Shure - SE535 (Pro)

I use the shure SE535 in ear monitors everything sounds great on them I hear things in my music ive never heard before I started using them I use them along with a Sony NW-A105 the Walkman features high quality audio components for hogh quality sound I also run Qobuz streaming app as the Walkman runs android And qobuz is cd quality and hi res audio minimum CD Quality I use this set up in the gym too as the shure se535 are heavy sweat resistant

I use shure se535. Great noise reduction (better than earplugs) and audiophile quality sound. Really comfy under my lid. Slightly below your budget 👌

Yeah they're great and about a quarter of the price. The 535 is a bit more of a unit so sound and isolation is better but a bit less comfy.

I got shure se535's because headphone were pressing my head too much and my head would start to hurt from the pressing. You can swap the cables on the earbuds and it has 3 separate engines for lows, mids and highs if i remember correctly. In ears are great for getting a clean precise mix, but one thing you wont have is that feeling of spaciousness when listening through them. Also got to be very careful with the audio interface to not accidentally blast out your eardrums so always have limiters on the master. I love my se535, but i still used one of those headphone eq plugins that flattens the sound based on your headphone eq profile. I used it for all my headphones.

Custom IEM sleeves are 100% worth it for drums. I have Sensaphonics with Shure SE215's. * $100 Ear Impressions at HearUSA * $200 Sensaphonics Sleeves for Shure IEM * $100 Shure SE215 Total Cost = $400 My sleeves also fit Shure SE535's which I bought later on.

i can recommend the shure se215 for starters. there's also the drumeo iem that they include in some subscriptions (not sure about this). i always went with shure and upgraded later on to shure se535. they have very nice isolation but could have more bass on the lowend imo (i think thats common for iem anyway below 1000$).

Schiit stack (amp+dac) and my headphones are Hifiman Sundara. Good for tarkov but if you want better directional audio I think IEMs are better. Shure has a good pair called SE535 pro that I recommend but they are about $450 CAD.

Etymotic ER4XR with the triple flange default eartips vs Shure SE535 with special triple flange silicon eartips here. special=the triple flange for the shure is a little bit too long, I cut of the 3th flange and the root a little bit. Sound isolation, both have a good sound isolation. If I wear them on the street and an ambulance is very near, it's only a low background sound with both. Maybe only a little bit lower with the Shure. The ER4XR have a little bit better sound, in my opinion. On the other side, the shure fit a little bit better in my ears and/or the problem with the ER4XR is, that the cable goes straight down, not over ear, like the shure. I think this is the reason for the little bit better isolation. I will try the larger eartips for the ER4XR again, but they felt a little bit too large the first time. On the other side, comparing with a DUNU SA6 MKII and S&M Eartips... someone stand 2 metres away with a smartphone and you can hear any single word, forget sound isolation. I can't say anything about filter.

True words. I usually use my shure SE535 and shure SE846 gen 2 for audiophile listening

What are you intending to get? Be warned the shure se535s are discontinued. As for the shure 846 gen 2, its over $1200. But please dont ever get the new aonic IEMs. They arent really for audiophile listening. Just generic.

I still think my Shure se535 are the worst IEMs I've ever had for listening music but they where great as IEMs on stage (as a drummer). The sound was perfect after dialing in my mix. I found it much less tiring to my ears playing longer sets with my 535 compared to the se215.. I think having multiple drivers really helps

I use Shure SE535. They were a significant upgrade from the 215. To reduce the isolation, running a boundary mic at/near the front of the stage will let you blend room/crowd noise into your mix. Passive passthrough is basically a small hole that lets in leakage, and I'm not tracking that there's a way to block the hole, therefore louder stage means more leakage.

Love my IEMs. I use Shure 535 and also Shure 215. Both sound great and very happy i made The change

I had two pairs of TMA-1s. Snapped the band on both. Switched to Shure 215’s in 2018. Upgraded to the 535’s in 2020. They’re not for everyone but they significantly made DJing better for me.

I’d say you did however much you love them (or are disappointed by them I guess?) Though the quality of chi-fi is amazing for the price, I think the fit of the Shure buds - especially with those deliciously foamy tips - are unparalleled. Obviously, results will vary depending on people’s ear shapes/sizes, but getting a good seal in the ear is genuinely transformative for sound quality, and I’ve yet to try anything that beats the Shures in that regard. I’m currently rocking my second pair of 535s. To be honest, I think you get a lot more ‘bang for your buck’ with the 425s, but - as with most things in life - it’s hard to go back, and I’m such a sucker for separation & soundstage that I’m thankful I’m (just about) able to afford the difference in price. Anyway, IEMs are fucking ace, and I’ve no doubt you’ll get a lot of joy from your investment. Don’t let anyone on Reddit tell you you’re not having a good time if you think you are. Happy listening!

Is the low cut because your headphones distort? Because that could be a huge part of the problem depending on how high you’re cutting. If you’re cutting at 40-50Hz, that’s one thing, but if you’re cutting at 100+, you’re cutting the part of the kick that’s gonna cut through the bass. As much as it sucks, we really are one of the instruments that need the multi-driver IEMs with the low bass response. IEMs on par with SE215s are decent enough for most players when starting out, but the drummer and bass player truly need robust sound right where 1-driver and cheap 2-driver IEMs fall off. When I switched from SE215s to SE535s, it made an absolute world of difference instantly. Molded is the way to go for sure, but if you can’t swing a pair of molds, try to grab some overtime shifts, save a bit, help some buddies with odd jobs to get into something like SE535s in the mean time. It’ll be good later also when you can spring for molds because you’ll have a decent quality set of spares.

If you can afford molds you gotta do it. I started with Se215s and then went to the 535s. The 535s were nice but pretty soon after I got 64 Audio A4s custom molds. There was a pretty night and day difference for me and I can’t go back. Isolation is better, the fit is perfect and there no fiddling and sonically they are just more detailed but more importantly, they are so fun to listen to. Get molds if you can. You won’t regret it.

Customs for 500 or less are really difficult. You'd be stuck with the respective beginner models and those usually lack bass. The process of creating a custom IEM is eating a large portion of the budget and there's not much left to add the proper drivers. I would suggest generic IEMs. And not entirely discard the idea of Chi-Fi (KZ Audio), since they are awesome bang for the buck. You can have molds made for every generic IEM. I've had them made for my old Shure 535s, which cost around $160, and really brought up the bass response.