So I’ve been going through a lot of different in ear headphones lately and I think I’ve settled on the Shure E3C’s. I initially had a pair of middle level Etymotic’s and they where satisfactory, but shorted out after a year of use. I then upgraded to the highest end Etymotics and was very disappointed, the earpieces where too large and wouldn’t stay in my ear as the long barrel shaped ear piece would get pull down too easily. Oh and the sound quality was shit. I then opted in for the Shure E3C’s and the hardware and sound quality are considerably better. The design is great, they are comfortable, and the sound quality is several degrees better then the highest end Etymotics. I’ve only had them for about a month, so we’ll see how they hold up. A close friend has had the high end Shures for well over a year now with no problems and exceptional quality.  More images can be found in my gallery.