# Shure SE215

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Shure SE215 and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend the Shure SE215 for lasting almost two decades of regular use, classic portable sound, and a replaceable cable.

## Why people recommend it

- Used for drum tracking (1 comments): "track drums with them over my shure se215" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47377854))
- Lasts almost two decades (1 comments): "I've been using SHURE SE215 for almost 2 decades at this point." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47379888))
- Classic portable audio pairing (1 comments): "iPod Shuffle + Shure SE215 was the pinnacle of portable audio." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47371106))
- Replaceable cable (1 comments): "which has a replaceable cable" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47375617))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Apple EarPods](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-earpods.md): 18 recommend
- [Sony wired earbuds](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sony-earbuds.md): 10 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Shure+SE215+earphones&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/earphones/se215)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Shure SE215", https://hackerapproved.com/p/shure-se215/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).