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Originally Posted by leebase
Thanks for the heads up on the Shure's. I'm looking more for "ability to enjoy movies on a plane" than audiophile quality. As such, you may be saving me a good amount of money with the Shure SE215 recommendation. Of particular winning note...to me...are those that said they were good for comfort when laying on your side on a pillow.
It would be very nice to get a set of headphones to fall asleep with.
This line also has removable cables which is a nice plus. From the reviews, the 215's are a nice price/performance bargain. The 315's are better but a lot more. Both are much cheaper than the Bose I was considering.
And I was wrong, Amazon does indeed discount the Bose a little bit.
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Do note that the 215 have a lot more bass than the 315. Too much, imho. This is because many people complained that the 210 and 310 were 'too balanced.' It's the reason why I went from 210 to 315. If I want more bass, I'll use the equalizer.
Shure reshuffled the type numbers, specs, characteristics, and prices, so the new xx5 line is completely different from the old xx0. So, don't read reviews of the xx0 series, expecting the xx5 series to be similar, better versions. You'd be deceiving yourself.
By the way: don't discount the Shures because of their lower prices. They became popular in recent years, and dropped in price a lot. The SE310 cost like $300 a few years. Shure is a very respected brand in the audio community. (Search for their SM57 microphone.... It's legendary.)
BOSE is much less well regarded with people who are looking for delivering correct and balanced audio. Shure is much better at that (except for the intentionally bass heavy 215). However, if you're looking for 'exciting' in-ears, Shure is not for you. These are monitor earbuds, geared toward accuracy and cutting out environmental noise, and don't provide a 'special' sound stage. If you want that, BOSE will be better for you.