DGarces89
New Head-Fier
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I've been lurking around here for the past month or so, after my Shure E2c's broke (cable problems) and were past warranty. The Nuforce NE-7s caught my attention during that time, and decided to wait it out for the NE-8s, and order once they became available. At the time, both the E2c's and the NE-8's sold for close to $60 on amazon, and my budget was $75 max, nothing over that. The wait was worth it, and my NE-8s finally arrived today.
Straight out of the box, without any burn in at all, I noticed the bass was better than the E2c's, while maintaining good highs and mids. Tool's "Sober" sounded much deeper with the NE-8s than the E2c's. I threw on Caspian's (post-rock band) "Moksha" and "Brombie" and noticed a much wider soundstage instead of more a "closed-in" sound (the best way I can describe it) with the E2c's. These headphones sound AMAZING with post-rock, and are miles better than the Shures when in comes to rock in general, electronica, and trip-hop, although I wish they had a bit more punch in the bass.
I'd highly recommend the NE-8's over the Shure E2c's and even the SE210's (i tried my dad's pair for a bit, just to see), especially for those on a limited budget, or can't justify paying $400 for a pair of IEMs. The only advantage the Shures have is the 2 year warranty (which i needed, as mine broke every 5-6 months, and even worse in winter here in NY).
In case anyone was wondering I compared the two IEMs using an iPod Classic unamped. I know it's worse quality sounding umamped than the 5th gen, but I needed the space of the 160GB.
Straight out of the box, without any burn in at all, I noticed the bass was better than the E2c's, while maintaining good highs and mids. Tool's "Sober" sounded much deeper with the NE-8s than the E2c's. I threw on Caspian's (post-rock band) "Moksha" and "Brombie" and noticed a much wider soundstage instead of more a "closed-in" sound (the best way I can describe it) with the E2c's. These headphones sound AMAZING with post-rock, and are miles better than the Shures when in comes to rock in general, electronica, and trip-hop, although I wish they had a bit more punch in the bass.
I'd highly recommend the NE-8's over the Shure E2c's and even the SE210's (i tried my dad's pair for a bit, just to see), especially for those on a limited budget, or can't justify paying $400 for a pair of IEMs. The only advantage the Shures have is the 2 year warranty (which i needed, as mine broke every 5-6 months, and even worse in winter here in NY).
In case anyone was wondering I compared the two IEMs using an iPod Classic unamped. I know it's worse quality sounding umamped than the 5th gen, but I needed the space of the 160GB.