saidinstouch
New Head-Fier
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I have read through a large portion of the posts here and been unable to make a final decision. I currently have sony ex51 headphones and decided I want to upgrade them. I am considering the shure e2c, e3c or the etymotic er6. I have a karma and have been told it will drive the er6 so I dont have to spend extra on the er6i. I would mostly be using these for walking to classes and travel on a bus, but they need to work on a treadmill (I drape my karma from a handle so it is motionless) and not have a microphonics issue. From seeing pictures of the er6 and reading reviews I hear the microphonics get very bad and annoying and they also look very easy to break with thin cables. They must be durable because they usually end up in my pockets during classes for quick access after class. However, the er6 are described as having the best clarity which is what I want from my headphones. Given the issues I have read about though I am not leaning to these as much. Now I consider the two shure models which I gather get very different sounds. It seems the e3cs are the ones that are more clear of the two, but I am having a hard time justifying spending $50-$60 more on them over the e2cs if the e2cs will work fine for me. I am by no means an audiophile, but I want these headphones to last and if it is worth getting the e3cs over the e2cs then I will do it.
The people over at riovolution have been helpful in pointing me toward a decision, but no one seems to have direct comparison experience between the two so I figured I could ask here for anyone who has used one, two, or all three of the models I am looking at. I am going to good guys sometime this week to test the two shure models with my karma in hand, but I will be unable to test the er6s because I do not know any stores in the los angeles county area that carry them. Any help, especially form people with er6 experience would be helpful. The er6 seem like they would give the sound I want, but the functionality is just as important and I need comments about microphonics and durability of them.
The people over at riovolution have been helpful in pointing me toward a decision, but no one seems to have direct comparison experience between the two so I figured I could ask here for anyone who has used one, two, or all three of the models I am looking at. I am going to good guys sometime this week to test the two shure models with my karma in hand, but I will be unable to test the er6s because I do not know any stores in the los angeles county area that carry them. Any help, especially form people with er6 experience would be helpful. The er6 seem like they would give the sound I want, but the functionality is just as important and I need comments about microphonics and durability of them.