[curiousgally]

Hi,
 
I'm about to pull the trigger on Shure SE215. I narrowed down to this after reading through a lot threads here at head-fi. I had used Brainwavz M3 before. They died out, and so looking for something at 100$. I need something that would perform good overall and slightly more detailed (not too much). I dont want the music to bee too analytic or too bassy either.
 
I was planning to order from amazon, seems that they are out of stock. I checked the shure website for authorized sellers. Checked all of them if there would be any holiday deals, didn't find any though. However 'American Music Supply', a authorized seller provides one additional year over the 2 year shure warranty. So 3 years of warranty at no extra cost is kind of tempting after i lost the Brainwavz M3 after just an year.  Anybody has any experience buying from American Music Supply. I would get a 10% discount on amazon if at all they become available.
 
I'm open to other suggestions as well !!!
 
Thanks.

 

[White Lotus]

Whilst they are quite bassy, they are (in my opinion) the best budget IEM on the market.
 
They have high praise, pretty much universally. I think you should go for it.

 

[curiousgally]

Thanks for the reply white lotus, hope they are not too bassy for me. It would be great if somebody can throw light on American music supply.

 

[White Lotus]

I'm assuming you have no way to test them before buying?

 

[curiousgally]

Sadly no. This is one reason I want to buy on amazon, I could return it with no questions asked:-D

 

[zamorin]

I recommend the Vsonic VSD1. It's supposed to have 80% of the SQ of GR07 which is rated higher than the SE215. You can get them here with free shipping:
 
http://www.lendmeurears.com/index.php?cPath=15&sort=2a&page=2
 
or check out these comparison threads:
 
http://www.inearmatters.net/2009/01/list_01.html
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/478568/multi-iem-review-302-iems-compared-1964ears-v6-stage-added-11-12-13-p-806

 

[White Lotus]

"Rated higher"?

I think it ultimately depends on sonic preference.

 

[zamorin]

That's true too but most reviews here rate them higher (I haven't seen that the other way around). Infact I actually wanted to get the SE215 originally before I settled for 'not-that-great' Tpeos H-100 and now the 'great' GR07BE. Anyway personal sonic preference plays the biggest part.