I love my super.fi 5 Pro™ earphones!

After doing a lot of research, I upgraded to these from my Shure e1 earphones. Did I make the best decision? Who knows. It's not like I have so much cash that I can afford to buy and test every pair of earphones and headphones out there. I like the appearance- it verges on slightly generic (mine are white), but its fairly unobtrusive and doesn't look like a growth coming out of my ear.

I have found that these isolate noise really well, which is great when you want to sink into the music or drown out your surroundings. There are four total audio drivers- two for the left and two for the right. According to super.fi, there is one on each side for high frequencies while the others handle low frequencies. I don't know how much of that my ears can distinguish, but I can tell that the sound quality is excellent. I hate how the loud the Etymotic cables are- this is just my personal preference- and the super.fi's cables are nice and quiet. They have reinforced wires that you can use to mold the cables around your ears if you want.

I do like the portable case that came with my Shure's better than the UE cases. I use the UE leather case on an everyday basis and it is fine, but it's essentially just a wee padded leather pouch with a velcro closure. I have to make sure to be careful when loading in the earphones so the wires don't get all tangled. The UE aluminum case is much more organized, but it's also quite a bit larger and more bulky.

The package comes with quite a bit:

- Earphones with 46" cable, cable adjustor and gold plated 1/8" input plug
- Leather storage case
- Metallic storage case
- 1/4" adaptor jack
- Sound Level Attenuator
- Cleaning Tool
- 6 single flange silicone (2 small, 2 medium, 2 large)
- 2 standard foam eartips
- User Guide/Warranty Card

Retails for $249.99. You can find it a bit cheaper at other web sites.