[swedeinlondon]

Hi,
 
I have a pair of Shure SE420 and have really liked them, although I've seen the reviews are quite harsh against them. A couple of weeks ago the headphones went in a pair of shorts in the wash... unfortunately one of the monitors starting cracking a lot afterwards so I started looking around for a new pair. 
 
I'm happy to venture out into other brands (had a pair of Shure E3c before). However, I've tried etymotic (hf3) and a pair of ultimate ears (same price range). Both had reasonable output but the noise isolation was not even close to the Shure headphone. I use the medium black foamy tips. 
 
So I think I'm looking for headphones with similar fit or even better where I can use the same foam tips from Shure. 
 
I've seen great reviews for the Sennheiser I8, are these compatible with the shure tips?
 
Any tips are appreciated!

 

[TCD1975]

One word ... Westone!

 

[lucozade]

Shure tips have too narrow inner tubes to fit on the ie8 

 

[AndyT87]

i am using shure tips on my ie8. they fit on easily with no modification. the tips were taken from an old pair of se102 that I had lying around.

 

[TCD1975]

The IE8s are quite comfortable, once you find the right sleeves and fit, but the Westone UM3x is much more comfortable and isolates a lot better.
 
I'm not sure how AndyT87 manages to get his Shure sleeves on to the IE8s without any modification - the nozzles are completely different sizes..

 

[Marcus_C]

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i am using shure tips on my ie8. they fit on easily with no modification. the tips were taken from an old pair of se102 that I had lying around.

 
Quite possibly you are but the se420 tips will not fit, there are two sizes of shure tips, one isn't really used any more.

 

[joesuburb]

I owned Shure's for years. I finally gave up because I managed to keep destroying them. The tiny nozzle permits more, "meat" of tip in your ear. I don't have small ears and still miss that, but not worth going back for me.

I've owned 2 pairs of IE8s. I bought the 1st pair after destroying my Shure's on a business trip. I hated them. It never occured to me that I would have fit problems. That is how I found this site.

I tried comply, comply installed backwards, Sony hybrid, modified shure olives and finally fell in love with Monster SuperTips.

If you like the Shure's I would try to find something with a small nozzle. You could look at Comply's product selector to figure out what products use the same tips as Shure.

On another note, I LOVE both my Monster Gold and Coppers. Plus they include a ton of great tips. I have another post comparing them to the IE8, which I like too. But the Monsters have a nozzle almost as big as the IE8. If you care about fit, I'd run from the IE8. I ultimately found what works for me but it was an obsessive project.

Monsters were really easy to get to fit. But again, probably a small nozzle is for you.

 

[swedeinlondon]

I was afraid that I the IE8s wouldn't be that fit. I'm really after the tight fit so I'd have to look beyond these. Also, not sure whether I can justify stretching the wallet for the UMX3...
 
Thanks for the tips in any case