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post #16 of 22
8/23/07 at 8:12pm
never listen to "'iem' straight out of dap" only people
most of the time, they obsess over their dap and think that anything better than ibuds is godly
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post #17 of 22
8/23/07 at 8:23pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks for the replies. I looked at the super.fi 5 pro's considering advice that you should just make the big leap and buy the more expensive phones now rather than later. That lasted a few minutes. I realized that the sf5 pros would be similiar in price to my iPod. Despite my desire to have amazing audio, I'm gonna have to stick with my price range. I might even keep the E2c's since the sf3's dont seem to be much better...
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post #18 of 22
8/23/07 at 8:26pm
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Originally Posted by locu64 View Post
People like to overstate things a lot (especially here!)
the above comment should be in a FAQ or something.

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yeah, i was pretty disappointed w/ the E2C's as well (actually, pretty much all IEMs).

i just picked up some UE superfi 5ebs but, imo, they're not that great either (not to mention, they're huge). better than the E2C's though.

my advice is to just deal w/ it and listen to the music.
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post #19 of 22
8/23/07 at 8:28pm
$100 is within reach of the E3 or ER4. Look around a bit, you might get lucky.
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post #20 of 22
8/23/07 at 11:30pm
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Originally Posted by andrwlee View Post
I read glowing reviews of the e2c so i decided to put down a good amount of money (to me) for them. People said that you couldnt hear people talking next to you with them in your ears and the music off, but I can. With the music on I cant hear people talking, though. Also, I expected to be blown away by amazing sound quality. However, I feel like the e2c's SQ is slightly better than the iPod buds. The music seems only a bit more detailed with the e2c's in (compared to the ibuds). I don't think fit/seal is an issue because I am rather isolated and the bass is good.

Am I doing something wrong? Am I just a complete no0b?

Should I return them and get a different brand of IEMs? (considering this)
I didn't even know about UE before I came to head-fi. super.fi?
I felt like the e2cs would be better than the er6is. wrong?

P.S. I listen mostly to contemporary rock, a little rap, some classical.

Thanks for your help in advance.
That's if you don't insert them properly into your ears and/or you're not using them with a good enough source. If driven by a good source, especially when amped and when you get a snug fit, the e2cs should blow the iBuds out of the water in sound quality.

Oh, and I don't recommend Shure E3/SE210s - the highs hardly exist on these IEMs.
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post #21 of 22
8/24/07 at 12:37am
If you went open supra aural, you could find something much better for half the price.
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post #22 of 22
8/24/07 at 12:40am
http://store.nexternal.com/shared/St...t=products.asp
This is your solution
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