If Play.com ship headphones

Malmedicine

Nice bargain if they ship headphones http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/880715/Shure-E2c-Sound-Isolating-Earphones/Product.html

Shure E2c for 46 eurons.

indiewindy

Afraid they don't ship them to Ireland

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death1234567

Malmedicine wrote:

Nice bargain if they ship headphones http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/880715/Shure-E2c-Sound-Isolating-Earphones/Product.html

Shure E2c for 46 eurons.

:eek:
I dont think €46 for a set of headphones can be considered a bargain no matter how good they are.

darkmaster2

death1234567 wrote:

:eek:
I dont think €46 for a set of headphones can be considered a bargain no matter how good they are.

Have a listen to some good quality headphones and you`ll see the difference to the crap mp3 players ship with. Your ears will thank you

Malmedicine

death1234567 wrote:

:eek:
I dont think €46 for a set of headphones can be considered a bargain no matter how good they are.

Good thing you don't want these then http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/3438224/Shure-SE530PTH-Sound-Isolating-Earphones/Product.html

449.50 now thats a bit extreme but for a pair of Shure e2c's at 46 euro its a bargain.

Infact I love these things was on the bus this morning sitting downstairs beside the engine with a group of girls from Colaiste Isogains beside me chattering away, stuck these in and silent bliss and away i went on bloc party. Saved me they did!!!

A warning however they are dangerous as hell when crossing roads - can't hear cars, ambulances gardas

mcgovern

death1234567 wrote:

:eek:
I dont think €46 for a set of headphones can be considered a bargain no matter how good they are.

Wow, such a useful in-sight.
They are a little more expensive on amazon but they also don't ship.
~€80 on the shure store so its almost half price if you could get them.

Gran Hermano

That's a bargain on play.com. The Shure IEMs are well worth it,
I own both E2s and E3s. Two year warranty on them as well.

Have a look at www.amp3.co.uk and contact them asking
whether they will do a 'price match'. They ship to Ireland
and I got them to price match Amazon UK earlier this year

Edited to add, looks like amp3.co.uk no longer stock the old Shure range
of E2s, but they have a great price on the E3gs.

killbillvol2

Malmedicine wrote:

A warning however they are dangerous as hell when crossing roads - can't hear cars, ambulances gardas

You can hear the Luas though. Blew the horn and frightened the sh1t out of me!

Fnz

death1234567 wrote:

:eek:
I dont think €46 for a set of headphones can be considered a bargain no matter how good they are.

"I obviously don't know anything about quality headphones but that's not going to stop me from chiming-in with my opinion. I am entitled to it, after all."

nice1franko

death1234567 wrote:

:eek:
I dont think €46 for a set of headphones can be considered a bargain no matter how good they are.

Unless you get good earphones, you're missing out on a massive bargain because you're only getting half the potential from your music.

Seriously, you should try some good earphones. You'll never look back. Infact, good earphones should be a basic human right.

That's good value for E2c's - tis a bit of a bargain alright.

If you're really on a tight budget though even try and get a pair of Koss plugs.

positron

I got a mate to pick up one of these shure e2c's in Boston some six weeks ago - paid $105 - approx €80.

Once you get the fit right with the correct sleeve, and get used to wearing it over the ear, they are brilliant. They stay in position, blocks out all sounds (except really loud ones, like horns etc) and whatever you are listening to is sounds fresh, crisp!

However, I lost it (happens a lot with me ) and I bought a Sennheiser cx300 from play.com (delivered to Jersey, while I was there) for some €25 and :eek: they sound brilliant!! In fact, dare I say, better than the e2c?! And they are tiny - some 12 grams, perfect fit in the ear and brilliant performance! They probably wont last as long as the Shure's, but they are better in all other aspects, imho!

Now Sennheiser has cx400 out, and so cx300 is going even cheaper. Bought another one on eBay yesterday, same day shipping in from London, some €16 - now THAT is a proper bargain!!

dulpit

positron wrote:

However, I lost it (happens a lot with me ) and I bought a Sennheiser cx300 from play.com (delivered to Jersey, while I was there) for some €25 and :eek: they sound brilliant!! In fact, dare I say, better than the e2c?! And they are tiny - some 12 grams, perfect fit in the ear and brilliant performance! They probably wont last as long as the Shure's, but they are better in all other aspects, imho!

Now Sennheiser has cx400 out, and so cx300 is going even cheaper. Bought another one on eBay yesterday, same day shipping in from London, some €16 - now THAT is a proper bargain!!

I have a set of cx300s, and they are by far the best set of earphones i have ever owned. They block out so much noise, and once you get used to them they are so comfortable, and the quality of sound is great. Plus they are not as expensive as the likes of the shures...

fdevine

CX300s in various colours available for c.€33 delivered from 7dayshop.com

I have these and they are great. Just don't eat while using them, especially anything crunchy.....

tman

positron wrote:

However, I lost it (happens a lot with me ) and I bought a Sennheiser cx300 from play.com (delivered to Jersey, while I was there) for some €25 and :eek: they sound brilliant!! In fact, dare I say, better than the e2c?! And they are tiny - some 12 grams, perfect fit in the ear and brilliant performance! They probably wont last as long as the Shure's, but they are better in all other aspects, imho!

