SE215-CL : Great first in-ear monitors

I have been using these monitors for about a year now and am still impressed about the quality they offer for the relatively little price. If you want to try out IEM without spending hundreds of bucks, these little things offer you a decent experience.

They come with a couple of different earpads which I recommend trying out in detail. Comfort and isolation will greatly depend on the chosen earpads. My ear canals are pretty tight and I found the smallest of the grey rubber earpads to be the best choice.

Once you get a good, tight seal, you have the best conditions for a good in-ear sound. The SE215 do not exactly sound like a pair of Hi-Fi or studio reference headphones since they pronounce the mids a fair bit and roll off some of the highs and lows. For live application I didn't find this to be much of an issue since the most critical sound information lies in the mids and they are reproduced well. You can compensate for their tone by using an equalizer, but if you are looking for a true linear or more bass-heavy sound, you might want to look into something else.

The quality is great, I especially like the design of the part of the cable which runs around your ear. This ensures a very good fit, even if you are moving a lot.