Fugu Posted July 16, 2008 Posted July 16, 2008 I love my E2Cs. Cheap, effective. Not the highest fidelity but durable and and if I bust them monkeying on the bike no big deal. Also they fit under my helmet more comfortably than other, superior earspeakers that I save for other uses. Well the cords on mine are becoming brittle and cracking, and liquid electrical tape and other fixes have failed. I resigned myself to ordering new, but could not find them. A thread somewhere said the SE110 had superseded the E2C, so I ordered a set and let me tell you- they SUCK. Lousy sound, too bass heavy, distort at low volumes for no reason, rubbery outside that pulls on helmet liner... I hate the SE110s. I hate them so much I wrote Shure a note whining about them taking away my favorites.... GOOD NEWS! The E2C lives - but they changed the name. Now they're the SCL2 and in Shure's "pro" line as personal monitors, not in the personal line as "earphones". http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=208289988&listingid=24266879&dcaid=17902
Fugu Posted July 16, 2008 Author Posted July 16, 2008 Specs- SE110 # Sensitivity (1mW): 113 dB SPL/mW # Impedance (1kHz): 27 # Frequency Range: 22Hz – 17.5kHz SCL2 / E2C Frequency Range: 22Hz – 17.5kHz Sensitivity: 105dB SPL/mW (@ 1kHz) Impedance: 16 Ohms (@ 1kHz) I know the specs look near identical - it's got to be something to do with the impedance and sensitivity of the respective designs- the SE is much more sensitive and has greater impedance. It's not an Autocom thing because I hate the SEs off of my ipod or my non apple MP3 dingus. The SE110 is a balanced armature, like the Etymotic ER6i which I like quite a bit (just not under my helmet) but something's screwed up w/ the SE110 - the sound is not good. Not sure what the E2C is internally but if you like them you won't like the SE110.
Shaman97 Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 Well the cords on mine are becoming brittle and cracking, and liquid electrical tape and other fixes have failed. I had the same experience. Tried various earphones, but the problem always was that the cable would get damaged by the repeated taking the helmet off and on. Since I bought Sliks the abrasion to the cable has been eliminated. Keeps the stink out of the helmet, too.
smiller Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 The brittle insulation problem on various Shure IEM products has been identified for some time, and Shure has now updated the formulation. I recently returned a pair under warranty (due to cracked insulation) and was sent a brand new pair in exchange, and these do indeed seem to have different insulation properties. Hopefully this will fix the problem going forward. Just FWIW...
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