Shure E4c or Ultimate Ears super.fi 5pro?

Any of u guys have experinces with these?

 

Only with the E4's, though the super.fi5's were also an option, I went for the Shure since I trust the warranty up here(They've been amazing, my E3c's had broke twice on me - once was my fault, I know that) and its been nothing but joy.

 

I have E4c. It's sound just perfect in all frequencies. Everything sound so real. Here is how I rated:
1) Shure
2) Bose
3) Sony

One recommendation, E5 series will give you even bigger bass, if you feel like you need extra power from it. It will cost about $5XX, too expensive. Ether E4 or E5, you can buy it from ebay with even lower price.

 

yea im hoping to get e5's for 200, but if i cant, im just going to stick with some e4s, though ive heard good stuff about the super.fi 5pros which seem to be alot cheaper too

 

i have the super 5 pros..great bass and hopefully the new revision with thicker cables fixed their cracking issues..i've had mine replaced three times and the left earphone housing cracked again..im using them now..taped up -_- but shure e4's ftw (less bass than the super fi's but better quality)

my e3s which i literally toss around are perfectly fine after 4 years of abuse..i really don't get it

 

I had both. Now I only have the e4's b/c I sold the sf5pro's. It depends on what you like, really. The e4's have better detail and better sound quality, but are a little light on the low end. If you have an mp3 players with a decent bass boost, I think they are awesome. The 5pro's are pretty good, have a good amount of bass without being muddy, but are a bit lacking in high end and in detail.

 

im a bit of an audio noob, but can you describe exactly these highs and lows/ midrange?

 

Also look at Westone and Etymotic.

I have the ES2s, which are a slightly different version of the UM2s (which is more equivalent to the SFi5 and the E4C).

There are tons of good options in the $300 range.

 

i tried ety's and i didnt like the feel =/

 

the super fi's sound better

but the shures (which i decided to go with) have a little worse sound quality and are alot more comfortable, can take more abuse and have a great warranty

 

highs=treble= cymbals, high pitched guitar and vocals, etc;
mids - most of the vocals and a lot of the guitar, especially rock guitar
lows=bass - especially the bass drum and the bass guitar; the low sounds that rattle your eardrum and kick you in the butt

Treble is the hardest part of the music to replicate accurately (the diaphragm must move extremely quickly), and the headphones that can do this well are usually able to convey the little intricacies of the music that most headphones leave out.

What didn't you like about the feel of the ety's? Canalphones take a bit of getting used to because you are sticking something farther in your ear than you are used to. However, in my experience, ety's are more uncomfortable than most canalphones. Others might be better, or you might be better off sticking with semi-canalphones like the sony ex71's (or whatever they are up to nowadays).

 

I've only listened to the SF5Pro when it comes to in-canal phones, but I've been thrilled. I don't listen to much electronic or really heavy base, but for natural acoustics these things are great. They handle very detailed bass from the likes of Edgar Meyer wonderfully, and anything from Bela Fleck's banjo to Tori Amos' guitar to Thom Yorke's voice are reproduced with excellent detail. The accuracy is incredible, they blow away my Sennheiser HD580's, and definitely have their advantages over even my old B&W CM based stereo.

I'm guessing you can't really go wrong with any of them, but let me say, unless you're REALLY into bass, don't worry about getting the versions with more bass output. It's really not necessary with well balanced music.

 

ive had a pair of e3c's so i like the feel/design of the shures and the super.fi's