Shure - AONIC 215

Of all the earphones and headphones with a flat sound signature that I've used, this is the one that actually lives up to that "flat" definition. I've opened the insanely compact and pretty box which is round-shaped and surprised by the very well-thought-out packaging! The build of the earphone is sturdy. There is a very cool iOS-Android toggle switch in the remote of the earphone! I've not seen this kind of implementation anywhere else! The blue variant which I've bought looks very cool! Though I found the wearing mechanism somewhat discombobulating.

Now, the sound. It is divine! Truly flat, as I've said earlier. You'll notice that the moment you put them on. The rated impedance is only 17 ohms, so it is easily driven by any music source. ( I've even used it with an ancient HTC phone with Windows mobile OS in it to test it, and it ran flawlessly!)The mids are crystal-clear, with bass and treble firmly put into their respective places. Now, as I listen to a lot of classical music (both Western and Indian), I was apprehensive about the treble a bit. All my previous flat sounding earphones or headphones leaked treble into the mids; but not in this case.

The list of songs that I've played is as follows, along with the singers and the systems in which I played them:
1. Goodbye Jimmy Reed (Bob Dylan) on Spotify, Android
2. Mother of Muses (Bob Dylan) on Spotify, Android
3. Maze Maaher Pandhari (Pandit Bhimsen Joshi) on Youtube Music, Android
4. Aarambhi Vandin Ayodhyecha Raja (Pandit Bhimsen Joshi) on Youtube Music, Android
5. Can't Truss It (Public Enemy) on Spotify, iOS with bass boost off
6. Can't Truss It (Public Enemy) on Spotify, iOS with bass boost on
7. I Feel The Earth Move (Carole King) on Amazon Music, iOS
8. Hard To Make A Stand (Sheryl Crow) on Apple Music
9. Midnight Sky (Miley Cyrus) on Spotify, Linux
10. Concerto for Violine and Orchestra No. 1 in G minor, op. 26 [Marek Janowski(baton) and Noah Bendix-Balgley(concertmaster)] on Berliner Philharmoniker App, Android

I'm very satisfied with the product! This is the first-ever product that I'm reviewing on the first day of using it. You can bet that I love it very much! The fact that it was delivered by Headphone Zone on the birthday of Begum Akhtar(7th October) was the icing on the cake! I hope this review helps make a purchase decision. Thanks for reading this.

High tonal quality, but suffers on account of bass. Overall, prefer the performance of my Beyerdynamics in-ear over these. Also, the bulky ear-piece does not lend itself to a good in-ear fit.

By all my criteria reviewed and analysed by Mr.Ian Pereira, i bought it by his recommendation to work with my music production. And yes i am aware an IEM is not supposed to work as a MP headphone, but an issue seems to be quite disheartening because it's not working with my Scarlet 2i2 audio interface. Kindly advise on how i can solve this, or if there's any chance of exchange, i'll acknowledge it.
Regards.

Shure - AONIC 215

It was not easy to get the right fitment into the ear. The cable is so stiff. The ear plugs are not easy to replace. It appears as if the the earplugs are glued that it doesnt come out with a twist and pull as shown in the manual. No complaints on the audio quality.

More comfortable than I expected - tips are a little hard to take off. Sound signature is flat, which is perfect since you can use an EQ to get it to what you want. Can choose to upgrade it to wireless later on.

At this price it’s one of the best for multitasking.. listening to songs, recording, virtual meetings and so on. I gifted it to my college going niece. She’s very happy with it. Kudos to HPZ for the item.

I have been an RHA user since 3-4 years and personally have been hearing different range of earphones from RHA only from many years. From this year, it's not available with headphonezone anymore, I was really skeptical of getting any other brand claiming to be flat.
I was really impressed with the sound of Shure Aonic 215 and spent around 8-10 hours listening to music and dialogues with it. Worth every penny. Balanced bass, mids and treble. Truly flat. Good dynamic range and super noise cancellation. Quite pristine sound at this price range.

Am not an audiophile. So this review does not have any details about the quality of the sound. I can attest that the quality is better than most other earphones i have used in the past.

The rest of this review is only from a comfort & ease-of-use perspective.

These earphones are very uncomfortable to put on and to wear for long periods of time. So many people needed help that there is a video explaining how to put them on - this is bad design. I don't enjoy the process of putting them on or removing them. After about 10-15 minutes, my ears start to ache - because of the bulk.