Shure - SE535 Wireless

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.

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 are trying out Just get some cheap kz's or something and look for better memory foam earplugs I've been a drummer for a long time and have tested brand and of brand (I owned shure 215, 535 and 846, stagg something and 2 pairs of china bought kz's for 50eu a pair on temu) To be fair 846 is my best experience because they give me the most options for earpieces and filters But in honesty they are not worth the money compaired to the kz ones Yes much more comfortable Yes more sweat resistant and so on But 1000bucks compaired to 50

I tried Shure (535), but they lacked bass. I mean, they work, but after I had custom IEM's fitted with 8 drivers each, geared for better bass definition... The Shures sound like toys in comparison (which makes sense, the price difference is €1000). It's so much easier to hear everything happening in the band with proper in-ears. Way more clarity and as a result much less fatigue, and a much better experience overall. If you have the possiblity: go custom.

The way to go is custom. I have IEM with 8 drivers for each ear, with extra definition for the lower frequencies. I can clearly hear the bass and all other instruments, and as a result can play with a lower volume. So much better than my previous Shure 535. Those sound like toys in comparison. Price difference is massive though. My custom IEM are 3x the price of the Shure...

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.

I had some se535 for years that I spent a pretty penny on. I got a pair of kz after they broke. For 10% of the cost. And I'm pretty sure they sound better. I couldn't decide whether to be upset or happy about my new purchase.