today i tried the shure E2c and the UM2. for a 450 earphone...the UM2 looks more like a cheapo road side 2 dollar earphone. i was really surprised by the look of it.
Lmao, the E2C is in a completely different league. It's about 70 bucks used from the US, while I sold my UM2s for 320 used. The UM2s are fantastic in terms of build IMO, they're the design used by musicians on stage so you can really see them (transparent + flushed to the ears, unlike Shures and UEs) and the cable is the toughest of all the big IEM brands.