I have a ten year old pair of Shure in ears. They cost me $250, but they still sound incredible, hands down my favorite way to listen to music. Wireless headphones are gay 😂
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Are they gross now? 10 years is a long time and a lot of earwax and sweat haha
Do you not maintain your hardware? 😂 You clean them 🤣 They have replaceable ear buds & cables as well if things get too bad.
Maintain? You mean buy a new one?
I prefer to buy quality. Spend $250 once 10 years ago, or $50 every year for something inferior.
I guess the tradeoff is that you end up using outdated headphones. How much do you spend to maintain and clean it?
These are pro grade in ear monitors, not regular headphones, they sound better than any retail tech you can buy. Good headphones don't go bad.
Cleaning is free, and I'm still using the replacement tips that originally came with it, there were several included. A new pack might be $20. I cut the cord once. A new one was $40.
This would be a comparable modern model.
https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/earphones/se846?variant=SE846G2CL
Not comparable to retail shite.
I hate how these feel in my ear though
I did too initially, but I can't go back to cans after how good these sound. The buds for these will mold to your ears too which really helps. Cheaper options use worse materials, and are less comfortable. I know, I owned a lot before these, they always irritated my ears if I was using them for long periods. You get what you pay for.
I found the cables on the Shure IEMs don’t last very long and are expensive to replace, unless I really need some for a job I’m sticking with over ears.
I’ve never understood how people can wear a lot of the wireless buds I see, they look uncomfortable and give a vibe like the sound will be totally crap, oh and they need charging, bollocks to that.
Very happy with wired Sennheisers on my ears.
MMV I guess, I've replaced once in ten years. I find the bass response so much better on in-ears. Over ears just aren't the same for me.
Fully agree on most in ears though, a lot of crap, and time spent recharging.
Fair, pre-Covid I was gigging/touring more and had the switch but hadn't got to the point where I felt super comfortable. Since then I've been way more studio focussed so no practical upside to IEMs, for me at least. If I had a tour mixing monitors I'd defo invest in a new pair or at least stock up on cables for the ones I have. Makes way more sense creating mixes for musicians using IEMs myself when how they're hearing things.
Mixing front of house I find myself constantly taking them in an out as I want to hear the room sound, probably goes a long way to explaining why I have issues with the cables, it's more practical having a 'phone I can press to my ear when needed while keeping an ear on the room.
I improved bass response comes from the fit, much like if you press most over ears against your head a little.
Given you using decent ear pieces that actually fit in the ear drum, how do you find communication? Or are you constantly taking the earpiece in/out?