Broke my Shure E3c's

[ChewToy]

After about a year of love, I broke my Shure E3c's. Someone must have sat on them and snapped the nub from the end of the driver (so now there is nothing to mount the ear plug on). Should I buy another pair? any recommendations as a primary headphone (used for travel / commuting etc)?

 

[bLue_oNioN]

I think the easiest answer would be, if you truly enjoyed the E3s and had no complaints whatsoever, buy another pair and be happy. At the very least you know you're getting something you'll be satisfied with.

The tougher answer I cannot give you as I don't know what your preferences are, but if you're looking for portable/commuting gear I would stay with IEMs. I have tried many of the smaller portables (KSCs and PXs come to mind) but find myself coming back to IEMs again and again because they are so darn versatile (both with music genres, and in the sense that they seem to be able to relax you on the car, the train, the plane, the boat, or whatever mode of transportation that happens to suit your fancy). I'm fairly sure that more than one person here at Head-Fi has found their commute an entirely different experience with a good portable setup.

Hope this post at least gives you a general direction =)

 

[filmmaker2002]

I did a similar thing a few weeks back. I was devastated, but I figured I would try to send them back to see what happened. So I sent them back with their form off the website and low and behold, a week later, I had a fresh box of Shure E3c's. I'm a Shure customer for life now...n

 

[apnk]

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Originally Posted by filmmaker2002 I did a similar thing a few weeks back. I was devastated, but I figured I would try to send them back to see what happened. So I sent them back with their form off the website and low and behold, a week later, I had a fresh box of Shure E3c's. I'm a Shure customer for life now...n

Well if you had them for a year, you have another year of warranty. Jus tdo what Filmaker did send them in.

 

[bLue_oNioN]

In the case that Shure will not replace them due to negligence, there is also if I am not mistaken a small fee you can pay to have your E3s entirely replaced. It is around $50, I think?

 

[apnk]

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Originally Posted by bLue_oNioN In the case that Shure will not replace them due to negligence, there is also if I am not mistaken a small fee you can pay to have your E3s entirely replaced. It is around $50, I think?

Oh i forgot about that. He broke them it was no defect.