Buzzbait
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Hi all,
You may remember me posting a thread a couple weeks ago, looking for a good pair of earphones. My bad on that post. I thought I was using rebranded Sen MX-500s. I was wrong. I was using Radio Shack 33-1991's. Truly awesome earbuds, but they don't fit my ears.
Anyways, I did pick up some Shure E3C's. I've been evaluating them, but having some problems. The E3C's, played straight from my Ipod Mini, seem lackluster at best. Vocals are a bit anemic. No bass or treble extension. No attack on instruments, no matter what Ipod EQ setting is used. Flat out, the Radio Shacks just sound better on the Ipod.
But.... Playing through the line-out of my Ipod dock, to my Rotel preamp, and with the E3C's hooked to the headphone jack of my Rotel, the sound is absolutely sensational!!!! Everything sounds marvelous, with no EQ needed on the Ipod whatsoever. It is sheer audio heaven to my ears.
So what do I do next? Do I return the E3C's, and look for an earphone that mates better with the Ipod Mini? Or do I seek a portable amp and line out adapter for the Ipod? Please remember that I just shelled out over a hundred bucks for E3C's, so I don't want to go another $200.00 to solve the problem. I could live with a $100.00 fix though.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
You may remember me posting a thread a couple weeks ago, looking for a good pair of earphones. My bad on that post. I thought I was using rebranded Sen MX-500s. I was wrong. I was using Radio Shack 33-1991's. Truly awesome earbuds, but they don't fit my ears.
Anyways, I did pick up some Shure E3C's. I've been evaluating them, but having some problems. The E3C's, played straight from my Ipod Mini, seem lackluster at best. Vocals are a bit anemic. No bass or treble extension. No attack on instruments, no matter what Ipod EQ setting is used. Flat out, the Radio Shacks just sound better on the Ipod.
But.... Playing through the line-out of my Ipod dock, to my Rotel preamp, and with the E3C's hooked to the headphone jack of my Rotel, the sound is absolutely sensational!!!! Everything sounds marvelous, with no EQ needed on the Ipod whatsoever. It is sheer audio heaven to my ears.
So what do I do next? Do I return the E3C's, and look for an earphone that mates better with the Ipod Mini? Or do I seek a portable amp and line out adapter for the Ipod? Please remember that I just shelled out over a hundred bucks for E3C's, so I don't want to go another $200.00 to solve the problem. I could live with a $100.00 fix though.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.