[Vladimir1970]

 
I liked the se215 so much I just bought the 535s. What they have in common is really remarkable beside the shell case size and the behind the ear cable. If you like the way they fit or tolerate it until they feel natural. At first, most people are annoyed by the stiffness of the cable and fitting the earphones takes some trial and error. If you can get past that and find the right tips you'll enjoy the forward midrange. This isn't to say the 215s don't have bass or treble they do. The monitor quality is what brought Shure no small amount of attention. The 535s add a large portion of clarity, better defined bass and some nice top end sparkle. In general the 535s are true monitors while the 215s are tuned for consumer audio preferences, otherwise know as "fun" or "musical".
 
I plan on getting some aftermarket cables primarily for a more flexible ear wrap and possibly some Sensaphonic sleeves that I can wear with both. As shown here http://www.sensaphonics.com/for-shure-earphones
 
edit. I still have the se310s. Those are the ones with the fixed cable. I often use the 310s with the cable down (right iem in left ear etc) this isn't possible with either of the others; se215 or 535. The 310s have been used frequently over the 5 years that I've had them. They have been durable but don't come anywhere close in performance or quality to the se215s. The isolation (noise blocking) on the three above is the only attribute they all have in common.

Thank you for the detailed and detailed response!

 

[Vladimir1970]

ri_toast : Thank you for the detailed and detailed response !

 

[Vladimir1970]

Yes I would be surprised if you don't like them.

Once again, thank you for your support and guidance ! 
I bought them today, the sound is really awesome and very detailed ! 
 

 

 

 

[sardar17]

just can't believe these are still selling for >100$

 

[gtcharlie]

I've heard on other sites that the Logitech UE 900 mic cable works very well with the 215s... Can anyone vouch for that cable here?

Yes.  I can verify that.  Been using the Logitech cable for about a year and has held up very well with my 215's.

 

[ri_toast]

  Once again, thank you for your support and guidance ! 
I bought them today, the sound is really awesome and very detailed ! 

 
I see you like the olives, here's another to try
Etymotic hf5 foams (the flanges didn't work for me)
So far this has been the best for me. They are very much like the Shure yellow foams, which as far as I know, don't come with the SE215s

 

[Vladimir1970]

I see you like the olives, here's another to try
Etymotic hf5 foams (the flanges didn't work for me)
So far this has been the best for me. They are very much like the Shure yellow foams, which as far as I know, don't come with the SE215s

Thank you for your advice !
And that yellow foam packing better than usual from the kit ?

 

[Vladimir1970]

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I see you like the olives, here's another to try
Etymotic hf5 foams (the flanges didn't work for me)
So far this has been the best for me. They are very much like the Shure yellow foams, which as far as I know, don't come with the SE215s
 
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Do I understand correctly that the yellow better than the foam packing from the kit ?
Yellow Foam Sleeves For SE model earphones : http://www.shure.com/americas/products/accessories/earphones-headphones/earphone-headphone-sleeves

 

[ri_toast]

  Do I understand correctly that the yellow better than the foam packing from the kit ?
Yellow Foam Sleeves For SE model earphones : http://www.shure.com/americas/products/accessories/earphones-headphones/earphone-headphone-sleeves

I haven't tried Shures yellow foams. I had the etymotic HF5 tips, black foam shown here.

 

[saxon48]

Yes.  I can verify that.  Been using the Logitech cable for about a year and has held up very well with my 215's.

 

Excellent. Mine should be arriving Friday then. Can't wait!

 

[Vladimir1970]

I haven't tried Shures yellow foams. I had the etymotic HF5 tips, black foam shown here.

Yeah, I realized !

 

[Vladimir1970]

Another question: can someone tell me whether the cable affects the sound, if so be advised if there is such a cable from a real improvement in sound quality?!

 

[ri_toast]

I just picked this up, occ silver plate, just slightly shorter than the stock cable. No perceptible difference in sound however a great deal more comfortable without the memory wire.
It is much smaller than it appears in the photo.
Along with the cable I also bought a 64gb micro sd card, much more room to store flac on the phone (better quality audio) I also picked up the neutron app for android (parametric eq) which is a major step up.
 
So yes, the cable affects the quality if it's unplugged......hehe
 
there is a thread about removing the memory wire somewhere around here. Looked risky but has advantages.
You will receive many opinions about the worth of a cable. In my opinion source>files>tips before cables. These will have more effect. the cable pictured was pretty cheap on ebay, around 70 usd
 
 

 

[GreatDane]

I just bought a pair of 215's to use as my sleep IEM. I was using Westone 3 that I traded for my free Monster Turbine Pro Copper ( I regret that, Copper's sounded better)...but anyway, the W3 cable fell apart. RIP.  I really like the cable with the 215, even the memory wire works great for me.  The 215 looks like a more expensive IEM. I have the clear version.
 
Sound wise, they are not too impressive but I'm comparing them to my favorite IEM, the Ortofon e-Q7. My Ety ER-4P has a bad left driver that needs to go back to Ety so I can't compare.
 
Compared to my e-Q7, the 215 bass is close in quantity but falls short on quality. There seems to be a problem in the lower treble, 5K to 10K. It seems like a "hole" somewhere around there compared to e-Q7. Also mids and treble detail is easily better with e-Q7. But this isn't really a fair comparison being the Ortofon is a BA and Shure is a dynamic driver.
 
I tried the yellow Shure foam and big black Ety foam. Both didn't give me enough isolation and bass was lacking. I settled on the grey Olives (I think they're called). 
 
Overall, they're worth $100 to me. They look great and sound fine for my low-level listening of Classical music late at night.

 

[MachBot]

Don't they sound veiled to you?

The bass is kind of muddy too. That was when I still have my W3.

I preferred Westone's braided cable over the Shure cable, Westone's cable is more flexible.