Headphones: Shure SE110 or Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3?

[andywarhol]

Hi!

I love my new iAudio 7 and have narrowed my headphone choice down to either the Shure Sound Isolating Earphones SE110 or the Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3 Studio. Most reviews of both seem to be quite positive, and either way I am looking at around $100. I live in Canada, so I can get the SE110's locally at futureshop. From my looking around, I haven't been able to find the UE's here, so I would have to get them from a canadian website or on eBay from the USA (and therefore could have some problems with the 2 year warranty). I usually prefer to buy locally, as if there are any problems, I can just go to the store (I hate paying for return shipping/waiting 6 weeks for a product repair by mail). Is there any clear advantage to the UE's or should I be safe to go with the Shures? Also, if anyone has any recommended / suggested EQ settings with either of these sets, feel free to post them. This will be my first pair of "upper level" phones, so if anyone has any other suggestions (bud/in ear type, $100 range), let me know.

Thanks!
links:
Shure SE110:

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10093989&catid=11172

Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3 Studio:

http://www.academicsuperstore.ca/market/marketdisp.html?PartNo=743158

[omega6666]

Have you also registered at Head-Fi (http://www.head-fi.org/forums/)? That's a great place for these kind of questions.
So far you've only listened to your i7 with the headphones that came with package? If so; you're in for a treat [smile]