outside noises ---- I also do a TON of travelling, as I'm taking airplane rides every 2 to 3 weeks, so 'phones are real important...Read more 22 of 23 people found the following review helpful: By Patrick Foster "Pat" (Oregon) - See all my reviews This review is from: Shure E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphones (Electronics) Well people, you're looking at $500.00 in ear monitors ("IEM"). Either you are rich, or you really, REALLY appreciate high quality audio. First things first, DO NOT BUY THESE IF YOU LISTEN TO 128 ENCODED MUSIC!!!! I cannot stress enough how "not worth it" these will be if you're going to listen to audio that has been compressed to 1/8 its original size. If you want to listen to 128k stuff (the bitrate music sold on itunes is encoded at) then save yourself $400 and get a pair of $99 IEMs, like the Etymotic ER6, or the Sure E3g. With the entry level IEMs you will notice a HUGE difference over the ear buds that came with your ipod AND, more importantly, you can spend the extra cash on something you will appreciate. I would not call myself an audiophile, but I spend a disgusting amount of money on audio equipment. I feel I am able to discriminate between what is good and what is crap. These IEMs are top of the line. I've owned the Etymotic ER-4p; I've owned the...Read more |