If Shure's existing E Series Sound Isolation Earphones are anything to go from, my ears will be pleased as punch with the Shure E500 Sound Isolation Earphones. (Unfortunately, no set was available when I stopped by the Shure booth.)
Unlike the consumer (that's what the c stands for in Shure E4c, for instance) line of earbuds, the E500 earphones are black in colour -- a welcome change from iPod white. The E500's are also the first of Shure's earbuds to utilise three "precision-engineered drivers" -- one tweeter and two woofers -- meaning you'll get superprecise highs and rich, chest-thumping lows from something small enough to conceal in a closed fist. How do they do that? I imagine with really good eyesight and nimble fingers.
Like all of Shure's premium earphones, the E500 'buds come with the full assortment of ear fittings and a premium accessories kit that includes a cleaning pick, a level attenuator, and a 1/4-inch adapter. The coolest feature, however, is something Shure calls Optional External Sound Monitoring. These earphones have a Push to Hear switch that activates a microphone, allowing you to hear external sound without having to remove the 'buds -- sweet.
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Herbert
24/02/2007 08:21 AM
Just bought the E500 PTH earphones, I am really, really pleased. I confess to feeling guilty and scared spending this amount of money selfishly on these earphones. Guilty because I could have saved the money or bought something of lesser quality and of course much, much cheaper. I was also scare because once purchased you can't return them if disappointed. So with great trepidation I carefully removed them from the box, plugged them in my dell pda and listened and then ......wow....their brilliant. The guilty feeling lifted and the fears evaporated instantly they're definitely worth the money. The countless reviews were right they're superb. You're worth it....you only live once ..save up GET SOME.
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