[Simon T]

It is available now:
http://www.earphonesolutions.com/shure-kse1500-electrostatic-earphone-system.html

Are you sure? I contacted them yesterday n they told me that they are expecting it in the next few weeks. But no hard date yet.

 

[musicday]

Sorry,i wrote to them as well.
Avaibility is end of December, told them to change the status.
They have it as available.

 

[groovyd]

Is that price listed $2999 a good price or will that be the normal price?

 

[robm321]

The list price is $4K I believe. I assume that $3K is where they will be though. It will be hard enough to sell any quantity at $3K. At $4K they probably won't sell at all. Just my guess. 

 

[Roscoeiii]

  The list price is $4K I believe. I assume that $3K is where they will be though. It will be hard enough to sell any quantity at $3K. At $4K they probably won't sell at all. Just my guess. 

I haven't been following this thread religiously since these aren't out in the world yet, but I think that the only list price I have seen mentioned is $3k.

 

[robm321]

You might be right. I can't find any reference (didn't look long), but I thought for sure I heard that $3K was the pre-order price.  

 

[Mimouille]

3k will be the list price. Earphone Solutions always put a moronic list price to make you think you are making a great deal. Like the 846 initially listed at 1.2k.

 

[groovyd]

3k will be the list price. Earphone Solutions always put a moronic list price to make you think you are making a great deal. Like the 846 initially listed at 1.2k.

yeah, that's what confused me... really only wish this dac/amp had a built in player and flash would push me over the edge.  Hate carrying a 'connected' setup, just cumbersome.

 

[musicday]

Is that price listed $2999 a good price or will that be the normal price?

Hopefully they will drop to $2500 but if this ls the most detailed earphone out there it may be worth saving for.

 

[Music junky]

i hope the kse1500

. plays nice with my Qp1R?

 

[Roscoeiii]

Hopefully they will drop to $2500 but if this ls the most detailed earphone out there it may be worth saving for.

The 846s can often be gotten new for a discount off list. Though may be a while before that happens for these...

 

[Yubacore]

Yeah I'm guessing since this is groundbreaking tech that noone else is touching just yet (as far as we know), Shure will stick to this price point for now. The only thing that could get the price down would be very slow sales. Something tells me that's not going to be a problem here.

 

[Roscoeiii]

Part of the discounts for the 846 are also tied to site-wide sales, coupons etc.

 

[robm321]

  Yeah I'm guessing since this is groundbreaking tech that noone else is touching just yet (as far as we know), Shure will stick to this price point for now. The only thing that could get the price down would be very slow sales. Something tells me that's not going to be a problem here.

 
What it will come down to is performance. If its the best thing out there, it will maintain its high price. If there are better sounding IEMs for less, it will come down. 

 

[Sound Eq]

do u expect it to have a great bass, or neutral flat