Originally Posted by driver 8  Thanks to everyone who replied. I ended up getting the Shures due to their ease in portability and lower price point among other things. I've only had them for two days, but so far all I can say is... wow. With the "treble booster" EQ setting on my ipod touch (unamped), I think these sound really good.
They're very neutral, but I don't find them to be boring by any means, and incredibly detailed for a set I spent only $150 on (amazon.) For reference, along with the Shures I currently own Sennheiser IE6's, Grado SR80i, and HD650's. They absolutely trump the IE6's in every regard. Well, their bass isn't as strong (perhaps I should say "yet," since they have no burn-in), but it's far more controlled and true sounding, as many have already said compared to other phones.
While the sound isn't as "open" as my Grado SR80i's (typically used with my ipod, like the Shures and IE6's), I find it to be a lot grander in a way that's very satisfying. They're also a bit more detailed than the Grados and feel just as "involving" but in a different way.
I find them comparable to the HD650's (which I use amped with my desktop) in comfort, which is to say that neither cause me any discomfort at all, but that's about it. I couldn't honestly expect them to sound better than those though. However, I would say that they're much closer to that sound than the aforementioned phones though, and given the fact that I got them for only $50 more than my SR80i's and $20 more than the IE6's (sale on newegg a few months back), but $200 less than the HD650's (J&R), that says a lot.
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