Do most of you think the Shures just kill the UE's (unamped that is)?

The Super Fi's are my more recent purchase but why do I enjoy listening to the Super Fi's just as much as the Shures? I think they especially make older recordings sound really good. The laid backness and slight veil of the E500 almost gets (can't believe I'd say this) boring. I must be spoiled. But the Super Fi's just seem so crystal clear. They suffer from a little siblance at times but it's certainly not bad or anything.

I wonder how the Super Fi's would sound with a higher 29-36 ohm range impedance? A little more refined maybe? Would that be just a cable swap out or do the drivers have something to do with the ohm rating as well?

The E500s veil is really annoying. Amped or unamped it's hard to listen to them. I owned some Super.fi's a bit back, but they were the EB version, which is horrible.

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I like the Super.Fi 5 Pros just fine and reach for them just as often as the E500's. The bass on the SF's is full, they have some soundstage and are dynamic for around one-half the price of the Shures.

The Shures are more detailed, but the SF's are musical.

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Me too but too bad they are not as comfortable as the Shure E500PTH's; otherwise I wouldn't have chosen the E500's.

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I dont' think this is a far comparison since one is dual driver while the other uses triple drivers. However, they both have some similarities in sound; but in this case I would say the E500 is superior. Comparing the E500 to the Triple.fi 10 Pro would be a different story.