New Shure SE215 - First Impressions - Page 3

@Jant71 I hope you wrong in this case as the reviews of the 115 never really impressed me. Guess only time and some adventerous SE115 owner who upgrades will be able to answer the question. That and maybe a comment directly from Shure.

One thing is sure though. They won't be able to sound exactly the same since the 115 has such a massive body in comparison to the 215. That's also why I think they will have a different driver as well as I suspect the 115 needed the extra space to house a larger driver.

Maybe the 115 was getting trounced and Shure is upping the ante in the $100 market!
Edited by dweaver - 3/6/11 at 1:46pm

Yep, hope they are not the same. I was gonna give you kudos for being the guinea pig on them given those SE115 reviews. Good luck on them. Guess we'll see soon enough if they are the real deal or pre-sale hype.

OK did a quick search and unless the specs are all just hype here are the differences:

 

SE115

Speaker Type: Dynamic Micro Speaker II

Sensitivity (1mW): 105 dB SPL/mW

Impedance (1kHz): 16ohm

Frequency Range: 22Hz - 17.5kHz

 

SE215

Speaker Type: ??

Sensitivity (1kHz): 116 db SPL/mW

Impedance (1kHz): 27ohm

Frequency Range: 22Hz - 18.5kHz

 

So I don't know what they are calling the micro speaker but the sensitivity, impedance and frequency ranges have all changed so I do think this will be a different driver.

 

And yes I was thinking about the fact I have taken two for the team so speak as I could not find any good reviews of the Denon AHC-560R and now this one LOL. Having said that I do enjoy the 560R a lot so hopefully these will be a winner as well.

 

Also according to Softpedia, "SE215 Sound Isolating Earphone, featuring a newly developed Dynamic MicroDriver".

Edited by dweaver - 3/6/11 at 2:56pm

thanks for taking one for the time dweaver, especially since these just came out, but plz let them fully burn in to give an honest chance

I don't think dweaver needs to be reminded of the effects of burn in,,,he did the whole MTPC burn in thread thing a while back which was actually very interesting. 

 

 

 

yikes, didnt see that MTPC thread, totally my bad

i didn't mean any disrespect, i just wanted to say that i would wait for a review rather than a rushed impression so no pressure

Edited by gduck - 3/6/11 at 7:28pm

LOL Thanks Solidsnake3 and no problem gduck. It never hurts to ask questions :-).

 

What I will do is an initial first impression pre burn-in, mentioning that fact. Then I will burn them in and usually will post a couple times during the burn-in process giving my impression as the IEM changes. This way people will have a bit of an idea of what to expect out of the gate and as the IEM matures. Then I will put together a full review post burn-in.

That sounds great dweaver!

 

As for the burn in comment, I just thought it was sort of funny 

I received these in the mail today and could not be more impressed for the price. I have owned nearly all of the Shure lineup at one time or another and these are certainly the value leader. If you're looking for a pair of earphones under $100, I doubt these can be beat.

 

Pros:

Cost

Sound quality (for the price--across the full range)

Build quality

Plenty of bass (as compared to armature-based equivalents)

 

Cons:

1/8" ending will NOT fit into 1st generation iPhones without an adapter (and you could have trouble inserting the plug all the way into devices with cases)

Cable is unnecessarily long

Flexible ear wraps feel a little odd at first

Comes with a soft case instead of the old hard case

 

Graham Bussell
Minnesota

 

PS. I ordered through Earphone Solutions and am very impressed. Quick arrival and nicely packed.

Edited by gbussell - 7/24/11 at 10:34am

how are the mids compared to westone 4 on these?

Heh, I couldn't resist and placed an order yesterday. For the price, and with free cross border shipping, they seem like a steal. I'll be comparing them with my IE8's, which are also a single dynamic driver design. If they even come to 90% of the performance at a third the price, they'll be a real steal.

 

Reports keep saying that the bass is great, but what about the mids and highs? Are they recessed in comparison?

It'd be interesting to see them compared to the RE-ZERO, ECCI PR401, and SW X-scape in terms of technical sonic quality alone, setting the sound sig preference aside.

 

Placing them at $99 just placed them into the firing range of the Klipsch Custom 3 as well (though those are kinda hard to come across nowadays, I think), and if bass is the strength of the SE215, it'll be interesting to see the Custom 3 and SE215 go head to head with one another IMO