The_Duke_Of_Eli
Headphoneus Supremus
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I just ripped open my E3s today after parting with my kind of muddy E2cs. First thing I loved about these were the gray colour. I hate the white ipod-esque look, and the black has a shorter cord. Bleh. The gray is nice, and the cord is gray to boot. The physical size of these is much smaller then the E2cs, and it feels better when putting it in, and looks less like a hearing aid.
Onto the sound:
(No burn-in)
I ran some test tracks, and I really wondered where the bass was. It was there, but it was weak. If you're a basshead I won't recommend it. I still have to burn these in, but the bass is still lacking. I ran som Stills, RHCP, Matthew Good, Panic! At the disco, and the clarity is much nicer. The bass is missed in some tracks (Animals and Insects by the Stills). That is an amazing track with full-size cans because you feel the vibrations in your head. The one-sized foamies worked well, and they feel better than the hard foam on the E2cs that really bothered me and hurt my ears. These feel much more comfy. The highs are tight, the mids are fine, but of course the bass and low-end is not missing, but definately not as prominant. It would've cost me double what I paid for me E3s to get the E4cs. I tried the E4gs, and the bass response is noticeably different. But it still doesn't justify the extra 100$. As I burn these in I will leave more impressions, but I still don't expect anything else from the low-end.
Onto the sound:
(No burn-in)
I ran some test tracks, and I really wondered where the bass was. It was there, but it was weak. If you're a basshead I won't recommend it. I still have to burn these in, but the bass is still lacking. I ran som Stills, RHCP, Matthew Good, Panic! At the disco, and the clarity is much nicer. The bass is missed in some tracks (Animals and Insects by the Stills). That is an amazing track with full-size cans because you feel the vibrations in your head. The one-sized foamies worked well, and they feel better than the hard foam on the E2cs that really bothered me and hurt my ears. These feel much more comfy. The highs are tight, the mids are fine, but of course the bass and low-end is not missing, but definately not as prominant. It would've cost me double what I paid for me E3s to get the E4cs. I tried the E4gs, and the bass response is noticeably different. But it still doesn't justify the extra 100$. As I burn these in I will leave more impressions, but I still don't expect anything else from the low-end.