Believe they are 87.99 right now but with this 10 dollar off coupon
http://www.buy.com/retail/coupon.asp?prid=82467173
they are chilling at 77.99 which is the best price yet.
Coupon expires on 6/30.
I just picked them up bout 30 minutes ago from an authorized retailer for 120
which I thought was a killer price since they retail for 150. Luckily, the retailer
price matched me for the 87.99 retroactively... didn't have the heart to gouge them
for the 10 dollar coupon.
These are killer sounding canal phones... basically in comparison to the shure's
they should have a clearer sound in general with weaker bass but stronger
uppers and slightly better midrange <- depends heavily on the model of shure's
you are comparing with... the e4cs and the e5cs might beat it out on the mid
range. Of course, many people prefer the higher end etymotic er4*s to the
shure e5c's which retail at 499 i.e. at least 100-200 more than the er4's depends
on where you get them.
I've only listened to these though so i really can't vouch for any of the above info
it is just a summary of what I've read and what the retailer (authorized dealer
for both) tells me.
These are hands down the best canal phones you can get for your mp3 player
if you don't have a headphone amp (another 100-150 dollars and it requires
batteries). Of course if you do have an amp then another model might be more
suitable... but these will improve with an amp as well. Basically the gist of it
is that they require less power to drive and that's why they are more suitable
for a portable player. These things will be a massiveeee upgrade on almost
any other portable player headphone that you have esp if you are using
the filthy stock buds... They aren't just for ipods either they sound great with
my Cowon iaudio x5. Plus if you do get an amp later on they will only sound
better and if you feel like investing in better canal phones later like say
the Ultimate Ears UE-10 Pro which sell for a mere 900-950 price.
http://www.headphone.com/guide/by-appli...me-high-end/ultimate-ears-ue10-pro.php
Well... it will always be useful to have some headphones that don't require
an amp and I guarantee that these will sell well on ebay or another auction/trading
site.