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DiscountDelight - Shure E5c Sound Isolating Earphones
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List Price: $624.99
Our Price: $372.98
Your Save: $ 252.01 ( 40% )
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Manufacturer: Shure Incorporated
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Shure
EAN: 0042406117791
Feature: Sound Isolating in-ear design - Hear only what you want to hear
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Label: Shure Incorporated
Manufacturer: Shure Incorporated
Model: E5C
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Shure Incorporated
Studio: Shure Incorporated
Warranty: 2 years warranty
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Features
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Sound Isolating in-ear design - Hear only what you want to hear
Portable and lightweight design - weighing 1.1 ounce
Personal fit kit to contour to your ear size
Dual high-energy micro in-ear speakers
In-Line Crossover to enhance a studio quality listening experience
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: WOW
Comment: If you have the means, I would highly recommend these. I was blown away by the sound. They take a little getting used to in your ears, but it's worth it. I'm a nut for high quality audio.
These won't disappoint. If your using an MP3 player,which you probably are, you do want to record your files at 192k or better. Enjoy....
Customer Rating:
Summary: A few VERY IMPORTANT points:
Comment: Instead of gushing prosaic over how great these earphones are, I would instead like to point out a few important points.
1) You will have probably noticed that there is a very great discreptancy between reviews. Some reviewers say that these earphones sound very full with rich bass, while others claim that they are very bright and tinny. The reason for this is that these earphones rely on getting a good seal with your ear canal. One of the symptoms of having a bad seal is a very steep drop-off in bass. If they sound tinny, lean, lacking in bass, thin, metallic, etc., then it is virtually guaranteed that you do not have a good seal. In reality, these earphones do tend to favor the bass quite a bit, and have a rather soft treble.
2) The amount of sound isolation does not always equal the quality of the seal that you get. It is possible to have them in such a position where they isolate quite well, but they will still sound tinny. This is, once again, because they're not inserted correctly.
3) A good way to insert any in-ear canalphone is to pull back and outwards on your ear to open up the ear canal, then insert the earphone as deep as it will go. This can sometimes build up pressure inside your ears, and moving the canalphone to one side to temporarily break the seal and release the excess air pressure is a good idea. Once again, the sound should be warm and bassy, not thin and metallic.
4) These are high fidelity earphones. That means that feeding them 128k mp3's is not a good idea, since they will faithfully report how bad your files are. They really are at their best with lossless music, but 224k mp3's and above are a good space-saving compromise. Just don't drop below 192k. They will also show you how well or how poorly your music is recorded. A lot of modern music uses dynamic range compression in order to - theoretically, anyway - sound better on the radio. Instead, it ends up sounding much worse on high-quality equipment. With the E5c, you're at the entry point into actual hi-fi, and you will hear dynamic compression if it's there.
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So, are these earphones worth it?
Yes, but with the impending release of the Shure E500, audiophiles will have another earphone to call top-of-the-line. The good news is that the price on the E5c should plummet when the E500 is released.
The E5c has a very warm sound which stresses the bass considerably, but remains clear and well articulated throughout the rest of the frequency spectrum. This is a very good earphone for popular music and rock. It does give up points in clarity next to the Shure E4c and Etymotic Research ER-4S, but it sounds fuller and richer than either.
An alternative to the E5c is the Westone UM2. It is a similar design with two drivers, but it has a more comfortable fit due to a different enclosure shape, and it is a bit clearer in the treble, though a bit harsher.
For the record, I've owned the E5c, E4c, Etymotic Research ER-4P and 4S, Westone UM2, and now the custom-molded Westone ES2. With every canalphone, the quality of your seal is paramount. If this is your first canalphone, then don't expect to get a good seal on your first try without being shown the proper procedure. Live with it for about a week, and eventually you will get it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Shure E5 Fault
Comment: I have used this for nearly two years and have found the sound good. However, the cables oxidse within two years quite badly. On checking with a Shure agent, they claimed that Shure said that this happens all the time and Shure will not do an exchange.
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Summary: Oh yeahhh
Comment: Hey I'm a big fan of Shure gear ever since my first set of E2C's I had for a year that survived a 9 month deployment in Iraq and 8,000 miles on my Ninja. So when they became unserviceable last month I looked into getting a new set. I decided on the E5C's and I am blown away, literally! The construction is much better that the E2C's in that they are flush with your ear whereas the 2C's stick out considerably. They also have a formable plastic sleeve on the upper part of the headphones that mold to fit the contour behind your ear that fits snugly and the headset does not become loose easily, a problem with the E2C's. The sound difference betwen these two models is considerable. The 5's have a deep, rich bass with a full sound... You won't be dissapointed. I tried them with the triple flanges but that didn't do the trick and then put on the regular plastic sleeves and BAM!!! Gea!!
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Summary: Not worth the hype
Comment: These phones came into my hands for about a half yeara now. I am not satisfied with them. They do provide ample bass that are mostly overdone and boomy (not that accurate in terms of the original recording), and are more appropriate to listen to heavy rock music or for use in live performance as monitors. Personally I would not take Shure's claim of "high energy drivers" as something special about these earphones. You should realize that afterall, these are just derived from hearing aids, and it is pointless to fuzz over how many drivers they have in the unit. All that matter is how they are tuned to sound in the factory. Because music these days are bass heavy, and are usually played in crappy, low quality systems that exaggerage the lower frequencies, people are often fooled into thinking anything short of that bass response is bad. So, these phones are just tuned to match the popular hype about bass. If you take a frequency response curve of these phones, you will find they have a hump in the low frequencies and the midrange, which make them sound "forward" and "energetic".
All said, the sound was okay in comparison to good speaker systems and is way better than the normal earbuds that provide very low accuracy. Becaus of its in-ear design most details are present.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Shure E5c Sound Isolating Earphones - The E5c is the top-of-the-line model of this prestigious series, offering the richest possible listening experience. Dual high energy micro-speakers capture the high- and low-frequencies, while an in-line electronic crossover separates these outputs. You can hear your music like never before, where subtle details are brought forward for a lush, complete stereo listening experience. Input Connector - 3.5 mm (1/8) gold-plated stereo plug Includes case Shure 2-Year limited warranty
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