[trishd]

Ooops - I made a mistake - cglinux, you suggested I buy the Fiio x7ii NOT the i !!! I find the item on amazon for $650 - is this the correct model ? tyia

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FiiO X7 Mark II Smart Hi-Res Lossless Music Player 64GBThe X7 Mark II ushers in a new era for lossless music players with its completely redesigned internals and updated exterior.

• Shipping with the X7 Mark II is our new AM3A amplifier module, an all new design with both single-ended and balanced headphone output.
• Forming the foundation of the X7 Mark II's audio prowess is the 8-channel ESS ES9028PRO DAC
• Three separate crystal isolators: one each for multiples of 44.1kHz and 48kHz sampling rates, as well as a dedicated oscillator for 384kHz
• 64GB built-in flash storage and two micro SD card slots each capable of supporting 256GB cards

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[csglinux]

Ooops - I made a mistake - cglinux, you suggested I buy the Fiio x7ii NOT the i !!! I find the item on amazon for $650 - is this the correct model ? tyia
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$649.99
Sold by: etailz
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$649.99
Sold by: Tinbel Store
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$649.99
Sold by: ProStudio Sound & Music
New (8) from $649.99
Have one to sell?Sell on Amazon

• 

FiiO X7 Mark II Smart Hi-Res Lossless Music Player 64GBThe X7 Mark II ushers in a new era for lossless music players with its completely redesigned internals and updated exterior.

• Shipping with the X7 Mark II is our new AM3A amplifier module, an all new design with both single-ended and balanced headphone output.
• Forming the foundation of the X7 Mark II's audio prowess is the 8-channel ESS ES9028PRO DAC
• Three separate crystal isolators: one each for multiples of 44.1kHz and 48kHz sampling rates, as well as a dedicated oscillator for 384kHz
• 64GB built-in flash storage and two micro SD card slots each capable of supporting 256GB cards

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Yup. This is the one I'd buy!

 

[Mr Makarov]

Group, TY so much for helping me with my purchases of accessory items for se846. Updates:

1. I ordered a 10 pack of the Shure yellow foam sleeves and got those for only $1.05/pair (net cost) which seems like a bargain.

2. The Fiio X1ii arrived and I've spent hours listening. I trusted and took 'your' advice on that $90 purchase: I was absolutely shocked at how much more incredible and finely detailed it made - ecstasy !! The Sandisk sport I had been using now feels like crud and quite instantly I knew I'd be giving that away once I buy a 2nd Fiio (which will be an upgrade from this one !!). A few comments:

a. I like this Jeremy Camp ('The Way' is my fav' of all): That dear Jeremy must NOT use the finest in audio equipment, because, sadly, the quality of all of his recordings - even his 2009 "Live" cd - is clearly inferior to the 3 other fav' artists I'm favoring right now (Keane, Above/Beyond's Alex Vargas & Richard Bedford), & M.J.) - what a shame !!
b. A few songs 'leaped' at me out of the Fiio with the pure beauty newly exposed to me by using the Fiio ! One song, to which I've listened prob' 100Xs, doesn't even sound like the same song! Nicole/Enrique duet of Heartbeat -- go to the end of it - pretty much 'blew my mind' with what I now heard -- at the end of that song, they 'hit' you in the left ear and the right ear with all sorts of 'back and forth' vocals and instruments entering my left ear or right, and they even do 'vice versa' tricks with the sounds. So I wiki'ed that song and clicked around and read it's 2 producers who are wizards at 'special effects' and they were pulling some of the newer tricks with that duet.
3. I don't many things online, but maybe this will be a tip for a few of you: I had 'saved' some items in my amazon, and this time when I clicked in there were 15% off 'coupons' on many of the items (not all items-- EG, discount on the gourmet gummy worms, but not on the laptop...l).

4. The Fiio X1ii definitely has one software 'bug' to it, maybe 2 (the latter could be a setting issue - there's a whole lot of fine detail on the settings...), and what's frustrating is Fiio has 'the fix' but NO WAY can I understand their directions of how I'm to get the software updated with it - I have the software uploaded/downloaded into the device itself, but there's SUPPOSED to be some sort of special 'file' where it has to be placed in order to do the update. ONE TIME I booted up and it 'opened' with the screen showing the 2 basic files, but that was only because I randomly stumbled on it and didn't know until later that that HAD TO BE 'the right place' where I was to paste the 'fix' into one of those file folders....... dang it.... Also, IMO, Fiio's user instructions/guide is written HORRIBLE !! Whoever they let write the user guide was ESL ('ESL'=speaks English as a Second Langg')., at minimum, but prob' EThirdL or EFourthL !!

DEFINITELY right away I'll be buying the nicer Fiio this group suggested to me (which, if I recall correctly, you said costs $400). I am HOPING the user guide will have been written by ANYBODY other than the present doofus.

