Shure SE110 Sound Isolating Earphone with Balanced Armature Driver (Black)

by Shure

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 14 inches ; 6.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000VHUE0S
• Item model number: SE110-K
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (178 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 5, 2007

Product Description

Designed for music lovers looking to upgrade the earphones included with their MP3 players, the compact SE110 are the perfect introduction to the stunning performance of Shure earphones. Evolved from earphone technology, road-tested by pro musicians and perfected by Shure engineers, the compact SE110 deliver a rich, lifelike listening experience that's free from outside noise. Developed for the discerning music lover, balanced microspeakers deliver optimized audio for a vivid and detailed listening experience. Rediscover your favorite music, richer and more lifelike than you've ever heard it. Comfortable sound-isolating sleeves block over 90 percent of ambient noise. Combined with its compact design and a modular cable, interruptions from the outside world are minimized, enabling you to focus on your music.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shure se110, September 21, 2007

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ManateeMan (Havre de Grace, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shure SE110 Sound Isolating Earphone with Balanced Armature Driver (Black) (Electronics)

Pros
Warm sound
Effective isolation
Wide variety of eartips
Cheap (relatively)

Cons
Lacks dimension
Sound not balanced
Can't fit everyone

These are my first pair of canalphones, and they do not dissapoint. The first challenge on opening the package is finding the right tip for you. Fortunately, the small foam tips almost fit. I can't really blame Shure for not including freak of nature sized tips, I suppose I'd have to go to custom molded ones to get a great fit. But regardless, once the foam expanded again, noise isolation was very good. Testing a variety of music, I found that dance, techno, hip hop is where these phones really shine. The warm slant really works to their benefit. When playing rock and acoustic, it didn't detract from them. But when I put on the Brandenburg Concerti, something interesting happened. It exposed their lack of spacial dimension, and balanced sound. So, if you listen to more modern music, these will work quite well. But, if you need a balanced, monitor-like sound, these are probably not for you.

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Sound - Takes a bit to understand how to use, November 14, 2007

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G. Gebhard "do-it-yourself-its-rewarding" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shure SE110 Sound Isolating Earphone with Balanced Armature Driver (Black) (Electronics)

I recently purchased the SE110s as a replacement for my BOSE over the ear sound canceling headphones that broke (cheapo plastic didn't last even though they were always in their case and handled carefully).

Although I was initially frustrated with the sound, I learned from reading that I wasn't using them right. The secret is to compress the foam and insert them into the ear and hold while they expanded back to make a snug fit. Once you figure this out, the sounds is amazing.

For me, the fact that they are small and easy to carry around, plus are only 1/4 the price of the BOSE headphones, I am very happy.

64 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't be better, November 19, 2007

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Robert S. Scaffe "Rob" (Kingsport, tn USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shure SE110 Sound Isolating Earphone with Balanced Armature Driver (Black) (Electronics)

These are very good. Yes they fit tight in your ears but if you want a good sounding set of buds what do you expect? I travel alot and love the heavy cords as they are less likely to break if snagged. They are also short which is good, I clip my Ipod shuffle to my shirt pocket and they just reach my ears-perfect! I don't understand the negative comments regarding having to loop the wires over the ears, I let them hang with no problem. There is also an extension if they are to be used with a stereo or computer. A nice case for us travelers and extra foam buds was also a nice suprise, in short they couldn't be better. I bought a pair of Bose over the ear headphones prior to these and the sound quality of the buds is as good as the Bose.