Now Sennheiser has cx400 out, and so cx300 is going even cheaper. Bought another one on eBay yesterday, same day shipping in from London, some €16 - now THAT is a proper bargain!!

Be careful of fakes on ebay though, I got a pair of cx300's recently and they sound like ****e... there's absolutely no bass to them at all, even at full volume. I've had 4 pairs of Sennheiser headphones before these, and these are definitely not legit:(

/edit
could someone that still has the box for a legit pair of cx300s check something on the back of it for me?
towards the bottom, underneath the Sennheiser logo, is the word "electronic" spelt "dlectronic"
Might try to get a refund for these and buy another pair from somewhere else...

rubadub

death1234567 wrote:

:eek:
I dont think €46 for a set of headphones can be considered a bargain no matter how good they are.

On the contrary, anything under that is not a bargain, it is a false economy. I listen to probably 80% of my music via mp3 player. Once you listen through decent earphones you will never want to go back. I had mine loaned out and went back to my old ones- ones I always thought were great- and they are crap!

€46 shure e2c will give you sound that you would expect from high end speakers costing €500+, if not far more. People think nothing of buying €100 speakers, yet will not fork out for earphones, just because they are small or something, yet value other electronic quality items which are small very highly, e.g. phones, pcs, mp3 players.

positron

tman wrote:

Be careful of fakes on ebay though, I got a pair of cx300's recently and they sound like ****e...

I read about dupes alright, I hope the one I ordered is real, will know soon, I have a real one to compare against.

I was told some of dupes have a straight jacks, where as the originals have L shaped jack?

This is what I bought on eBay - still a few left - Item number 200155142941

READ POST #22 before you order this - these earphones could be fake / copy

tman

positron wrote:

I read about dupes alright, I hope the one I ordered is real, will know soon, I have a real one to compare against.

I was told some of dupes have a straight jacks, where as the originals have L shaped jack?

Nah, these have an L shaped jack as well.

positron

I am sure you have seen this before?

http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/Fake-Sennheiser-CX300-Earphones-on-ebay-How-to-spot_W0QQugidZ10000000002769798

rubadub

Most guys selling fakes will stick up a photo of the proper ones and send you fakes. There are fakes of the newer shures too. I think the others are being phased out so you might pick up bargains from other sellers who will ship here.

tman

positron wrote:

I am sure you have seen this before?

http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/Fake-Sennheiser-CX300-Earphones-on-ebay-How-to-spot_W0QQugidZ10000000002769798

I've had a quick look through that and they seem to be pretty damn good fakes, without actually taking them apart there's no way for me to be certain about it (other than the typo on the packaging... would be cool if someone could confirm this for me...)

Wisesmurf

positron wrote:

I read about dupes alright, I hope the one I ordered is real, will know soon, I have a real one to compare against.

I was told some of dupes have a straight jacks, where as the originals have L shaped jack?

This is what I bought on eBay - still a few left - Item number 200155142941

I've bought the same earphones. Waiting on them. I have'nt be burned yet on an Ebay purchase with a few thousand spent over the past few years.

Fingers Crossed.

positron

Just read thru his feedback and a few comments says they are fakes! Someone said good fakes, but fakes none the less!

If anyone was thinking of buying, wait another day or two - I will post details once I get mine!

Wisesmurf

crapola. Ah sure I bought them because the ones I have are pooh and soar.
For €13 delivered these will do for the short term anywho.

positron

Probably not all lost wisesmurf, a few comments said 'quick refund' - less £2.99 shipping may be, but I will return it the moment I feel its fake!

pajoemccracken

How do Shure EC2 compare to Ultimate Ears??
www.ultimateears.com
I've heard they are much better.
Anbody compared them?
Pajoe

spideog7

Are those Seinnheisers, sound isolating ??
I want to get new ones but I don't want to buy ones that are too expensive or ones that are too cheap I want to get good ones for a bargain
The only issue I would have with the in-ear headphones is that they
A) Wouldn't be comfortable (I find the standard creative phones very uncomfortable - I know they aren't in-ear as such)
Difficult to take in and out
C) Get really dirty ?

I've seen legit E2's for a little under E60 on ebay. That's the best I could find.

positron

spideog7 wrote:

Are those Seinnheisers, sound isolating ??

CX300s are. They come with three soft rubber sleeves. And they work really well too.

(Shure on the other hand comes with three hard silicon sleeves, three soft rubber sleeves and three orange form sleeves, a case to store the earphones, bells, whistles, makes coffee etc)

fdevine

tman wrote:

could someone that still has the box for a legit pair of cx300s check something on the back of it for me?
towards the bottom, underneath the Sennheiser logo, is the word "electronic" spelt "dlectronic"
Might try to get a refund for these and buy another pair from somewhere else...

