[xluben]

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Originally Posted by iLounge Shure has introduced its new high-end E500 sound isolating earphones. The E500s feature triple drivers and an innovative “Push-to-Hear” option that lets you alternate between music isolation and the outside world by automatically activating an external microphone and muting the music. The earphones will be available in May for $500. The Push-to-Hear add-on will sell for $60 extra. “What HDTV has done to the experience of watching television, the E500’s Triple Hi-Definition Drivers will do for audio,” says Shure. “Utilizing three miniature speakers—one tweeter and two woofers—the E500 lets you experience precise highs and the richest lows that are true to live performance. Delivered in a tiny in-ear package with a sleek and comfortable new bronze metallic design, these earphones represent the ultimate audio experience at home or on the go.”

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Originally Posted by iLounge @ CES 2006 The high-end headphone specialist has announced E500 ($499), “the new flagship for the award-winning E Series product line.” Like Ultimate Ears’ ultra-premium UE-10 Pro earphones, E500 uses a triple-driver design inside of a “tiny,” over-the-ear “comfortable new bronze metallic” enclosure. One tweeter is paired with two woofers, and external sound isolation is listed as 30-37dB with soft sleeves. A new Push-to-Hear modular accessory is bundled with each E500 headset, allowing users to “alternate between complete immersion in their music or [have] a connection with outside ambient sounds,” “activat[ing] an external microphone and mut[ing] the music.” The accessory will also be sold separately for other Shure headsets for $59. Both will ship in May, 2006.

Looks a little strange to me. I guess 'bronze metallic enclosure' means it is made of metal?

 

[n00b]

...Blurgh.

EDIT: I take it they're not worn over-the-ear?

 

[n1cx]

man those looks pretty ugly

 

[xluben]

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Originally Posted by n00b I take it they're not worn over-the-ear?

I would think they are, that it the same style pic as all the other Shure headphoens:

http://www.shurestore.com/earphones/index.html

Also, it seems that Shure discontinued the grey version of the e3 and e4 (now they only have the white 'c-series' and the black 'g-series')

 

[jonnywolfet]

anyone else reminder of hr gieger?

 

[Primary]

I think those look fantastic.

 

[philodox]

oooh, my grey e4's are collectors items now

 

[steel102]

i wonder if it would be better to go with the custom mold UE-5c or these.

 

[SptsNaz]

once in your ear, I think those would looks pretty damn good. Small, comfortable profile

 

[cheechoz]

I don't mind the way they look, but I hope there is a substantial gain in sound, over the E5c's. What I do not want, is an overly pronounced bass response!

 

[ameyer17]

Unless something else changed, the e3 and e4 should still be available through shure's pro audio distributors. The e3 and e4 haven't been on that site for at least a couple months IIRC

 

[ScubaSteve87]

I think we will have to wait and see how the sound is, but it really doesn't make to much sense to pay 500 for these when you could get the UE5c for 550. But also remeber that 500 is MSRP. MSRP on the E4c is 300, and you can easily get them for 180 or less. Maybe we can expect a similar situation with these phones?

 

[steel102]

perhaps...but even the e5c's go for over $300, so even at let's say $400, would it be worth shelling out the extra $150 for custom molded ue-5c's? we'll have to wait and see.

 

[bangraman]

The biggest thing for me as a commuter would be the push-to-hear technology. The microphone allows me to hear outside noises without removing the phone so it could cure my aversion to in-ears, since the vast majority of the irrittion problems are I think caused by frequent insertion/removal. With push-to-hear I could keep the phones in all through a commute.


I'll definitely be picking one up.

 

[Jahn]

push to hear is smart. when i'm out with my portable rig and someone stops me when I'm dogwalking (usually to ask "is that a fox?") I have to either take off the clips (very annoying) or turn down the volume (fumbling for the AE-1 dial=not fun). If i could just blip something on the can and bingo, that's cool!