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| Shure E3c-n Sound Isolating Earphones (Black) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Shure
Category: CE
List Price: $214.80
Buy New: $112.49
You Save: $102.31 (48%)
New (6) from $112.49
Avg. Customer Rating:  51 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 6.9 x 2.6
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: e3c-n
Model: e3c-n
UPC: 042406136303
EAN: 0042406136303
ASIN: B000E5DLIE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Superior sound quality for your Black ipod Nano or other black MP3 or Sony PSP. | | • | Sound Isolating in-ear design provides exception clarity - you hear only what you want to hear - prevents outside noise from interfering with the music | | • | Studio grade, low mass, high energy micro-speakers employ balanced armature technology for more efficient output and extended high frequencies. | | • | Compatible for use with 1/8 inch (3.5 mm) audio output ports | | • | Form-fitting earpieces that stay securely inside the ear without uncomfortable headbands - includes personal fit kit with alternate sizes, styles. |
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Product Description
Originally developed for professional musicians, the E3c combines WideBand MicroDriver technology with a sound isolating design to deliver rich, detailed sound with improved high end while blocking outside noise - ideal for optimizing your listening experience with portable MP3, DVD, and CD players as well as all other audio sources.The E3c's in ear design works like an earplug to block background noise naturally. This enables you to listen comfortably at lower volumes-even in loud environments. And unlike bulky headphones utilizing active noise cancellation technology, no artifacts are introduced into your listening experience. Sound isolating earphones are also much smaller and don't require batteries.The E3c's speakers are constructed with studio-grade components to produce exceptional audio clarity, delivering detailed highs and enhanced bass that allows you to hear parts of your music you've never heard before.Because every ear is different, E3c Earphones come with a pair of disposable Foam Sleeves, three pairs (small, medium, large) of Flex Sleeves, and three pairs of Soft Flex Sleeves (small, medium, large) toensure the ideal personalized fit.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 46 more reviews...
Needs more bass August 19, 2008
Have had these buds for a couple ears now. The sound is very clear but lacks some bass. Had a chance to try out some e530's, which put these to shame (expected given the price differential).
I had to send back my original pair b/c of a fraying wire. Shure has some unbelievable customer service. They sent me a new pair immediately after receiving my old ones.
 Great set of earphones July 9, 2008
These are my second set of Shure e3's. My first pair lasted over 2 years before I forgot them on an airplane :/
The fit in my ears is great. The sound-isolating properties are key to the performance. I am so very happy with this purchase. The earphones bring a smile to my face when I listen to my music through them.
 Great sound, not so great fit, save your money May 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Okay, so let me preface this review by saying that for the last month I have been doing a significant amount of research in preparation for buying a new pair of headphones. I was looking to get a pair of around ear or on ear headphones, and spend no more than $150. So the headphones I was looking at included the Audio Technica quietpoint noise canceling headphones, Bose triport around ear headphones, Sennheiser noise canceling headphones, and the likes.
I made a trip over to the apple store in order to try out a few of these different pairs. I tried the Bose triport headphones first. Extremely comfortable, very stylish, and fairly decent sound. I next tried the Audio Technica quietpoint headphones. Comfortable as well, terrific sound with noise cancelling on (better than the Bose triport), and also stylish, although they stick out a little farther off your head than the Bose triport do. I also tried the Bose quietcomfort 2 and 3 (although they were out of my price range). These were very comfortable and had great sound, but to tell you the truth, I found little different between the Audio Technica quietpoint and the Bose quietcomfort. The Bose may have been slightly more comfortable, but is that extra comfort worth twice the price of the audio technicas?
Anyways, after trying the various headphones, I asked some of the apples workers if they could tell me anything about the various headphones I was looking at. They knew very little, and weren't too helpful. They actually knew less than I did about the headphones, because I had been reading so many reviews and info about the headphones. However one of the apple workers showed me the Shure earphones that they carried. I had not considered in-ear headphones, and had actually never heard of Shure. This one worker knew a whole lot about the Shure earphones, he owned a pair and absolutely loved them. Another worker came up and said he owned a pair as well and also loved them. So I went home and did a little research on shure, and read a bunch of reviews.
The sounded like great headphones, got decent reviews, and I liked the idea of being able to block out noise with this tiny little earphones. So I went ahead and ordered the SCL3 (same as the E3c). After much anticipation, they arrived in the mail. I opened them up, laid out all the accessories that came in the box. Bag of different sleeves, earphones themselves, and a nice little case. I began by trying out all the different sleeves that it came with. Let me say that the silicon rubber ones are absolutely useless. Although they come in small, medium, and large, and I could not find any of them to fit or even stay in my ear for more than 10 seconds. The black foam ones were slightly better, also came in s, m, and l, but were not that tight of a seal or that comfortable. The best sleeves for me turned out to be the yellow foam ones. These are quite cool, you roll them between your fingers, place them in your ears and allow them to expand making a perfect seal.
The first thing I noticed upon putting these in, was their ability to block out all noise. I put them in without any music at first, and was just amazing at how all noise was blocked out. No buzzing of the refrigerator, no more birds chirping. They're essentially earplugs. I then put some music on. The sound was really incredible. I normally listen to my ipod at about 50-70% volume, but with these, I only needed my ipod at 30-35% volume max, and the sound was truly phenomenal. It sounds as if the music is in your head. I listened to some grateful dead, rolling stones, biggie, Beethoven, wu tang, Neil Young...a little of everything. The sound was great, especially when listening to live music.
HOWEVER: My gripe was the fit of the earphones. Maybe it is because I have small ears, but I found these earphones to not be that comfortable. Almost none of the sleeves fit except for the yellow sleeves, and even these were a hassle to put in and out and would fall out if the cord is tugged on even somewhat lightly. I also didn't like the feeling of having these earphones jammed deep in my ear for a long period. It was almost like a claustrophobic type of feeling (if that makes any sense). I was really disappointed that these headphones were uncomfortable and didn't stay in because the sound was truly great. Keep in mind, that I believe I have small ears, so it may be different for you.
I was pretty dissatisfied, since I had spent $125 bucks on these little guys. And I was even more disappointed when I learned I could not return them because it was apparently unsanitary since I had already tried them on. So I wound up selling them on Ebay for $100, and buying a pair of the Audio Technica quietpoint headphones, which I absolutely love! Great sound, great comfort, sleak looking, nice case.
All in all, I would not recommend the Shure earphones. I know plenty of people who absolutely love them (I have read so many headphone reviews over the past month), but they are not for me. Despite their great sound and incredible ability to cancel out noise, they weren't too comfortable (if they would even stay in at all).
Excellent Product May 3, 2008
I have been an engineer in the recording industry 40 yrs. I bought the E3C ear canal phones for monitoring live recordings I make with a mini disc recorder & as reference monitors for speaker evaluation. The Shures are the only ear canal phones that require no equalization.
They have very smooth nearly flat frequency response & great transient response. I highly recommend them to anyone who does critical listening, requiring a mirror image of the original source material.
Great sound, great support May 3, 2008
Bought these to replace a misplaced pair. They had some distortion at low volume and tossed on a shelf as I found the lost ones. I happen to live nearish the Shure location and brought the headphones in for repair. Within 5 minutes, I walked out with a new pair in exchange for the distorted ones. Very friendly, and really good headphones. I've bought them twice and would again (just not going to lose them now...).
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