[MRT-Man]

Got a Chord Mojo and want to stack it with my KSE1500 AMP. Do not have my silicon/rubber bands anymore - anyone has a good solution? Can you order new ones from Shure or third party?

You can order them. I have a part number, 65A25833, but I'm not 100% certain if that's Shure's part number, or a part number that's specific to the Canadian distributor. They're like $5 or thereabouts.

 

[BasilFawlty]

I am in AZ

Could not find 65A25833 but regardless, I can buy them on eBay or Amazon. Just that I am Swedish so not 100% sure of what all is called here in the US! Hifi Heaven is where I live in Green Bay but don't really trust that store. Like on-line much better.

 

[bflat]

Could not find 65A25833 but regardless, I can buy them on eBay or Amazon. Just that I am Swedish so not 100% sure of what all is called here in the US! Hifi Heaven is where I live in Green Bay but don't really trust that store. Like on-line much better.

Fiio has very inexpensive silicon bands that are smaller than the Shure ones. You can find them on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...itleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=fiio+silicon+strap

 

[BasilFawlty]

Thanks! Ordered.

 

[TYATYA]

1st pic is activo lying on kse.
Not much smaller than sp1k - kse combo but much much lighter.
No sacrifice sq for the weight.
Technical side, spk try to give best each item of quality sound.
But CT10 bring a difference sound which may less technical but ease to listen thanks to very high detail of kse (so dap's could be less require of it)

P.S other pics is about stacking method dap-

amp

 

[Toom]

Am currently using Shure Se846 from my LGV30.

Would the KSE1200 be the natural progression for me?

 

[csglinux]

Am currently using Shure Se846 from my LGV30.

Would the KSE1200 be the natural progression for me?

It's not going to be as convenient or as portable as your current setup, but it's the biggest step-up in SQ I've yet heard (I also own the V30 and SE846 and have heard most TOTL IEMs).

 

[piskov]

Well boy is it cumbersome. You’ll have to plug 3 times instead of one. Setting volume and -10db on the unit. Setting stuff on the lg (awesome DAC there). You’ll have to watch for cables not to bend (it’s $2000 after all). And also carrying that unit.

Don’t get me wrong, sound is gorgeous. But it’s way more inconvenient than what you’ve used to. On the go, probably, you’ll end up using se846 most of the time leaving kse to office, home and long sitting commutes (plane, taxi, etc.).

It’s like long tea ceremony. Not for every time you want to drink.

 

[cj3209]

...It’s like long tea ceremony. Not for every time you want to drink.

That's a pretty accurate statement as an owner of a KSE1200; when I need to grab something, I reach for my CL2s...

 

[Toom]

Well boy is it cumbersome. You’ll have to plug 3 times instead of one. Setting volume and -10db on the unit. Setting stuff on the lg (awesome DAC there). You’ll have to watch for cables not to bend (it’s $2000 after all). And also carrying that unit.

Don’t get me wrong, sound is gorgeous. But it’s way more inconvenient than what you’ve used to. On the go, probably, you’ll end up using se846 most of the time leaving kse to office, home and long sitting commutes (plane, taxi, etc.).

It’s like long tea ceremony. Not for every time you want to drink.

I don't drink tea, and hardly ever get taxis or planes.

 

[piskov]

I don't drink tea, and hardly ever get taxis or planes.

If most of the time you listen to music while on the go (like I do), KSE is not the best choice. You just can’t take your phone and go around (you’ll have to take two devices and watch two cables). Every time I stand up at the office I need to unplug headphones instead of just getting the phone (as with ordinary earbuds) with me.

Though after I bought KSE I hardly ever touch iSine 20 (and every time I do, I feel guilty like I’m listening to Airpods). Interstingly, this distinction only developed after several weeks (at first, like many owners, I haven’t noticed much improved sound quality). Back to tea-coffee analogy: it’s only after a while of good tea-coffee you start immediatly notice how bad sachet tea-instant coffee is. Not the other way around.

 

[cj3209]

If most of the time you listen to music while on the go (like I do), KSE is not the best choice. You just can’t take your phone and go around (you’ll have to take two devices and watch two cables). Every time I stand up at the office I need to unplug headphones instead of just getting the phone (as with ordinary earbuds) with me.

Though after I bought KSE I hardly ever touch iSine 20 (and every time I do, I feel guilty like I’m listening to Airpods). Interstingly, this distinction only developed after several weeks (at first, like many owners, I haven’t noticed much improved sound quality). Back to tea-coffee analogy: it’s only after a while of good tea-coffee you start immediatly notice how bad sachet tea-instant coffee is. Not the other way around.

I totally agree.

Back to the good tea/coffee discussion, after drinking 'coffee' via a good capsule machine (not Keurig), I can't drink regular coffee anymore. Same reason I can't listen to airpods.

Your comment about how it sometimes takes time to appreciate quality is interesting and makes me ponder comments/discussions that people have made when comparing inexpensive headphones to much more expensive ones and also the comparison between MP3s and hi-res files.

 

[piskov]

and also the comparison between MP3s and hi-res files.

I believe in measurements and statistical significance. That’s why I choose KSE1200. Also that’s why I bought $100 topping d30 DAC instead of mojo or schiit. Also that’s why I believe lg’s DAC is good. And why listening from Apple music via lightning dongle is really-really great option on the go (SINAD is ≈ the same as mojo! and with KSE we don’t need the amplifier, just the decent external dac).

As for hi-res, it’s the same: if I cannot spot the difference with statistical significance in controlled environment, itunes AAC just as good for me. I belive in jitter and sinad DAC qualities; other “marketing” — not so much. Though I listen to lossless classics on Idagio (but only because I like their app and catalogue).

 

[Toom]

Thanks everyone. You just saved me a few quid.

 

[aangen]

For me, owning the 846 and the 1200 is ideal.