Headphones - Etymotic 6, 6i or shure e2c

Looking to get some new headphones for my 60GB video ipod. Stuck between the etymotic 6 or 6i and shure e2c headphones. Want a pair thats really good at blocking out the sound but also gives good sound quality. Does anyone know the main difference between the etymotic 6 and 6i headphones. On some sites the 6i is more expensive and others less expensive. They say they offer 15-20 db of noise reduction.
The Shure ones are less expensive, but seem like they come from a very good make and people are raving about them. Is the sound damping and quality worse in these?
Anyone with experience would love to hear from you (pardon the pun).
James

Hello
I have the etymotic 6i's and am very happy. I listen to a wide variety of music from hip hop/rap to acoustical and all sound perfect. They block out almost all the sound, and fit comfortabley. I would definately recomend them over other headphones. By the way i havent tried the shures but i didnt get them because the cord goes up and over your ear and i thought that would be annoying.
As for the difference between the 6s and the 6i's the 6i's have more bass but a very small loss of sound quality.If you gonna go with the 6i's check out amazon i got them on sale for 89$ about 2 weeks ago. Here the link...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002ZW5W4/sr=8-1/qid=1147531682/ref=pdbbs1/102-5126468-3092921?%5Fencoding=UTF8
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