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Originally posted by redshifter
i have not tried the shure canalphones.
click here, scroll down about 50% and you'll see a couple good modifications for the er6. |
Thanks for the link. I had subscribed to this thread and got the notification for your reply in my inbox. I've linked your mod in my French page about the er6.
Don't try the e2c. Unless you REALLY have nothing better to do, but I think you're married...?
The sound is colored and there's too much bass. They're very far from being flat. With my SlimX, I always have to use the Jazz EQ preset to get a decent sound, whatever recording I'm listening to. Those of you who own a iRiver player know what I mean by the Jazz preset: it's the only preset we never use with any other headphones, cause it's cutting off the bass too much. But it's all compared to the er6. The e2c still sounds MUCH better than any other headphones of same or less price.
The e2c's cord is too big and heavy (actually, IMO, everything about the e2c is too big and heavy). And don't be fooled by its appearence, the er6's cord is as tough as the e2c's. It's not about the size of the cord, it's all about the material and craftsmanship INSIDE the cord.
Also, the e2c tends to make a pressure on a particular cartilage of the
concha, and it's kind of uncomfortable.
Another thing I don't like is that you MUST (not to mention I wear glasses) pass the cord around your ears (the phone is designed for this), and then either wear it in the back or not it doesn't matter. Once that cord is passed around your ears, in order to keep it in that position, you have to slide the little tube (see red circle in the image attached if it worked) as high as possible to tighten up the left and right cables, and again, it's uncomfortable. You feel like you're about to be hanged, especially if you wear the cord in the front. I hate the cord in the back (like Shure recommends): you can't sit, you can't lean; it's always pulling on the cord!
The isolation is excellent, no complaint.
Don't bother with the e2c, and I don't understand why it got the same rating as the er6 on Headroom. It must be the price difference.