I took the plunge on E2G... oh and I'm insane

[Thade]

I've been "demoing" headphones for my shuffle for a couple of weeks. The choices, reviews and opinions are driving me nuts :) So far I have purchase the following:

Sony MDR-EX81: OK, returned and bought 51s, didn't like ear hooks

Sony MDR-EX 51: decent sound quality will keep as backup or sell, lack detail & volume

OEM Sennheiser CX300: purchased on eBay just to see how they stack up against the real deal. Haven't received yet

Creative EP630: very nice but will return at retail store casue I have the fake ones on the way :)

I've had my eye on the Shures for a while. Most reviews are great but a few complain about comfort. When I saw the E2G for 63.99 at buy.com, I couldn't resist. I am really hoping these are "the ones". The 2 yr warranty and cust service rep is a plus.

I may have been happy with the sony's but after I stumbled on this forum, I was off to the races. I ddn't realize this decision would be so agonizing :)

Jeff

[Interpol]

So you have bought 3 sets of headphones pretty much at the same time, and they're all on the way to you (Sennheiser, Creative, and Shure), and you haven't yet listened to 2 of them?

Why would you do that?

[potatotron]

Originally posted by Interpol
So you have bought 3 sets of headphones pretty much at the same time, and they're all on the way to you (Sennheiser, Creative, and Shure), and you haven't yet listened to 2 of them?

Why would you do that?
Because he's insane!

[Thade]

Originally posted by Interpol
So you have bought 3 sets of headphones pretty much at the same time, and they're all on the way to you (Sennheiser, Creative, and Shure), and you haven't yet listened to 2 of them?

Why would you do that?

no.

I sent back the 81s
Im keeping the 51s
I'm returning the Creative buds today
waiting for shures

[Shane1]

sounds like a man with too much money lol.... gimme gimme gimme

[Interpol]

Originally posted by Thade
no.

I sent back the 81s
Im keeping the 51s
I'm returning the Creative buds today
waiting for shures
??

You said you have:

Sennheisers on the way
"Fake" Creatives on the way
Shure E2c's on the way

Isn't that 3?

[Thade]

The Sennheisers are the fake creatives that some eBayer is marketing as the same oems used by both.

[Interpol]

Ah, OK. That wasn't made clear in the original post.

Even so, why not wait for the Sennheisers to arrive first and deciding whether they're sufficient or not before splurging on a set of Shures that you may not need/want?

[Thade]

I have no patients and I thought the price for the Shures was decent at 63.99 vs 89-99 which is about the average from what I've seen. Also, I already had a taste of the Sennheisers as they are very similar to the Creatives. I prefer the Creatives over the Sonys for detail but I do find them a bit "shrill" I bought the OEM Sennheisers on a whim to review and for my own curiosity. Unfortunately, I didn't do a whole lot of research before the fact & didn't want to settle for mediocre quality.

J