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I am looking for a new brand earphones, and I heard a lot of those Shure series models.
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Don't forget about Etymotic, Westone, and Ultimate Ears.
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What I know are E4c, E4G, e2c and e3c.
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There is also the newer E500.
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I am want to hear any positive or negative about those earphones.
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I have only owned the E4C, so I will comment on that one. I had it for several months before selling it, and I really liked it. The sound is very laid back and easy on the ears, a slightly forward lower midrange. That, combined with a roll-off in the upper midrange gives the E4 a very smooth sound with no grain or harshness whatsoever. The only problem with this is that vocals and certain types of instruments are rendered rather dull and lifeless, especially female vocals and string instruments. The word that is commonly used to describe this is "dark". Muffled would also be a good way to describe it. Eventually, this began to bother me so much that I had to upgrade.
They are fairly small and don't fit very deeply into the ear canal. The cable goes over the ear and I found the whole setup to be very comfortable.
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You guys are also welcome to add some other else earphone brands.
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My personal favorite right now is the Etymotic ER-4S. It sounds very different from any Shure IEM. The upper midrange is far more prominent and the lower mids are flatter (more neutral). Some people find them harsh-sounding, most people don't. Some people complain that there is a lack of bass; while this is not technically true, because of the way a lot of music is mixed, it may sound like it for some. The frequency response of the IEM is flat down the line from 1kHz to 20hz. The overall sound is very neutral, like a studio monitor. The only way to know if the bass is to your liking is to try them yourself.
They are very small but some people don't like the fact that they fit into the ear canal itself, rather than sitting in the cradle of your ear. They also have a high impedance, so some opt to get the lower impedance ER-4P instead.
I have also used the Ultimate Ear super.fi 5 pro. At first I thought they were great, but ultimately their weaknesses became too much for me to bear. They are very bassy, and the large amount of bass relative to the midrange caused me to keep the volume lower than I normally would otherwise. There is a deep suckout in the upper midrange that dampens vocals and makes them sound like there is a blanket on them. They are extremely large; myself and many, many others find them to be unbearaby uncomfortable. Nevertheless, some people adore them. I wouldn't recommend them for the type of music you listen to though.
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What I am listen to mostly are rock, jazz, Modern Finger-style Guitar and piano (Final Fantasy piano collection for example), so if you guys have any recommendation which earphones that suit best for those genres I am listening, especially for rock and modern finger style guitar, it would be really awesome.
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If you're listening to rock and jazz, that alone is enough for me to recommend the ER4 over the others; the dark midranges of other universal IEMs will leave you wanting something with more energy.
There is also the Westone UM2 and UE Triple.fi 10 pro. I have not heard either of them, but a most people describe them as being very bassy and dark, especially the 10 pro.
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