ety er-6 and shure e2c

I own the shures and have had the opportunity to listen to the ety's. Since I did not have the shures with me when I listened to the ety's, I am not real comfortable making a head-to-head comparison of the sound, but it did seem that the ety's were brighter (maybe too bright for my tastes) and did not have the depth of bass of the shures. The problem with all the in the ear phones is that they all seem somewhat tinny in comparision to full size phones (for example, the grado sr60's I use at home). Granted, I've never listened to ety's or shure's real high-end stuff.

The ety's seemed comfortable right away: they were lighter than the shures, both the headphones themselves and the wire. On the other hand, I really like the fact that the shures use a heavy guage wire, both for conductance and for duribility. And, I understand, the larger size of their enclosures increases their bass response. I also liked the material etys uses for their foamies better than the shures.

I did notice some"microphoning" of the ety's even though I was listening to them sitting down. I imagine it could be a real problem when walking or running. There is none with the e2c's under any circumstances.

The noise isolation of the two seemed about the same, but again, I did not listen to them side-by-side.

On a much less important note, the ety's are much prettier, due in large part to the fact that the shure's are pug-ugly. The etys are very neutral looking while the shures look like some sort of 1950's medical device. Shure, if your listening, please at least change the color of your foamies to anything other than "flesh tone."

Overall, I am happy with my choice. I am more than happy to give up the elegance of the etys for the increased bass response of the shures.

I once ordered a pair of etys, but returned them -- when something knocks against the cords, you hear a "tap tap tap."

Don't know anything about the Shures.

I do know that many people love the etys, but they were completely impractical for me -- unless you're sitting motionless in a chair, you'll hear the tapping.

Is there a differencwe between the Shure E2's and E2c's?

Thanks.