Smoking Buds

Warren - I am a pretty picky audiophile... but I love the Shure e5. I like using them just about as much as my Senn 650s.

Purchased the Shure E3c. Not impressed. Poor bass. Highs and mids were nice, but not worth the price. At least while I'm running. Are there lightweight headphones that would work well with the Nano for home listening (not running) and the like?

Curious why you bought the Shure E3c over the Ultimate Ears 5pro?

I purchased them at Best Buy. They have a 30 day money back guarantee. What better way to check them out! I just can't imagine bass comensurate with regular headphones. Am I wrong in this thinking? What I'm using for running does me fine, but laying on the beach, back yard, that kind of thing: I was wondering whether head phones would be the better way to go? Does an Ipod have enough juice for headphones?

Gotcha.

I use Sony professional headphones with my iPod, and I don't believe I'm missing any bass, which leads me to believe the iPod has plenty of juice.

I'm not familiar with your iPod. Does it have different settings for sound profiles? Mine does. You might check to be certain you don't have it on a setting that emphasizes treble or midrange while reducing bass...