Shure E4c -> E500

[smsmasters]

I got my E500s this morning. They ROCK!

I have now found my perfect earphone.

 

[shiezan]

how do they sound compared to the e4's?
im gonna jump from an e4 to e500 pretty soon.
do they sound more like cans with a bigger soundstage?

 

[vo328]

smsmasters... that's great news! Glad you love 'em! Are you planning on incorporating an amp into your rig?

 

[antonyfirst]

That's a fantastic upgrade. Glad you have bought them

 

[smsmasters]

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Originally Posted by vo328 /img/forum/go_quote.gif smsmasters... that's great news! Glad you love 'em! Are you planning on incorporating an amp into your rig?

Well not yet, they sound decent to me straight from my ipods.

 

[smsmasters]

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Originally Posted by shiezan /img/forum/go_quote.gif how do they sound compared to the e4's? im gonna jump from an e4 to e500 pretty soon. do they sound more like cans with a bigger soundstage?

I would describe the E500 as airy. It's like there is a big cloud of air around my head and I can pinpoint practically every single nuance in the song, if that makes sense. It's like the sound is coming from 1 metre away from my head in some songs.

(Can we have a Shure E500 smilie please?)

The E500s tight, deep bass adds an incredible layer to everything. It just sounds fuller. To me, the E500 is very similar sounding to an E4c but with more apparent bass that I can hear on every song and more nuances are apparent.

I spent 2 hours last night listening to music and I was just amazed to hear little minute details that I never heard before. A drum beat on the E4c is a "thump" but on the E500 it is a "THUMPPPP".

There is so much energy going on in your head when you listen to these.

I would say if you are looking to upgrade, get the Shure E4c at least, it does a very very good job.

So all in all,

E2c = not sure, never listened to these

E3c = E4c - bass - upper frequencies - less detail
E4c = E500 - bass - less detail + bigger soundstage
E500 = E4c + bass + more detail + biggest soundstage

Thanks for reading this short amateurish review

 

[Spyro]

Yea, I am really digging my E530's after a couple weeks. I am honestly not sure of any change I could even suggest to improve the sound I would want. There is plenty of detail and any more high-end detail might make these a little more fatiguing or siblant. I'm sure Shure knew exactly what they were doing when they were deciding how much detail do we want to present. It's perfect.

I'm not sure if it's more detail than E4 but it is certainly a larger, more dynamic sound in every regard. Like comparing a great set of bookshelf speakers to great floor standing speakers with similar sound signatures.

 

[shiezan]

Oh I see,
I already had my e4g for a long time, and I wanna upgrade because my sennheisers spoiled me with bass, and I always heard that the e500s have great bass.
I'm probably gonna buy one real soon and sell my e4gs.