One thing I'd say about the in ear canal type (shure etc) is that they take some getting used to in terms of comfort! Now I'm in danger of starting a war here but I personally didn't rate the sound of the E3's (which I bought on 'net recommendation after hearing how good they are).
Could be that I've been spoiled by my main system - that's not really the point, it just goes to reiterate the point that sound "quality" is a very personal thing. >From my limited experience with the shures I'd say that pound for pound (currency not weight) a good pair of conventional earphones would beat the in ear type in the same price range - I heard a really nice pair of AKG's in the apple store recently that delivered plenty of bass and still classified as "portable", just. -- sugarmonster Toys: http://www.coolest-gadgets.com Photos: http://www.sugarmonster.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sugarmonster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=848 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26363 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
