I think you would be very happy with a pair of super.fi 5 pros. You can probably pick up a pair from someone on the FS forum who has recently had theirs replaced by UE for around 150 or less.
I had the super.fi 5 pros (unamped) for about 2 years and I was very happy with them. I did a head to head comparison between the SF5Ps and E4Cs and I preferred the super.fi's hands down. The Shures just sounded flat to me...no soundstage and no bass response (even coming out of my tomahawk)
-Clay
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My Former Rig (at the peak of my audioholism): 60 GB 4th Gen iMod -> ALO Cryo X Silver (Rap Around) mini-mini -> RSA Tomahawk (#T276) -> UE Triple.Fi 10 Pro (445/1000)
My Current Rig (which I enjoy just as much): 80 GB 6th Gen Black iPod Classic -> UE Triple.Fi 10 Pro (445/1000)
My Rotation: The Roots, Jurassic 5, John Mayer, Common, Nas, Bright Eyes, Ray Lamontagne, Wilco
My Wish List: Custom Tips for Triple.Fi's
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