Weird...harshness in the treble and recessed mids, that can't be SE215; it has super smooth, recessed highs and a pretty forward midrange. Maybe there are fakes now...where did you buy them?
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Krisman
Hey guys, I have always found all Shures to have very 'bright' presentations. I am 100% sure they are real, not from eBay etc. From a local company who has had a Shure account for years.
My rating may appear a little mean but I am rating these in isloation, not relative to anything else at any other price point.
I didn't enjoy them much and have found the same with other Shure prodcuts I have owned. I am sensitive to certain higher frequencies and get ear fatigue easily with anything that is too bright. I have the same issue with a lot of Ultrasone products.
Nothing I can do about it
My rating may appear a little mean but I am rating these in isloation, not relative to anything else at any other price point.
I didn't enjoy them much and have found the same with other Shure prodcuts I have owned. I am sensitive to certain higher frequencies and get ear fatigue easily with anything that is too bright. I have the same issue with a lot of Ultrasone products.
Nothing I can do about it
Sorrodje
I know many Ultrasone products and there's nothing common between se215 signature and any Ultrasone I owned or tried. and se215 are definitely smooth & recessed . Shure is known to produce mid centric headphones & IEM .
Everyone's ears are different for sure but from my experience, your review is totally at the opposite of mine.
Everyone's ears are different for sure but from my experience, your review is totally at the opposite of mine.
Krisman
That is the beauty of an open forum...we are all free to express our experiences equally 
JoeDoe
Interesting
Gilly87
That just strikes me as so strange, since its the total opposite of how I hear them; in fact I got the TF10 because I wanted more treble than the SE215 can put out. Are you sure you're getting a proper fit?
Krisman
Totally sure. Not just me but colleagues/friends and fiancee! Used foam tips for everyone. What were you using to drive them? Maybe I just had bad luck combining them with my sources or you are not as sensitive to treble as I am?
Used foam tips for everyone. What were you using to drive them? Maybe I just had bad luck combining them with my sources or you are not as sensitive to treble as I am?
lin0003
Used a variety of sources on mine and I always find myself wanting MORE treble.
Guess we just hear differently or maybe like you said I am not that sensitive to treble.
Guess we just hear differently or maybe like you said I am not that sensitive to treble.
SlimShadyMJ
Damn. To think I was going to get these not 2 months ago. I ended up with JVC frd80 instead and saved 80 bucks on the process. Still, I like the detachable cable. Not something you see often in this price range.
Master Of Coin
@ Krisman!
The problem isnt the Shures, its your haircut!
I dont know bout your backround, but im a musician, producer and dj, and i have owned shures for a long time, both when it comes to microphones, miers and DSPs, and they have nerver let me down, never!
I happen to own two pair of Earphones as well, SE535 and SE846, and they are just blowing the competition right out of the water.
However, i bought a pair of SE 215 for my kid, and the eraphones are just great, the treble is defined even if its a amateurlevel phone, the bass is rich, does not tire, and the buildquality is great, the only gripe i have is that the the cord is way to long, and they did not include a quarter inch adaptor like you get with $10 phones.
I agree with people here, the way you describe it, you must have gotten some other phone, as you seem lost, totally lost.
Ive used the SE215 on MC 6000, Dacmagic Plus, Iphone 5, Ipad Mini, Pioneer 900 / 2000 Nexus, and they really deliver.
So get your bearings straight, just sayin, "dont bash if you dont have the right trash!"
The problem isnt the Shures, its your haircut!
I dont know bout your backround, but im a musician, producer and dj, and i have owned shures for a long time, both when it comes to microphones, miers and DSPs, and they have nerver let me down, never!
I happen to own two pair of Earphones as well, SE535 and SE846, and they are just blowing the competition right out of the water.
However, i bought a pair of SE 215 for my kid, and the eraphones are just great, the treble is defined even if its a amateurlevel phone, the bass is rich, does not tire, and the buildquality is great, the only gripe i have is that the the cord is way to long, and they did not include a quarter inch adaptor like you get with $10 phones.
I agree with people here, the way you describe it, you must have gotten some other phone, as you seem lost, totally lost.
Ive used the SE215 on MC 6000, Dacmagic Plus, Iphone 5, Ipad Mini, Pioneer 900 / 2000 Nexus, and they really deliver.
So get your bearings straight, just sayin, "dont bash if you dont have the right trash!"
Master Of Coin
Dont buy Shure, if your not Sure!, simple as that!
there are way cheaper and worse phones that you can dig into if you dont like shures!
there are way cheaper and worse phones that you can dig into if you dont like shures!
Krisman
@ Master of coin
Thanks for your patronising comments.
I am also a musician, producer and DJ but not sure that makes anybody more qualified to judge over anybody else?
I have many friends who also hate the Shure 215s say I am most definately not alone. I get why people like them but they are just not for me and I personally do not find their signature realistic. Simple as.
Each to their own and as you suggest, if you are not S(h)ure try before you buy!!!!! Golden rule of this time consuming hobby
Thanks for your patronising comments.
I am also a musician, producer and DJ but not sure that makes anybody more qualified to judge over anybody else?
I have many friends who also hate the Shure 215s say I am most definately not alone. I get why people like them but they are just not for me and I personally do not find their signature realistic. Simple as.
Each to their own and as you suggest, if you are not S(h)ure try before you buy!!!!! Golden rule of this time consuming hobby
I've got a pair and although it's not the best IEM in the world, the se215 is pretty good with a warm sig and recesseds highs . Bass and mids are clearly forward although this shure IEM is far from a basshead dream. Warm & smooth overall tone and a kind of old school sound as for example the Koss Porta pro IMO .
Very enjoyable although not very "audiophile". I didn't notice any harshness or recessed mids for sure