The is an old thread but thought I would update. My right earpiece started to cut-out intermittently and I noticed that the wires going to the ear-buds were tarnishing to blue (I have the clear model). So, I filled-out the return form and sent them in. Shure sent me a new pair. These sound a...

Quote: Everything is flat - I changed the iTunes EQ to "Rock" for some songs and it evened things out a bit. I just don't want to make a fuss to Shure and then look like an idiot when they say: "These are fine." Maybe I'm just used to the E4Cs.    

I think I've realized what the problem is... whatever frequency things like guitars usually are on are overwhelmed by the ting, slap, smack, pop of cymbals, snares, and hi hat. So, I keep turning up the volume to hear guitar and such and those other frequencies become too much to bear. So, they...

Quote: That is too long... the E4Cs sounded awesome right from the start.

Quote: I got them directly from Shure when I sent my E4Cs in.... had those for 5-6 years.    

Quote: It doesn't sound like music, it just sounds like a bunch of disconnected sounds but somehow blurred together on a very small and narrow sound-stage. To me that sounds bad. I can't actually hear anything in the music unless I really try.

I really need some opinions from anyone who has or who knows anything about these earphones because I am seriously thinking about sending them back.

Quote: I'm thinking about returning them and asking for the SCL4s. After reading every review I could find I figured these would be a step up from that but not sure what to think now.   Like you said it seems like the mids are up front and right in the middle with everything else...

I received my se425s after sending my 6 year old E4Cs into Shure... Awesome CS, BTW. The sound on the SCL4 seems to be better overall. The se425s completely fall apart on cymbals and snares - most of the time you can barely hear cymbals. When you can they sound like fingers-on-a-chalkboard. I'm...