I be a relatively tough critic with electronics , and I have now own several pair of `` noise canceling '' in-ear-design headphone . to name a few Shure se210 and e2c , etymotic , and now these . I find the full sound , rich base , secure fit and lighter weight of these to be superior to the other . I do believe the Shure se210 offer better sound isolation -lrb- which be not the most important for I -rrb- and purer sound at high level -lrb- also not for I -rrb- . regardless , I find these headphone to be far superior to the other . it would be nice if these come with some foam ear bud , but that be not a big deal .