Hey Larry...

Are these better than the crappy foam falling off earbuds?

 

did you finally get one??

 

The Shures are much better than the Apple-supplied headphones. They come with 3 different types of sleeves, each in 3 sizes. They are designed to fit in your ear canal, which can be uncomfortable for some people, though. I've been using a sleeve that is made of the same type of foam as those squishy earplugs. You compress the foam, put it in your ear, and then the foam conforms to the shape of your ear canal, blocking most exterior noise. They also come with silicone and rubber covers. The E2c is actually their bottom of the line model at about $100. The E5c is around $500, which seemed a little outrageous for an iPod. Like I said, I'm not an audiophile, but I noticed a pretty big improvement in sound quality. Another bonus is with the sound blocking properties, I never have to crank the volume to overpower outside noises, which extends the iPod battery life slightly, and my hearing will last a bit longer, too. Here's a pretty good article on them:


Gary Krakow review

 

Bittorrent is your best friend!

 

I got the same one!!!

 

cool, thanks. The standard ipod earbuds are uncomfortable. I think my ears are too small.

 

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nice nice.... that's what my sisters both got. i have that 40gig white one still (well, it's on loan right now but i'll have it back soon).
i was online looking for the alpine ipod interface .i might get one for the civic or the monster cable thing i got ricky for xmas.

 

I was checking out the Alpine head units and ipod interface thingy at Best Buy. I really like that setup and being able to control the ipod through the head unit. Do any of the Alpine head units interfere with the radio door?