Shure's latest pair of budget earphones are aimed at 'aspiring
audiophiles' - people like you and me who are fed up with the
poor quality cans that come bundled with most MP3 players.
That's especially true of iPods of any generation, despite
Apple's claims to the contrary. Those white earphones? Yech!
The SE102s then do what Shure earphones always do. That is to
serve up a bulbous business end, which contains the MicroSpeaker
drives unit, plus a bunch of sound isolating sleeves which aim
to cut out 90 per cent of ambient noise.  In the SE102s case
it's bundled with four pairs of soft flex sleeves, which are
available in small, medium and large to accommodate different
sized ears.  Like all other Shure earphones, the SE102s are
designed in such a way that you actually run the earphone cable
around the top of your ear and down to your MP3 player, or to
the 1m extension cable supplied.  It takes a bit of getting used
to - and can be a pain if you wear glasses - but the end result
is a snug fit that enables you