[NeObliviscaris]

Hi Guys,

Ive been reading these forums for a while, and I am quite into my audio.

I recently got a pair of Shure E2C's to use with my 5.5g 80gb ipod.

But from seeing everyones rigs you all have amps and stuff like that.

I'd like to improve the sound I am getting, but I am on a budget.

What would you guys suggest?

I don't want to exceed more than about $120 (US Dollars).

Thx

 

[Chris_Himself]

go-vibe v6 with the low gain option.

 

[anadin]

Don't go buying a portable headphone amp and think you are going to magically transform the Shure E2C's into something wonderful.

A headphone amp will do very little to improve the SQ on those earphones.

Only get a amp if you are going to upgrade your cans/earphones from what you have now.

 

[NeObliviscaris]

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Originally Posted by anadin /img/forum/go_quote.gif Don't go buying a portable headphone amp and think you are going to magically transform the Shure E2C's into something wonderful. A headphone amp will do very little to improve the SQ on those earphones. Only get a amp if you are going to upgrade your cans/earphones from what you have now.

what about with Shure E4G's, I have a pair of second hand E4G's as well.

 

[NeObliviscaris]

what abt the microshar?

 

[NeObliviscaris]

smoeone, anyone?

 

[NeObliviscaris]

hmmm

i think il lgo with the pa2v2 for now, nice n cheap with some really good reviews

 

[Chris_Himself]

go buy some higher impedance headphones first, you wont get anything out of something that was meant to be powered by a portable.

2nd, theyll definitely have a subtle hissing coming out of a microshar.

 

[jadalias]

Try upgrading your headphones. I have the E2c's, and I think the Altec Lansing im716's would be a good all around upgrade for you.

http://www.amazon.com/Altec-Lansing-inMotion-iM716-Headphones/dp/B000BKE8QQ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-6293335-7419037?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1186726060&sr=8-1


If you wanted to go all the way, I'd say get some Etymotic ER4-P's.

I still use the E2c's at the gym, since they're so durable. For anything else, I use the Altec Lansings or the Etys.

 

[NeObliviscaris]

no1 seems to like the e2c around here lol!

i wish i knew abt this earlier, the e2cs are just over a week old

so i wnt be upgrading in a while!

 

[EFN]

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Originally Posted by FeedMeTrance /img/forum/go_quote.gif no1 seems to like the e2c around here lol! i wish i knew abt this earlier, the e2cs are just over a week old so i wnt be upgrading in a while!

You got that right. not much love for E2C here, not that I can recall of. But E4 C/G has huge fanbase and if you are going to get yourself an amp, E4 will shine without a doubt

 

[NeObliviscaris]

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Originally Posted by EFN /img/forum/go_quote.gif You got that right. not much love for E2C here, not that I can recall of. But E4 C/G has huge fanbase and if you are going to get yourself an amp, E4 will shine without a doubt

i have fake e4g's lol! they sound nearly as good as the e2c's lol

aww, i shud start the e2c fanbase lol!

 

[pkjames]

the only reason that you need an amp is to drive high impedance cans such as beyer 880 / hd600 typically have 250 ohm impedance. The shures have very low impedance @ 8 ohm, so they could be driven by the ipod easily.