Price range: £428.86
What is it: Noise-isolating headphones
What we think: Hugely expensive but worth every penny
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 25 May 2007
Tags: Shure, Shure SE530 noise-isolating Earphones, spectrum, songs, hard disk
We like:
Incredible sound quality; loud; comfortable
We don't like:
Tricky to put in your ears at first; high cost
You might also need:
MP3 or portable music player
CNET UK judgement:
The SE530s are quite simply the best noise-isolating headphones you can buy, and they cost less than their predecessors -- the Shure E500PTH. They're still pretty expensive but audiophiles will appreciate how truly worth the dosh they are
Full review:
The SE530s are the top model in Shure's new line of noise-isolating headphones, the SE series. They're backed and used by such artists as KT Tunstall and Rocco DeLuca and sit alongside their less-expensive siblings, the SE210s, SE310s and the SE420s. Continue Reading...
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Posted by: samil
"Entirely average"
April 20, 2008
Posted by: Dean
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