SHURE E4C EARPHONES FIRST IMPRESSIONS![Shure E4c Earphones First Impressions]() After trying all earphones last week (big mistake :)), at the end, all seemed very confusing.
The E4c is the best earphone for songs that have an "empty background", for example an acoustic guitar with a strong vocal presence. The E4c sounds beautifully. The emptiness on the background adds to a beautiful, pure and crystal clear foreground.
With songs that have more instruments and no pauses, the Shure E5c and UM2 still sound better with more body and fullness filling the background nicely on songs that you want that feeling. The E5c and UM2 are warmer than the E4c. The E4c, when it's a song that requires warmth, might let you feeling with some "electronic / digital" taste in your mouth.
On a couple of songs I could not tell the difference between E4c and the E3c and on some songs the highs of the E4c sounded a bit too much for my ears. With songs with fewer instruments and an empty background you can hear the E3c and E5c hissing a bit (more or less depending on the recording -- no biggie -- but also in comparison to the E4c). The UM2 sounds great and on a few songs it was muddier than the E5c, E3c and E4c.
Conclusion I got from this marathon: it all depends on the song you are listening to.
This was a bit rushed comparison and not made properly because I started listening to ALL earphones we carry and that was just too overwhelming. In the very near future I should be able to do something more deserving of our readers' attention.
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