'dlectronic' ?...LOL - I just checked my packaging and definitely says 'electronic'

positron

FAKE!! :rolleyes:

When I bought CX300 from play.com last month, it took me a while to rip open the plastic hard case - because was really thick and solid plastic! These eBay versions is skimpy pastic shell stuck to a thick paper back.

From play.com, it looked like this:

http://upload.cizgi.com.tr/cemre/makale/sennheiser/sen2.jpg

The one I got from eBay today looks exactly like the one in this picture:

http://www.odisai.com/bookpic/20076314412372706.jpg

And once I opened the pack, the difference are:

* Back of the ear piece (dom?) - Original is shiny where as fake has matte finish.
* The silver/aluminum ring on each ear piece - Original is matte and smooth where as fake has a shiny and uneven.
* The sleeve on the cable - Original has matte finish rubber sleeve, where as fake has shiny, slightly rigid sleeve
* Length - Fake ones R side is a few inches longer than the original.

Important bit - how it sounds - probably not the most scientific to test earphones - but at work, with same background noise, tried a few different music clips with the same source (winamp, laptop), I have to say I couldn't notice any difference at all. Phew!! May be the fake one had a touch more 'ambiance' / 'space', but that could be just my imagination!

I guess I will keep this for a few days and see how it goes, before I comment on the eBay seller!

rubadub

pajoemccracken wrote:

How do Shure EC2 compare to Ultimate Ears??
www.ultimateears.com
I've heard they are much better.
Anbody compared them?
Pajoe

check out www.head-fi.org for indepth comparisons/reviews

tman

Well my ebay seller agreed to a refund without any fuss, and is letting me keep the headphones as a goodwill gesture. I guess he's expecting me to leave pos feedback for that... the fool is in for a surprise!:p
I'll be ordering them off 7dayshop, as I've used them a few times before and have been very happy with their service.

Wisesmurf

positron wrote:

FAKE!! :rolleyes:

When I bought CX300 from play.com last month, it took me a while to rip open the plastic hard case - because was really thick and solid plastic! These eBay versions is skimpy pastic shell stuck to a thick paper back.

From play.com, it looked like this:

http://upload.cizgi.com.tr/cemre/makale/sennheiser/sen2.jpg

The one I got from eBay today looks exactly like the one in this picture:

http://www.odisai.com/bookpic/20076314412372706.jpg

And once I opened the pack, the difference are:

* Back of the ear piece (dom?) - Original is shiny where as fake has matte finish.
* The silver/aluminum ring on each ear piece - Original is matte and smooth where as fake has a shiny and uneven.
* The sleeve on the cable - Original has matte finish rubber sleeve, where as fake has shiny, slightly rigid sleeve
* Length - Fake ones R side is a few inches longer than the original.

Important bit - how it sounds - probably not the most scientific to test earphones - but at work, with same background noise, tried a few different music clips with the same source (winamp, laptop), I have to say I couldn't notice any difference at all. Phew!! May be the fake one had a touch more 'ambiance' / 'space', but that could be just my imagination!

I guess I will keep this for a few days and see how it goes, before I comment on the eBay seller!

Got mine today. They cost €13, I was kinda hoping that they would be real but was expecting them to be fake which they were. I compared them to my brothers real ones and they look a tad different but not a huge amount.

To my untrained ears they sound alot better than the standard creative ones and not different at all to the originals. I'm happy with them. I might send the seller a mail with the view to keeping them and getting a refund, actually I couldnt be assed!

shnaek

Went in to HMV to buy the CX300s at the weekend. €57!! So I ordered them from 7dayshop. How can HMV be so much more expensive?!

fdevine

shnaek wrote:

Went in to HMV to buy the CX300s at the weekend. €57!! So I ordered them from 7dayshop. How can HMV be so much more expensive?!

It's more a case of 7dayshop being cheap, as €60-ish is/was the RRP here.

I got mine for €35 in 3G shop, which was a bargain at the time. Currys/Dixons were €55-60 IIRC.

milltown

shnaek wrote:

Went in to HMV to buy the CX300s at the weekend. €57!! So I ordered them from 7dayshop. How can HMV be so much more expensive?!

Ditto. About £22 stg including delivery. Just ordered a pair myself.

Stokolan

Any of you try mymemory.co.uk? they have them Shure E2c delivered to ireland for £34.

They do a vairety different headphones. I got a set of Sennheiser of em.

estariol

yeah, I got my cx300s from mymemory excellent, found they sound better than sony 71's....haven't tried ec2's but heard the cx's were there equal and much better value!

bazual

Hi Folks,

I ordered the Shure E2c headphones from Play after reading this post and they arrived today. Currently listening to music as i write this post and the house could even be being robbed as I cant hear anything else.

Excellent headphones. Thanks Malmedicine.

Bazual

shnaek

Does anyone know will the cx300s from 7dayshop fit through the letter box or will I have to be there to sign for them?
Cheers!