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The drummer's IEM

I've been playing for twelve years and have been through many different brands, styles and costs of ear buds and in ear monitors. Nothing i have ever used compares to these. I've used the BOSE !E2's, which cost the same, and these 215's completely mop the floor with them. There really is nothing on the market that can even come close. The ear pieces latch in so well, once you get the wire around your ear, you CANNOT shake these loose. Even if you don't have them in perfectly, you can hear them just the same, and they will not move. When you're an active moving drummer, you can't put a value on that. The quality of the cord is UNMATCHED. kevlar laced with removable buds?! You'd be hard pressed to make that cable quit, but if you ever do, you can replace it! SO RAD. The isolation they have is spectacular. i use the foam tips as opposed to the rubber, and they lock out the right frequencies where my kit still sounds crisp, clean and well rounded without making everything sound muddy. With the great isolation, you can turn your volumes down, still hear your ambient kit, and not ruin your eardrums. Even in the midst of playing my kit, the sound quality delivered to my ears is clean, focused and strong. I read many reviews saying these were relatively bassy buds, and they definitely crank out the bass. However i want to make sure to clarify these are still a very flat response earphone. They represent the music extremely well, and illustrate facets of music that you just cannot hear with other types of buds or over ears. I'm insanely happy with their performance thus far, on my kit and on the soundboard. Mixing for our auxiliary camera feed is 10 times greater with the quality and isolation these offer. I jumped between wanting these and the 315's. A friend of mine has the 315's, so I put one of his buds on mine(the cables are the same for every SE IEM) and did a side by side test. I could BARELY tell a difference, volume was identical, and the sound quality was almost perfectly matched. I will say the 315's have a slightly stronger high end, yet the 215's have a warmer low end. But i say again, the difference is so marginal you can barely tell. IF you're like me and debating between the two, just save a hundred dollars and get the 215's. They will not disappoint. Overall I recommend these to any musician who needs an amazing all around pair of buds that will be an all around go to set of speakers. If you're a drummer, DEFINITELY get something in the Shure SE line, they will not shake loose!