Question for those of you with custom earmolds

[St0rMl0rD]

So, I purchased Shure E2c in-ear monitors and am satisfied with what I'm hearing, especially after making them fitting nicely to my ear. So, I have a question. If I decide to make custom earmolds to go with them, can I still put old sleeves on the phones back if I choose so, or am I stuck with customs?

Cheers and thanks a lot,
-Jure

[Grey Loki]

The Shure e2C's don't support custom molds, but if you got the next ones up - the e5's, iirc - you'll be able to swap out molds and plugs and flanges and foam bits to your heart's content ;)

[St0rMl0rD]

Nah, I bought them because I really wanted to go into in-ear monitoring and all, and because they were cheap and had many great reviews...I'm not sorry - they are great in-ears!

Cheers,
-J

[Grey Loki]

I actually own a set of e2's myself, and I have to say that they're the best sounding headphone/monitor/in-ear that i've ever heard - really nicely balanced with good dynamics. It -does- take a while to get a good fit, and a bit longer to get used to them, though.

Good buy ;)

[jeebustrain]

what kind of sound isolation do they give? I've never been able to see any actual numbers. The M-Audio ones do 26db isolation. Right now when I play drums with the band, I use earplugs with closed ear headphones over the top. otherwise it's too loud for my ears.

If these things kill outside noise, I might seriously consider them. My headphones are slowly falling apart.

[St0rMl0rD]

I'll test them on rehearsals and on a gig, and report. Here are the details http://www.shure.com/PersonalAudio/Products/Earphones/ESeries/us_pa_E2c_content

Cheers,
-Jure

[Michael Troy]

So, I purchased Shure E2c in-ear monitors and am satisfied with what I'm hearing, especially after making them fitting nicely to my ear. So, I have a question. If I decide to make custom earmolds to go with them, can I still put old sleeves on the phones back if I choose so, or am I stuck with customs?

Cheers and thanks a lot,
-Jure

YES, you can take the earbuds out of the molds at anytime (though I dont know why you would wanna go back to those shitty foam sleeves) YES, you can get molds made for the e-2's but you've gotta really look around for someone that does those. My guitarist buddy has those with custom molds that he uses for his backup for his e-3's with custom molds.

I have both Westone UM-1's AND Shure e-3's both with custom molds and the difference between molds or no molds is night and day both in isolation and sound quality performance (I wouldnt have blown the money for custom molds on BOTH pair if it wasnt worth it right?).

You also wont need to lug a keyboard amp to gigs anymore if you dont want to (save your ears AND your back ;)

[Grey Loki]

what kind of sound isolation do they give? I've never been able to see any actual numbers. The M-Audio ones do 26db isolation. Right now when I play drums with the band, I use earplugs with closed ear headphones over the top. otherwise it's too loud for my ears.

If these things kill outside noise, I might seriously consider them. My headphones are slowly falling apart.

I don't have any specific numbers, but when fitted properly, they sound like they do about the same. I was crewing at a rock gig in an old town hall that was built for chamber music recitals, so there was a lot of open, reflective space - it was a -very- loud room, since we were using a Nexo Alpha-E system. I'd forgotten my usual foam plugs (custom earmolds are on the way), but i'd brought my MP3 player - I swiftly coiled the lead from the e2's and taped it to my back, stuck in the earphones, and at the end of the gig, my ears weren't ringing at all, despite monitor mixing for bands right up on stage.

[Deceit]

So, I purchased Shure E2c in-ear monitors
Me too, I've been using them on stage for a while now and I must say I couldn't think of anything better. The sound quality's outstanding and anyway I don't like being totally deafened so that very *very* little ambience you get from the stage isn't that bad in the end.

[Michael Troy]

Me too, I've been using them on stage for a while now and I must say I couldn't think of anything better. The sound quality's outstanding and anyway I don't like being totally deafened so that very *very* little ambience you get from the stage isn't that bad in the end.

So true...I pull my left mold out a little (just enough to break the isolation seal) to get some of the room ambience.

I just cant imagine night after night after night of ringing/hissing ears. No one else in my band uses them and sometimes I'll take the left mold out a little too far and get blasted with the noise and Im like "OH MY GOD...YOU GUYS ARE NUTS!" lol...

Also, St0rMl0rD
those foam sleeves...sometimes they can come off the earbud in your ear canal when you go to take them out. FUN right? Hope ya have a pair of tweezers and a steady hand... haha.:wink:

[Deceit]

So true...I pull my left mold out a little (just enough to break the isolation seal) to get some of the room ambience.

I just cant imagine night after night after night of ringing/hissing ears. No one else in my band uses them and sometimes I'll take the left mold out a little too far and get blasted with the noise and Im like "OH MY GOD...YOU GUYS ARE NUTS!" lol...

Also, those foam sleeves...sometimes they can come off the earbud in your ear canal when you go to take them out. FUN right? Hope ya have a pair of tweezers and a steady hand... haha.
We're an electronic-industrial trio (no buzzing bass players, I'm in charge of the playback too) and I have earphones while my drummer uses Shure headphones to get the sound a little more spread on the whole ear. In the end I'm the only one who's totally deafened, the last gig I had that Marshall amplifier right behind me, I could hear the air vibrating with waves but the sound was beautifully damped...

Anyway earphones are most effective on singers, I tried singing with mine and you get the best perception of your own voice and tuning.