I Yes dac built in the iphone lightning dongle is proven to be a reference level.

That's what I thought until I compared them side by side

I’m not saying they’re sound exact exactly the same, the 846 is more cleaner in the vocals and less distortion when in high volumes but it’s not night and day.

Actually my testing was done via the Bluetooth bt1 cable with the 215 and wired with the 846 so if anything the 215 may actually sound better if wired

I’m again reminded how big diminishing returns plays a part especially comparing two earphones of the same sound signature at two completely different price bracket. I though my 846 sounds great nearly enough to justify the price until I compared it with my 215 that I just received in the mail...

So basically if sound quality is important, the btw is better than the tw2 despite costing double the price? I have the bt1 cable. Does it also have support for higher bitrate (aptX HD) or lower latency (aptX LL) codecs you mentioned? Finally do all the neck style and true wireless have an...

well I'd be shocked if they didn't sound any better. The TW2 paired with the se846 cost nearly 2k Aud in Australia.

So with either the br2 or true wirelsss, they have an inbuilt dac which means it should always sound the same regardless if I listening from different sources like my phone or laptop? Did a bit of research it it looks like shure released 4 Bluetooth cables, the which are the around the neck...

How many Bluetooth cables has Shure released so far? Is it true because of the new Bluetooth 5.0 and the inbuild dac within the headband, no sound is lost compared to the conventional cable

Yes you need more power

Just because they’re old doesn’t mean it’s okay to abuse them. They deserve more love and care. They’re still expensive iem and more than the average consumer will afford to buy even in the second hand market.

I find the mids to be as fowards as the 535, just with the improved sub bass

I still think the se846 are a thing of beauty. Looks amazing especially in clear. Can we just appreciate how well made they are. The seam where the two plastic shell join to each other is done so seamlessly you can't feel the jagged edge if you run your fingers along the edge and not to mention...

Is the factory se846 cable the exact same one used on the se215-se535? P.S. I’m surprised to see the lack of followers for the iem. I truely feel these iem don’t receive the love they deserve. It’s almost any headphone that is a little bass orientated headfi’s will automatically hate

Are the sockets smaller then other iems from other manufacturers?