[AnakChan]

There is one : Tera player and is hand Made in Germany .

For a cool 6720 Euro. Combined with the KSE1500, that's gonna make it just over $10k for such a setup.

 

[vnmslsrbms]

For a cool 6720 Euro. Combined with the KSE1500, that's gonna make it just over $10k for such a setup.

At that price, it's gotta be good!  Kidding.  I don't think I would touch the Tera with a 10 foot pole.  

 

[expat852]

10 pieces hit the Hong Kong market a few days ago, supposedly the last until February. On first use the heavy cable led to excessive mechanical noise, which was fixed by bending the cable to rest against the head and by using the largest Comply foam tips that I could find. For the source, an AK240 line out (10dB reduction on the Shure input, no EQ on either device) seemed preferable to a computer using the Shure DAC.

After a few hours of listening, SQ is as remarkable as noted by Jude and AnakChan. This is the first IEM that I have not needed to EQ to sound neutral, and might be an end-game portable rig for me at least for a few years. More impressions to come after extended listening.

 

[musicday]

Finally someone who owns a unit.
How much did you paid for it and does it sound as good as full size headphones?
How is the soundstage? And is it Made in China?
Thanks

 

[DevilofLife]

Its made in China.
To me the KSE1500 sound better than my Layla and Noble K10U in balance mode.

 

 

 

[robm321]

So far everyone is in agreement that the Layla's have been surpassed. That's a good sign.

 

[Sound Eq]

can i ask again please if i want to use my ak100ii dac connected to the kse1500 dac/amp what cable do i need

as i want to use my ak100ii dac instead of the dac in the shure dac/amp

and is my plan on the right track or shall i just use any android phone with shure dac/amp

 

[h1f1add1cted]

@hykhleif
 
A regular mini to mini stereo audio cable (3,5mm to 3,5mm).

 

[expat852]

Musicday:
> How much did you paid for it?
Cost in HK was equivalent to US$3K.
 
> does it sound as good as full size headphones?  How is the soundstage? 
The KSE1500 is by a wide margin the best IEM that I have tried and the soundstage is well defined.  They do not sound quite like full size headphones and I still prefer the overall sound of my home setup (HD800/HDVD800/balanced).  However, that setup requires minimal ambient noise while the isolation provided by the KSE1500 means noise is not a concern.
 
One issue: playback on battery is fine but I get 60-cycle hum when charging via USB, even with the factory charger and cable. I will pick up a ferrite core USB cable to see if this resolves the issue.  Is anyone else having this problem?

 

[musicday]

Can you tell us how they sound connected to the laptop, for movie for example?
I have noticed you can update the firmware, how exactly that can be done and is thw battery life less than 10 hours in real life?
Thank you.

 

[truckdriver]

can i ask again please if i want to use my ak100ii dac connected to the kse1500 dac/amp what cable do i need

as i want to use my ak100ii dac instead of the dac in the shure dac/amp

and is my plan on the right track or shall i just use any android phone with shure dac/amp

No one will be able to answer that question better than you. You already own the AK100ii. If you choose to buy the KSE1500, you can connect it as a transport or DAC. You'll hear it and decide for yourself.

 

[John Culter]

What should be the easiest way to get those in Europe? They seems to be in stock on earphonesolutions.com for $2,999, but then there are taxes on top when shipped to EU. Any ideas?
Would love to compare them to Layla / UERR and others ..

 

[musicday]

What should be the easiest way to get those in Europe? They seems to be in stock on earphonesolutions.com for $2,999, but then there are taxes on top when shipped to EU. Any ideas?
Would love to compare them to Layla / UERR and others ..

Best to wait to arrive in UK i think.

 

[Mimouille]

What should be the easiest way to get those in Europe? They seems to be in stock on earphonesolutions.com for $2,999, but then there are taxes on top when shipped to EU. Any ideas?
Would love to compare them to Layla / UERR and others ..

cheapest I've seen is here :http://www.sonovente.com/shure-kse1500-p48652.html#utm_source=TD&utm_medium=aff&utm_campaign=TD-aff&utm_term=22870742#ectrans=1

 

[groovyd]

For a cool 6720 Euro. Combined with the KSE1500, that's gonna make it just over $10k for such a setup.

The only thing Shure is missing to turn it into a DAP is a memory card reader and a decent sized touchscreen and a a proper kernal plus the music player app software.  In end user cost this is really almost no additional cost meaning they could offer a DAP vs what they have today for only a little more.  I think v2 might be the same price but with DAP instead of DAC/amp.