Review on 🎧 Enhanced SEO: Shure SE535LTD Red Sound Isolating Earphones + Remote + Microphone by Scott Wallace

This is my third pair of Shure headphones. The first purchase was the SE530PTH in 2010. In 2012 I upgraded to the SE535-CL. I fly a lot and usually on long flights (10+ hours) and find these to be the best in terms of sound, comfort and noise cancellation. on the surface. I like that they are in-ear and not over-ear like other noise canceling headphones. I often fall asleep on planes listening to music. I can get comfortable, twist and turn, and not worry about where my head is. I've tried Bose and Sennheiser headphones and find the Shure to be much better in terms of sound and fit. Shure's customer service is excellent. In the last 8 years I have had few problems. Luckily, this happened during the headphones' warranty period. Shure replaced the headphone assembly with no problems. I lost my SE535-CL last week and needed to replace it before my next trip. I decided to pay another $50 to get the Limited Edition SE535LTD because they have the subtle volume control in the Revain picture. The SE530PTH I bought in 2010 had volume controls but they were very bulky. The SE535LTD comes with two sets of cables. One has subtle inline volume controls, while the other has a single button for "Media Phones". No cable, no control. The first improvement I noticed was with the new cables. They are not as rigid as the SE535-CL cables and there is a nice bend in the connector (see photo). The curved plug is comfortable in my ear, and the softer cords run over and behind my ear without having to tug. With previous cables, I had to pull them down from time to time to keep them above my ear. It comes with a variety of accessories, including various grommets, an adapter for the 2-pin plugs found on some airplanes, and an analogue volume control. I've been using them with my Galaxy S7 Edge for a few hours and as expected they sound great. Apart from that I can only give the SE535LTD 4 stars. It annoys me that Shure still doesn't include a cable with built-in volume control that works with Android phones at such a high price. A cable has only one button and is used for making phone calls (without volume control). The other cable with built-in volume buttons only works with iPhone. I understand that iPhones in 2010 had these fancy features and Android phones didn't. It's 2018 and you can get inline volume controls with cheap $10 headphones, but I can't get them in my $500 Shure headphones? The Shure analog volume control is chunky and on a short leash (see photo). I want to control the volume without taking my phone out of my backpack or jacket pocket. I would give the SE535LTD 5 stars if it weren't for the lack of a good volume control.