Headphones!!!

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ksc-75s are generally considered to be better. i know the 580s were 120 used like a year ago. i would correct myself and say theyre probably closer to 100 now. anyone who doesnt know, should know that the hd580s have the same driver unit(read: speaker) as the 600s, but the 600s cost like 300 bucks. why? because they have metal outside covers as opposed to the 580s plastic covers. solution? do what i did and buy two 600 metal covers from sennheiser for like 8 dollars each, pry the old covers off, put new covers on. the sound is much better without the vibrating plastic.

[MarkD]

Opinions of the Sennheiser HD280 Pro?

I've had them for a few years at work and love the attenuation they provide as well as the sound quality but have always found them to be a bit tight on the head.

[chisness]

Bose Triports - band breaks VERY easily, but they replace for free

Sennheiser HD590 - awesome sound and very stable (can be dropped, bent, etc.)

[Evan]

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I've read those complaints about the Etymotic's sound before, but from what I've read the concesus seems to be that they are more comfortable then Shure's.

I've never used either, but I know my dad replaced his e2c's with ER-6's due to the e2c's not being comfortable and he is really happy with the swap.

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FWIW I mostly use the foam ear pieces rather than the rubber flanged ones and I think they're very comfortable. I have often worn them for up to 5 or 6 hours at a time. I haven't tried the shures.



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i have the e2c's. unfortunately i must have damaged them because one ear is too quiet, and one ear is super loud. does anybody know if they any kind of return/exchange policies? and if so, if they are familiar with how they went about getting a product exchange?

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Go to Shure's website and call the 1800 number. They probably have one of the best customer service departments and exchange policies of any company in the world.

[WhoIam]

I recently got a pair of Shure e500s. They were more than I wanted to spend, but usually when I'm seriously considering buying the 2nd or 3rd best model of something, I just say say [censored] it and get the best. These earphones are absolutely amazing. It's almost like the sound isn't being mechanically reproduced and instead is being beamed directly into my brain. The first thing I listened to was an uncompressed recording of Beethoven's 9th on my ipod--it was orgasmic.

The only thing I don't like is that now my mp3s sound like crap, even the ones with high bitrates. For example, I have an uncompressed Black Flag album with poor production values on my ipod, but to me it sounds better than the Phil Spector-produced Let It Be at a bitrate of 256. I now find myself transferring CDs uncompressed and downloading FLAC files instead of mp3s. Luckily I have an 80-gig ipod, but it's rapidly filling up.

[turnipmonster]

this exact same thing happened to my e3cs, and shure exchanged them without any problems. evan is right, their customer service is awesome.

--turnipmonster

[traz]

I haven't really read the thread, and I'm not up to date on headphones anymore...but I used to take competitive gaming really seriously, and at the time sennheisers were awesome and the best of the best

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sennheisers are awesome and the best of the best

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[SukitTrebek]

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I recently got a pair of Shure e500s.

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These earphones are absolutely amazing.

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WhoIAm, you speak the truth.

After reading a bunch of reviews, I got a pair of the e500's a few weeks ago and am completely blown away. They sound incredible. Now when I listen to music from other sources like my stereo or my car stereo, I think they sound like crap (even though I'd always thought they sounded fine). Also, I now often notice parts of songs that I'd never noticed before, even though I'd listened to the song hundreds of times over the years.

I'm using the yellow foamies right now, but there is a long thread on head-fi about new black foamies that are supposed to be better. I ordered them from amazon but they haven't arrived yet.

So, if you're reading this thread, considering getting new headphones or iems and don't know what kind to buy. Go to amazon and start reading one rave review after another about the e500's. Then go to ebay and start bidding on some. I got mine off ebay new in box for $300 ($470 on amazon). Probably one of the best purchases I've made in a while.

-Trebek

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I now often notice parts of songs that I'd never noticed before, even though I'd listened to the song hundreds of times over the years.

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this is the beauty of great headphones. hearing the dialogue at the beginning of Led Zeppelin's "The Ocean" or just hearing background instruments you didnt know existed in a song or finally hearing a detailed, correct lyric that you always wondered about is always an amazing feeling for me.