I always wanted to listen to those Grados. I hear good things. Many good things.

I have a pair of Shure e-2 ear-buds that I'va had for a year, I have liked them until recently, there seems to be some sort of interruption in the cable. I cant tell where its isolated but often when i move about the signal cuts out.

Is there a reasonable way to fix this? If not, is there a decent quality ear-bud/earphone that has been found to be durable?

-K
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The SR-60 Grados are great, but they do bleed. So there not ideal for library use. Ive had mine for over two years and I can't say a bad thing about them.

For ipod use the Sennheiser CX 300:



They are lightweight and sound very good but come loose on occasion.

For home stereo or while on the laptop the Bose Quitecomfort 2:



I would love to try Grados but am sort of satisfied with the current setup.

Studio: Old Sony MDR-6 (7506 precursor?)

iPod: Was a pair of Bose in ear that that I won which are really quite impressive if you like the sound of a full acoustimass system stuffed in your ear. More bass than I've ever heard in an in-ear. Completely inaccurate and "Bosey"

Until... I finally stuffed the Shure E4s (that I got as consultants' swag at a trade show) into my ears. My favorite headphones ever.

phenomenal.

AKG 412-P

I bought them pretty recently, and after years of using cheap (really cheap) headphones I'm very, very happy. Sound quality is head and shoulders above my previous Sony headphones, and this 3D rotation system system -surprise, surprise- works, meaning that headphone surface fits to the ear perfectly. Also, very comfy, although they don't look like it.

scelops wrote:I have a pair of Shure e-2 ear-buds that I'va had for a year, I have liked them until recently, there seems to be some sort of interruption in the cable. I cant tell where its isolated but often when i move about the signal cuts out.

Is there a reasonable way to fix this? If not, is there a decent quality ear-bud/earphone that has been found to be durable?

-K

I have these as well. They've already been replaced once for free under warranty so check Shure's website. They have a pretty liberal warranty you should take advantage of if you can.

$100 buds will beat $100 closed in general, so I'd just stick with these or Etymotics if accuracy is your #1 concern and you want a closed headphone.

+ about a million on the Grados. I have the SR80s because the bigger foam on the ear cups was more comfortable. I cannot wear earbuds for more than about 20 minutes. Maybe I could get away with those isolations ones that work like earplugs, cause earplugs don't seem to bother me.

I have these too for the subway and other places that the Grados let too much goodness escape:



They are a little bassy, but they are comfortable because they are light and fit over my whole ear. I hate stuff touching my ears.

chumpchange wrote:For ipod use the Sennheiser CX 300:

They are lightweight and sound very good but come loose on occasion.

I have the black ones, and they have no bass response whatsoever. I'm worried that the ones I have (purchased through the Marketplace on Amazon) are Chinese knock-offs.