( 8 reviews )
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Posted: Apr 27 2009
One of Shure's trade marks is that they offer "Legendary Performance" and I believe that this simple phrase is an understatement. It has been over four years since I first bought a pair of in ear headphones from Shure and have been very pleased. My first pair were the E4G's (which this model replaced) and had them for over three years until one of the earphones stopped working properly. Didn't bother me to much since I had used them well over a thousand times and was always impressed at their performance. Sent them in to be repaired ($109 since it was out of warranty) and they promptly sent me back a brand new pair of SCL4's. These have been a great pair of headphones, but unfortunately after three months of careful use, the same problem with one of the earphones occurred. Even though this was frustrating, their customer service was phenomenal and four business days after sending in my headphones for free repair I received another brand new pair no questions asked. Every experience I have had with this company has been pleasant and I guarantee you will love the headphones. Yes they are very pricey, but if you are like me and enjoy complete sound isolation without looking foolish with huge cans around your ears, these are the way to go. I live in a college dorm and am frequently taking the trains around Chicago and when I have these headphones in my ears at a relatively low volume I am in my own world and can't hear loud floor mates screaming down the hall or the deafening noise produced by the elevated trains in Chicago. You are going to love these if you buy them!
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Posted: Feb 20 2009
I've had a pair of these for a while. As a reference point I have electrostatic speakers in my home system and some electrostatic headphones. I enjoy accurate sound and needed a small pair of phones for listening to music in flight. I could not imagine a better sounding solution. The noise isolation is outstanding. Plane noise is dramatically reduced without the frequency and phase distortion that normally results from active noise cancellation. These have extended accurate bass, a smooth color free midrange and very extended smooth high frequency response. They are high sensitivity and can produce very good volume output from a standard iPhone. They come with a good small case and an elaborate assortment of rubber and phone ear cushions. Excellent engineering . . . highly recommended.
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Posted: Jan 29 2009
I just purchased the SCL4's so far i've owned the following: etymotic er6i's shure e2c's vmoda vibes I thought that the premium price on the SCL4's would put these in a class above any of those 3 and I can tell you that it does NOT. They are very articulate, and accurate, but they really aren't any better than the v-modas(which were the best of the 3 listed above). In fact, the bass response on the SCL4's is much WORSE than the v-moda's. If you put your ipod on bass booster, or even ROCK EQ's, they actually distort out! I am not sure if I got a bunk pair, but as of now, I am not happy and do not recommend you pay the premium price for these. Another plus for these is their sound isolation, which is superior to all 3 listed above, simply because they contain a wide array of tips to choose from(the black foam tips block out almost everything).
