Delmeister
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Hello fellow audiophiles. Although I am a regular lurker on these pages, this is my virgin post, so please go easy on me
As a music lover, and also home recording songwriter, I am used to putting cans on my ears. Then someone pointed me towards in-ear thingys, and so my journey began. You know the trip, on the web searching reviews, reading specs, checking forums, who likes what, which ones suck, and so on. As you no doubt can guess, so many differing opinions. The biggest issue around in-ear seemed to be comfort, and therefore not getting the right sound. So I decided to buy myself and the missus a pair of Koss The Plug phones for £7 each on ebay, and used these for a month or two to get the ears used to having something stuck inside them. Nice little phones, okay sound and fine with bass. Pretty clear sound, actually, pretty surprising.
Now, being a bit of a "must have quality" nut, I then looked around at what's on offer, and I sort of came to the conclusion that Shure and Etymotic are the two to consider. Okay, you UE fans and others will no doubt have something to say, but the main reason for looking at Shure and Ety is they have the most consistent reviews and feedback. Other brand supporters can't seem to decide on whether a model has better bass or clarity, go figure.
So I ordered a pair of Shure E4Cs and they arrived today. The wife had them covered in wax in no time, and I have to admit they are really comfortable, although they did sound a bit muddy. I guess this is the "getting used to" thing we need to go through until we get the right fit. The ball and chain has now laid claim to the E4Cs, so I am going to order another set. These E4Cs are top half black/bottom half white, btw. Is that normal? I got them for £50.
I am possibly going to get another set of E4C for myself, or maybey Ety E4. So, now that you have read this far, you can have some input. I have £90 in my paypal account ($180), and I am itching to spend it. What do you recommend? Thanks for reading, and if you do comment, thanks for posting.
www.myspace.com/musoweb

As a music lover, and also home recording songwriter, I am used to putting cans on my ears. Then someone pointed me towards in-ear thingys, and so my journey began. You know the trip, on the web searching reviews, reading specs, checking forums, who likes what, which ones suck, and so on. As you no doubt can guess, so many differing opinions. The biggest issue around in-ear seemed to be comfort, and therefore not getting the right sound. So I decided to buy myself and the missus a pair of Koss The Plug phones for £7 each on ebay, and used these for a month or two to get the ears used to having something stuck inside them. Nice little phones, okay sound and fine with bass. Pretty clear sound, actually, pretty surprising.
Now, being a bit of a "must have quality" nut, I then looked around at what's on offer, and I sort of came to the conclusion that Shure and Etymotic are the two to consider. Okay, you UE fans and others will no doubt have something to say, but the main reason for looking at Shure and Ety is they have the most consistent reviews and feedback. Other brand supporters can't seem to decide on whether a model has better bass or clarity, go figure.
So I ordered a pair of Shure E4Cs and they arrived today. The wife had them covered in wax in no time, and I have to admit they are really comfortable, although they did sound a bit muddy. I guess this is the "getting used to" thing we need to go through until we get the right fit. The ball and chain has now laid claim to the E4Cs, so I am going to order another set. These E4Cs are top half black/bottom half white, btw. Is that normal? I got them for £50.
I am possibly going to get another set of E4C for myself, or maybey Ety E4. So, now that you have read this far, you can have some input. I have £90 in my paypal account ($180), and I am itching to spend it. What do you recommend? Thanks for reading, and if you do comment, thanks for posting.
www.myspace.com/musoweb