Shure E2 Personal Headphones
A few years back I was looking for a personal portable audio system that I could take with me whenever I was travelling, I needed something small that had a large storage capacity and after much research and listening to a few different brands plumped for an iPod.
However, the purchase of the iPod immediately caused an issue as the ear-phones supplied with it were not the correct shape or style for my ears. They would both hang loose and let in background noise which detracted from the sound of the music, or otherwise they would be jammed in so hard that it was painful.
And so I started out on another search that led me to the Shure E2 in-ear headphones, which in fact are designed to sit within the ear canal rather than just sitting in or around the earlobe. From reading the marketing blurb that comes with the earphones it appears that these were originally designed to be used by musicians as part of the evolution of in-ear monitoring technology.
The phones themselves are tiny dynamic micro-drivers and the way that these babies work is to sit them deep enough in the ear canal so as to create a seal thus blocking out all extraneous noise other than the music. The deep bass that the E2’s create actually uses the internal bones of the skull and jaw-bone to resonate the bass frequencies and helps the drivers to deliver the full frequency spectrum deep into the ear. Because every ear is different, the E2 Earphones come with three pairs (small, medium, large) of disposable Foam Sleeves, and three pairs (small, medium, large) of Flex Sleeves to ensure the ideal personalised fit.
The soft, flexible sleeves in the Fit Kit gently adapt to the shape of the inside of the ear for a comfortable, secure fit so that the earphones don't fall out, for example while you're exercising. The cables pass discreetly behind the ear so that they’re out of sight and don’t get tangled up; the earphones are also incredibly light weighing just one ounce.
