Customer Reviews

Shure E4g Gaming Edition Sound Isolating Earphones for Portable Gaming Devices

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I've gone back and re-ripped all of my songs at 192kps to take full advantage of what these earphones have to offer. I'm going to qualify my post by saying that I listen almost exclusively to an iRiver Clix. Which player you have is IMPORTANT. They each have a unique sound built in. My player has a graphic equalizer, so I am not stuck with factory presets. I'll tell you a little about my odyssey. I bought a Clix and a U10 in December. I am a person of small stature and have very small ear canals, so the earphones that came with the Clix just simply did not fit. So I bought the Sennheiser CX300's. After a day, I noticed that I could not hear the mid or high ranges. I went to Cnet reviews and realized that the V-Moda Bass Frequencies were an editor's choice. They were an improvement over the Sennheiser's, but like the Cnet editors said, They are for bass craving listeners--mostly those who own SanDisks' and Creative products because those products do not have equalizers. Since I could boost the bass on my player, I really did not need added bass. What I found out is that I am an audiophile. I want balanced, rich sound from my earphones. I first bought the Shure E2cs, and then finally the E4gs. I bought the E4gs because the cord is shorter than that of the E4cs. The sound is brilliant--beautiful tenor saxes and lead guitars. Excellent, deep bass. The music I listen to ranges from 1930's blues, 40's-50's rock on up and down the spectrum. Do not expect them to be as bassy as the Sennheiser's or V-Moda's. Those earphones emphasize bass. The emphasis of these headphones is BALANCED sound. Also, Shure's earphones typically requires a 20 hour break-in.

I've been through two sets of these. I treated these phones with the utmost care and they both ended up shorting out in one ear. The first set actually developed a "rupture" of the rubber near the earbud. The second set ($100 to Sure for a replacement) just started shorting out last week. They need to create stronger cords for these. Maybe a cord of tapered thickness from the earbud connection. This is just unacceptable design for high end phones. I've switched to another brand.

I originally purchased these headphones as an upgrade over E2C, the selling point being that these were advertised to have "extended bass" with "tuned-port technology." However the low end difference between these and E2C is not even noticeable. The only improvement is the clarity of the higher freq. Another drawback is that these earbuds are smaller, and as such, are more difficult to stay in place. Shure includes a fitting apparatus which does help, however this only adds an annoying bulk. If you are willing to dish out ~$200 for a pair of these, might as well save more to purchase the SE4XX or SE5XX models, as these are not enough of an upgrade from an E2 or E3 to justify the cost. For the money, I'd highly recommend the E2C which is going for ~$50 which is a very solid performer even for an entry low-end model.

Sound quality is the best I've heard for an earphones product. The only negative I have found is that they are nearly impossible to use while running.

I was hopping an impressive experience with this earphones in my MP3 player, but it wasn't. They give a superior quality in high frequencies, the sound is very clear, but in low frequencies I felt a low quality, a "litle empty bass", definitively lower than the standard earphones of my Zen Micro. With the E4G you can perceive more clearly the sound and others sound you haven't hear before.

The external sounds isolating feature, uhmmm, not too good.

You must insert very deep the sleeves in order to get a better bass response and a better isolation of external sounds. Maybe.

About confort, they are A+, excellent !, no complains about it.

But finally, they are good, very good earphones, but not as impressive, not for their price, perhaps. And not for other comments about them,also.

Gave me the wrong pair of earphones.
The items arrived in perfect condition though, but again, not what I ordered.
Also, the $5.00 refund is a nice thought, but when both earbuds cost close to $200.00 (totaling to $400.00), it's not saying much. Appreciate them following-up, nonetheless.

Bought these because they were supposed to have the same sound quality as the Shure E4 but with a shorter cord. Wrong. Music is almost unrecognizable through these phones. No bass response whatsoever out of an i-pod.

this little gadget is wonderful. i can turn it full blast and be in a world of my own. note if volume is at its max u won't here anyone trying to talk to u. i did notice extra sound effects i normally wouldn't from an regular earphones. u can hear to in movies words ur ear would not dare to listen. also the earplugs at times do feel uncomfortable this is because they can be to tight and having them earphones plug in for a long length of time can annoy the ears. the wire is sturdy and strong. yes very expensive equipment, but worth it if ur a moviephile, musicphile and gamephile.