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Actually, the SE215 has had a lot of problems with build quality.. I have a pair myself and experience no sound from the right ear from time to time, it's got to do with the cable connection and its feeble construction. OP get a new pair and hope for the best or try to fix it yourself with a small pair of pliers or similar.

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Originally Posted by fishymamba 

The Shures were in their case on my table for most of the time, so they had some kind of defect for sure. 

Hmm, if that's the case, you should totally return them and get a new pair.

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Originally Posted by feNcheL 

Actually, the SE215 has had a lot of problems with build quality.. I have a pair myself and experience no sound from the right ear from time to time, it's got to do with the cable connection and its feeble construction. OP get a new pair and hope for the best or try to fix it yourself with a small pair of pliers or similar.

I do believe that was a bad batch as there are people out there that have had theirs since they came out. I treat mine like crap. And by crap i mean day to day abuse and they keep ticking. I am frightened that it could break but if so i will just use the shure warranty.

Does these problems occur with the higher end models (se425/se535)? 

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Originally Posted by nikp 

Does these problems occur with the higher end models (se425/se535)? 

Don't think so - or at least I haven't heard of an endemic issue with them.  I had my SE425 for at least 6 months (used every day when I had them) and never a problem.

There must be an underlying reason for such high failure rate with your headphones/IEMS.

Do you place them near some strong magnets or moisture?

Does your source or amp produce a loud pop sound through the headphone during power on/off or headphone connection/disconnection?

I've used a shure 115 for nearly 2 years now, not much of an issue. The cable near the 3.5 jack was a bit damaged after over a year (an issue I've had with every earphone so far, probably due to the way i keep my player in my pocket), but I just replaced it with a cheap $5 cable and it's fine. Been using them nearly every day too.