I paid $130 for this set not more than 2 weeks ago. at first opening the box, i realized i could nearly rappell off a cliff with the length of the cord. it is a ridiculous length. i fit the right buds and popped them in my ears. the fir is incredibly comfortable even with the weight of the cord. i hooked it up to the 6th gen. ipod and nearly died. they sounded like crap!!! no bass at all, treble pierced my brain like a spear. i shuffled all through the most diverse bit rates and styles, still no luck. if you are looking to upgrade these for your ipod, they are def. not worth the money. i then hooked them into my old iriver h320 brick and cranked it up. the sound quality was literally mind numbing. greatest buds ive ever used. sadly i have to use them with the ipod.

overall, the sound output on the ipod cannot due justice to these buds. it is NOT!! worth the money to upgrade for an ipod. you will not enjoy it. i used to use the sony fontopia $30 buds til my last pair died. go with those, they are the best value.
these buds are worth their weight in gold if applied correctly.

The earphone will sound good only when you use the yellow form and push the earphone all the way into your ear. The idea is you need to make sure your ear is completely isolated from the outside world. Otherwise, it will lack of bass and sound very very bad. but once you do it the right way. the sound is very smooth and a lot of detail with reasonable bass. so you really need to make sure you use it the right way. I guess this is the way how it designed.

Uncanny resollution, transparency and clarity. Very compact size. If you have an MP3 player and travel, these phones are ideal for the plane or the office. High end sound whereever you go!

They are pricey, but worth every penny. Have not heard the 5c's, but it hard to imagine they could have superior resolution to these things. I hear the 5's offer more bass, but trust me you don't need more bass, more would only muddy things up.

I bought these because I wanted an upgrade from apple Ear Buds for my IPOD.
My initial purchase was Grado SR-80's, a great phone in their own right, but too bulky for air travel and not able to allow listening without spilling over the sound to neighbors.

Initially, I was looking at the ec-3's, but when I heard the 4's, it was all over. They are a superb product, very compact with very high quality sound. I have been an audiophile for 30 years and own and have owned some of the most famous equipment ever made (LS 3/5a's, Martin Logan Cls's, Aerial 10t's, etc) and I believe these phone measure up in every way. Anyone who is having trouble with the bass needs to use the yellow foam rubber ear plugs to insure a good fit with the ear canal. If you do this the bass is fine and the absolutely superb resolution of this product will shine through

Customer Service

Work flawlessly, never had need to call customer service, so I can not say how responsive the Shure people would be if you had a problem.

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Grado Sr-80's
Apple Ear Buds
Koss Pro 4 AA's

Craftmanship-sound

For the price I paid--none.

Extremely detailed and full bodied. After finding the right fit, sit back and enjoy. It's everything you want in quality and comfort and more.

Customer Service

Have not had to use but 2 year warrantee

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I have a house full

Detail
Good Fit

No Bass!
Tinny, detached sound!

I really am disappointed in the sonic characteristics of these headphones. To say they are biased towards treble would be an understatement, they have almost no bass. Plus, the mids and highs seem tinny and lack any sense of realism. Yes, they are detailed and some may prefer that sound; however, for me, these are not the right fit and they will be going back to Apple tonight or tomorrow. I will try the e5c next. If you are someone that prefers a bright, detailed sound, these would be a good choice. However, if you like a more balanced presentation, I would not recommend these headphones.

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Bang & Olufsen

Sound Quality

Travel case is to small

This review is for those who want to buy the Shure E4c for their Ipod. I’m sure you have already heard this from everyone else review but these are the best In the Ear Headphones I’ve ever owned. The reason I can say that is because I’ve owned or own: Grado 125, Shure E3c, and Sony Fontopia Ear-Bud headphones. Of course my Grados sound the best but have you ever tried using big container headphones at the GYM. If you already own a pair of the Shure E3c and you want to upgrade to the E4c you will be making a wise choice. I noticed when I would set my Ipod’s EQ settings to Base Booster or R&B the bass was good but everything else sounded muffled with my E3c. With the E4c the bass is good and the Mids and Highs are CLEAR as glass. Also…. If you encode your Ipod music less than 256 you might as well buy Radio Shacks $15 headphones because your not going to get the full potential of these headphones. By default Itunes is set to encode at 128, which is ok for most people but once you have tasted good sounding music you will never want to go back. Apple’s support web site will show you how to change the encoding. AND for those of you who think these are not worth $299.00…… YOU’RE RIGHT! Go to PlasmaBAY.com they have them for $189.00

Similar Products Used:

Grado 125 Shure e3c