Shure AONIC 215 Wired Sound Isolating In-Ear Headphones - Clear

The sound quality of these is good. I have listened to a variety of music styles from 1950’s cool jazz live records to some avant-garde electro music from Japan and a lot in between. The 215’s are good allrounders that faithfully reproduce a wide variety of music styles. The bass is certainly not overwhelming, if you want artificially enhanced bass, these are not for you.

I believe there is now a wireless version of the 215’s. The wired 215’s are now harder to find and have dropped significantly in price since I saw them last.

Sound isolation with the 215’s is very good. Just make sure you replace the ear tips for the correct size for y...view more The sound quality of these is good. I have listened to a variety of music styles from 1950’s cool jazz live records to some avant-garde electro music from Japan and a lot in between. The 215’s are good allrounders that faithfully reproduce a wide variety of music styles. The bass is certainly not overwhelming, if you want artificially enhanced bass, these are not for you.

I believe there is now a wireless version of the 215’s. The wired 215’s are now harder to find and have dropped significantly in price since I saw them last.

Sound isolation with the 215’s is very good. Just make sure you replace the ear tips for the correct size for your ears. The 215’s come with several sizes of ear tips, I had to swap for one size smaller.

This set allows the cable to be disconnected. I guess when you pull the cable by accident it will not break but just come out of the sockets. This also means if you break or damage the cables, it can be replaced.

This version of the 215’s has a microphone and volume control in the cable. There is a selector switch that allows you to use these with iPhones and Android phones. The remote high up on the cable, I cannot see the remote when I wear the set. Some people may like this, I prefer the remote further along the cable.

The 215’s are “In Ear Monitors”, ie IEM’s, and are would be good for that. They are well built, have good passive noise insulation and sound quality is good. Just be aware these are meant to be worn “over the ears”, similar to the temple tips of eyeglasses. There is a bendable part that can be molded to suit your ears. The cables are meant to run down your back, so when you play an instrument it’s not in the way (I guess this makes sense for the location of the remote). Compared to conventional earphones these are harder to put on, but when they are on they won’t move.

I personally recommend these wired IEM’s.

I recommend replacing the ear tips with Comply foam tips, which in my experience further increase sound quality and wearing comfort. The tips in the box are OK, but not nearly as nice as Comply. (Some Audio Fly IEM’s I own came with Comply foam tips – something for Sure to think about.)

At this price I give them 5 stars.

Good quality sound, solid cable, excellent fit and retention - happy with purchase. Good quality sound, solid cable, excellent fit and retention - happy with purchase.

By: NeilR35 08/02/24

Verified Owner

I spent weeks looking back and forth between different brands of IEM and came to the conclusion that Shure would be the best brand for what I needed- turns out I was wrong. I ordered these back in September 2022 and the sound quality wasn't as good as I had expected, but I kept using them up until today- June 3rd 2023. I've taken pretty good care of these earbuds but for no apparent reason, they've just stopped working. I cleaned and maintained them regularly, stored them carefully, but despite all this they've just given up I guess. I spent weeks looking back and forth between different brands of IEM and came to the conclusion that Shure would be the best brand for what I needed- turns out I was wrong. I ordered these back in September 2022 and the sound quality wasn't as good as I had expected, but I kept using them up until today- June 3rd 2023. I've taken pretty good care of these earbuds but for no apparent reason, they've just stopped working. I cleaned and maintained them regularly, stored them carefully, but despite all this they've just given up I guess.