Shure e2 comfort question
I just received my Shure e2's. I am quite pleased with the sound quality, but I am uncomfortable with the fit. I spent a couple hours *listening* last night; quite remarkable to hear horns and strings never heard before :)
I presume with the cone/foamy stuffed into my ear canal, a positive air pressure on my eardrum should be expected. This positive pressure effect can be aleviated at bit by adjusting the positioning...but then sound quality is affected (lose bass response). Fatigue is another undesirable artifact...
Smallest foamies seem to provide best fit and least "pressure" for me, but still I am not sure if this is the right earbud solution form me. Maybe I just need to get used to the new in-ear sensation.
Anyone else have similar experience, or offer any advice??
Thanks!
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markp99] at [2007-11-9 15:29:39]
# 1 Re: Shure e2 comfort question
I recommend custom ear molds wholeheartedly--I just got mine, I'll post a longer review when I've had more time with them, but they are awesome in my short experience with them. They actually isolate even more than the foamies (at least for me), are much, much more comfortable, and most importantly, sound even better than the foamies...
Custom earmolds will set you back about $100.00, but they're permanent--no need to order new sets of foamies. So far I'm loving 'em, I'll post some pictures down the road after I've had a chance to use them a little bit longer...
dmt1 at 2007-11-15 15:27:52 >
# 2 Re: Shure e2 comfort question
Chris,
How much of the custom mold sits inside your ear canal??
I presume these are a "perfect" fit and do not add any positive pressure in the canal. Can you tell you are wearing them?? With the foamies, I feel mechanical pressure insude my ear canal...not so comfortable...
I'd like to see your detailed review!
PS> I was thinking od MOD'ing the e2 enclosure, just behind the circuitry, to add a small hole to permit equal pressure inside and outside. I realize this will negate some of the isolation provided by the e2's, but I actually prefer a bit of ambient noise
# 3 Re: Shure e2 comfort question
Could you please measure the size of the hole in your ear molds? I have a set of custom ear plugs that I had molded that have a channel running through them to swap out filters of certain decibal levels. Thes plugs are a flat curve so they will not distort the sound coming in at all. I was hoping to be able to use these molds when I get my e2's. Thanks in advance! :: MATT :D
# 4 Re: Shure e2 comfort question
These things go in deep--by the time you've inserted them, they sit flush with your ear. I wouldn't go so far to say that you can't feel them in, but they are very comfortable--much more so than the foamies. They isolate more than the foamies too--if you want ambient noise, with these things in with your music off, you can barely hear outside noise--with music on, even at low volume, you can't hear a thing.
The molds themselves don't appear to be vented, which would have been a nice touch. They have post (which you can cut off if you don't like it) for easy removal, but this is NOT a vent (there was some disagreement on this earlier)--so there is a slight positive pressure if you shove them in too far. What I do is put them in all the way, then pull them back about a millimeter, and break the seal for a second--it takes care of the pressure sensation, and more importantly they sound better (You can actually get too much bass with these if you insert them too far).
As for the size, I don't know how I could measure that--you might be able to get if from Westone (the manufacturer of these earmolds). Sugarfried might know too. He recently got a pair of custom earmolds for the E2's from a different company--love to hear his take...
dmt1 at 2007-11-15 15:30:54 >
# 5 Re: Shure e2 comfort question
markp99: Please don't mod your E2's in that fashion. If you create any holes in front of or in back of the driver (speaker) you will severely alter the sound. The inner cavities of the E2 are that shape and size due to specific acoustic requirements.
JustWannaVW: You have custom musician's earplugs. They will not work too well with an E2 unfortunately. Others have tried, and one or two people may have even made it work, but because of the physical dimensions of our nozzle and the inner dimensions of your custom earplug, the likelihood is very low.
dmt1: You're right - no vent. Any venting will also change the sound. Same as my comments to markp99.
# 6 Re: Shure e2 comfort question
Originally posted by Sugarfried
JustWannaVW: You have custom musician's earplugs. They will not work too well with an E2 unfortunately. Others have tried, and one or two people may have even made it work, but because of the physical dimensions of our nozzle and the inner dimensions of your custom earplug, the likelihood is very low.
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Thanks for the help Sugarfried!
# 7 Re: Shure e2 comfort question
VW: I recently bought a set of E2 custom sleeves from Precision Labs (http://www.precisionweb.com) out of Florida. They aren't the nice and soft material that Sensaphonics (http://www.sensaphonics.com) uses, but they're still very comfortable. Unfortunately Sensaphonics doesn't make a custom for E2.
# 8 Re: Shure e2 comfort question
check out this low cost earpiece sleeve alternative:
http://www.ipodlounge.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6645&perpage=15&pagenumber=4
