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Gotta replace Shure E4 in-ears .. which one to get next?

post #1 of 8
11/13/09 at 11:03am
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Hello head-fi, it's been a while.
Ever since I bought my Shure E4, I haven't really felt the need to check for upgrades or similar - they cured my upgraditis.
And now they're broke
Heavy use over the years apparantly damaged the cable, and now the right channel's got a short - it crackles and cuts out when I move.
I called the Shure service and they said, they couldn't repair it. Damn. They were so expensive, I could only buy them cause I thought "Heck, they'll last 10 years!"
Soooo ...
Now I'm looking for in-ears with similar qualities - similar fit, similar sound signature, less pricey if possible.

Any suggestions? :|

thanks,
-taurui
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post #2 of 8
11/13/09 at 11:27am
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I called the Shure service and they said, they couldn't repair it. Damn. snip
thanks,
-taurui
I think they will "repair" them for $109. Just so you know.

CONSUMER
Flat Rate
Service
Charges

E1 SERIES 68
E2 SERIES 49
E3 SERIES 79
E4 SERIES $109
E5 SERIES 142
E500 SERIES 145
EZB SERIES 142

If a product is returned damaged, or cannot be serviced economically due to obsolescence, Shure may, at our option, return the product as received, or offer to replace the product at a higher replacement cost.
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post #3 of 8
11/13/09 at 11:33am
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Maybe it's different in europe - I called a guy at the Shure tech department and he said, they wouldn't repair cable damages. There are no replacement parts available or whatever...
he offered to "replace" it with a SE420 für 135Euro + shipping though.
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post #4 of 8
11/13/09 at 11:45am
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Maybe it's different in europe - I called a guy at the Shure tech department and he said, they wouldn't repair cable damages. There are no replacement parts available or whatever...
he offered to "replace" it with a SE420 für 135Euro + shipping though.
Sounds about right. How much are the SE420's going for there?
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post #5 of 8
11/13/09 at 2:46pm
Seriously, other than SE530, the price-performance of other Shure IEMs are not great at all.

I auditioned both Shure SE210 (costs SGD$240) and Nuforce NE-7M (SGD$89, or SGD$69 for NE6 without microphone) before, and the cheaper NE-7M got my nod.
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post #6 of 8
11/15/09 at 6:00pm
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Did you audition the 420's as well? Some guy on amazon said that they're pretty close to the SE530.
Would the Klipsch ones be an option for me?
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post #7 of 8
11/15/09 at 7:04pm
Frankly, I don't think the E4 are worth repairing for $109+shipping costs. From memory (I haven't had them for a while) the Klipsch S4 will sound a little better for less dough.
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post #8 of 8
11/16/09 at 7:35pm
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I just ordered the RE0's. From what I heard, they'll be very close to the E4. And for 61 Euro shipped, there's not much competition
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