djalberthiphop
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hello there fellow head-fiers!!
I have been using the Altec Lansing UHP 336 (which are rebrands of the UE sf3’s) for 2,5 years now, and have been mostly satisfied with them. I have used many many phones in the past, and those were the ones that stuck with me for so long. I just loved these little armatures, and found that they performed amazingly with Hip-Hop, which is the only music genre I listen to (at least for me they sound great). i am not a basshead, i love it of course, but i really hate earphones with overpowering bass. i prefer a balanced sound, with good enough bass, and mids and highs, and these phones were great for me. (unamped, unEQed, just really good)
Well it happened that on the right earpiece, the cable broke, from inside the driver, so unfortunately, no replacement cable will work.. : ( all the local stores who could be able to take care of such a detailed “operation”, they all declared they could not cope with something like this, and that the cables are really small to re-attach or glue, so nobody would take that responsibility.
As a result, I find myself without in-ears for almost a week now, and I use some peanutz form Maxell that I bought for 5 euros, just to use at the gym until I decide on my next pair.
I could easily buy those again, but after reading a looot of reviews, mostly here, and checked some online, and domestic pricing, I found other earphones that could be good for me in the market (always talking at a below 100 euros price range).
Examples: Shure SE 215, Etymotic mc3/5, Ultimate ears UE600. Those are actually the ones that I checked in depth, and I think these options are among the best for the money.
It turns out that I am able to get a pretty good deal on the 215’s at a local store, and besides the fact that I hate the ridiculously (for my taste and need) long cable, I am attracted by the fact that these too have detachable cables, (which to tell you the truth, is why I don’t think I’d buy the ue600’s or the ety’s because I like having the option of changing a cable if something unpleasant happens), also that I have 2 years of warranty (the best selling point of Shures), and it also isolates really well (the sf3's do well on that too).
These are basically the reasons I am turning toward these phones, and I think I am decided.
Since there are fairly plenty reviews on the Shure se 215, I wouldn’t want this thread to turn out as another review or general comparison.
My question for opening this thread is for people who had the change to experience both the Ultimate Ears Super.Fi 3 studio’s and the relatively new Shure SE 215’s:
Should I go for the new Shures or buy another pair of sf3’s (which i was completely satisfied with)?
Are the 215’s noticeably better/worse than the ue’s?
Anyone able to compare those? and hopefully aimed to Hip Hop sounds?
That’d help a lot! Thanks guys!!
I have been using the Altec Lansing UHP 336 (which are rebrands of the UE sf3’s) for 2,5 years now, and have been mostly satisfied with them. I have used many many phones in the past, and those were the ones that stuck with me for so long. I just loved these little armatures, and found that they performed amazingly with Hip-Hop, which is the only music genre I listen to (at least for me they sound great). i am not a basshead, i love it of course, but i really hate earphones with overpowering bass. i prefer a balanced sound, with good enough bass, and mids and highs, and these phones were great for me. (unamped, unEQed, just really good)
Well it happened that on the right earpiece, the cable broke, from inside the driver, so unfortunately, no replacement cable will work.. : ( all the local stores who could be able to take care of such a detailed “operation”, they all declared they could not cope with something like this, and that the cables are really small to re-attach or glue, so nobody would take that responsibility.
As a result, I find myself without in-ears for almost a week now, and I use some peanutz form Maxell that I bought for 5 euros, just to use at the gym until I decide on my next pair.
I could easily buy those again, but after reading a looot of reviews, mostly here, and checked some online, and domestic pricing, I found other earphones that could be good for me in the market (always talking at a below 100 euros price range).
Examples: Shure SE 215, Etymotic mc3/5, Ultimate ears UE600. Those are actually the ones that I checked in depth, and I think these options are among the best for the money.
It turns out that I am able to get a pretty good deal on the 215’s at a local store, and besides the fact that I hate the ridiculously (for my taste and need) long cable, I am attracted by the fact that these too have detachable cables, (which to tell you the truth, is why I don’t think I’d buy the ue600’s or the ety’s because I like having the option of changing a cable if something unpleasant happens), also that I have 2 years of warranty (the best selling point of Shures), and it also isolates really well (the sf3's do well on that too).
These are basically the reasons I am turning toward these phones, and I think I am decided.
Since there are fairly plenty reviews on the Shure se 215, I wouldn’t want this thread to turn out as another review or general comparison.
My question for opening this thread is for people who had the change to experience both the Ultimate Ears Super.Fi 3 studio’s and the relatively new Shure SE 215’s:
Should I go for the new Shures or buy another pair of sf3’s (which i was completely satisfied with)?
Are the 215’s noticeably better/worse than the ue’s?
Anyone able to compare those? and hopefully aimed to Hip Hop sounds?
That’d help a lot! Thanks guys!!