The Shure E3 seems to me to be more efficient than other small light headphones or earbuds I've tried. I play it at around 80% of volume on the iPod and it sounds fine. However I find I don't use it often on the iPod, for two reasons:
1. I mainly use the iPod on cardio machine, where ear buds or in-the-ear phones fall out, and
2. I use standard bit rate on the iPod and the E3 is quite revealing of the limitations. With cheaper headphones and running on a cardio machine, 128 is fine.
I mostly use my E3 on the airplane to play a DVD movie or watch a DVD concert on my laptop. Awesome!
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1. I mainly use the iPod on cardio machine, where ear buds or in-the-ear phones fall out, and
2. I use standard bit rate on the iPod and the E3 is quite revealing of the limitations. With cheaper headphones and running on a cardio machine, 128 is fine.
I mostly use my E3 on the airplane to play a DVD movie or watch a DVD concert on my laptop. Awesome!
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