Hi! Glad to hear you´re enjoying your SE846´s!
It is always a nice feeling when you hear the boost in audio quality. SE846 can sound pretty different depending on the source (plus all the variations of filters+ear tips). FiiO X1 is a very good value for the price and it sounds good (but will not bring all of the SE846 potential). Just heard all the songs you posted. Indeed, Jeremy´s songs had the lowest quality, "Heartbeat" sounded much better. Some well mastered songs sound amazing with the SE846.
I see you will jump directly for FiiO X7 which is a good choice. I personally wouldn't recommend X3 and X5 because the difference is not that big (X1 vs X5 is easy to hear the difference but it is not worth it). X1 sounds muddy and congested compared to X7 (heard it once but never liked it with SE846) so I´m pretty sure you will be very happy coming from X1.
As for value for the money (as a side-note), I recommend checking AudioQuest Dragonfly Black (1.5). It´s a USB DAC/AMP but will work with almost any smartphone. It costs just 98 dollars and in my personal opinion it outclasses all the FiiO´s (not so sure about X7 tbh) in sound quality (specially in clarity, soundstage and reproduction of highs) and it brings SE846 to a new level of clarity and soundstage (specially compared to X1 and X5), SE846 are good match for X1, but the good news is that SE846 can sound much better! One of the biggest changes I experienced was with DFB (DragonFly Black) and Astell & Kern Jr (SE846 sounds BIG with it). Most detailed was a Walkman that sounded very very intimate/personal and extremely detailed, but with a narrow soundstage (something to consider if you care about vocals the most). I had a FiiO X5 for almost two years and...that brick cant even touch the 2nd gen DragonFly (1.2) in SQ department, and while being better (more clear, bigger soundstage, much better mids) than X1, it lacks something...there is some "hollowness/"raw-ness" to the sound that is hard to explain (but it bothers me a lot). I Liked it with SE535 and SE846 at first, but then it was just so unrefined compared to DF 1.2 and A&K Jr and more so compared to DFB...(and I paid for it more than I paid for AK Jr!!!).
Just my personal opinion.

Thank You for sharing songs you enjoy listening to with your SE846. Now if I may I will share some tracks that I enjoy with SE846:

 

[DeeKay10]

Edit (23/10/2017): DO NOT BUY the Shanling M1. Transport functionality sounds like crap - audio clips on loud tracks and appears to go through the DAC anyways.

There. Found my peace and done with the shopping (another audiophile case in which the accessories exceed the transducers in price...):

 

[Stranger Than Fiction]

I will donate as soon as I can! I remember a lot of moedawg's posts (I used to be called Black Label btw but lost my login details due to a change of email address).

I was recently listening to my brother's pair of Campfire Audio Jupiters. I went in thinking I wanted for nothing with the Shure SE846 I have had for over three years now (!). I daresay I was wrong.

I now have a hankering for a bit more soundstage, which is probably the only thing the Jupiters have over the 8's. To that end, what sort of portable amp should I be looking at? I have tried all the FiiOs and don't particularly like either. The Chord Mojo is a thing of a beauty but it falls down in the portability stakes. It would have to be compatible with my iPhone 7, as well as being portable.

Finally, anyone who is lurking and on the fence about getting a pair of 8's, audition them with FabricLive 91: Mixed by Special Request. There are moments within this mix that absolutely steamroll the skull with sub-bass! In fact these bad boys are great for any genre, however they are absolutely made for electronic music (particularly progressive trance a la John 00 Fleming, techno and drum & bass a la Calibre).

 

[tbritton]

As people are sharing some items that work fantastically with the SE846, here is one I'm addicted to lately:



Definitely MADE for the 8's!!!

Terry

 

[sha007]

I had the W60, and the 846. If I were to choose one, it would be the W60.Without getting into sound differences, the W60 were very comfortable, and I never really got the perfect fit with the 846. but I sold both, when I heard the iSINE 20. My M300 have shipped, and am looking forward to comparing both.

Hi.
Is the isine 20 better sounding than the se846 without the cipher cable? I heard that without the cipher cable the isine is not very enjoyable. I'm worried about it coz I'm thinking of getting an isine 20 (already have a se846) and want to use it with my desktop setup so have to use the standard cable so its important to know whether the isine 20 sounds better than the se846 with the standard cable or not.

 

[youngarthur]

Hi.
Is the isine 20 better sounding than the se846 without the cipher cable? I heard that without the cipher cable the isine is not very enjoyable. I'm worried about it coz I'm thinking of getting an isine 20 (already have a se846) and want to use it with my desktop setup so have to use the standard cable so its important to know whether the isine 20 sounds better than the se846 with the standard cable or not.

Please remember, my ears are 77 years old!. The iSINE for me, has a wider soundstage, and more of a concert hall, than a small club sound. Because of my old ears, I don't like to get into the bass/mid/treble debate.The sound with the cipher cable, is easily achievable, with a little EQ, and I now only use the standard cable. In standard form, the cipher cable sounds more forward, more alive, but EQ with the standard cable can produce the same.FOR ME the 846 stood out, with its bass delivery on first listen, but over all I preferred the iSINE 20, so sold the 846.

 

[why sleep]

Hey y'all,

Not to derail the thread, but I have a pair of blue 846's on sale in the marketplace if anyone's interested!

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/shure-se846-blu-like-new.862766/

 

[aliando]

Oh my... I discovered mini cracks along the part where the shells are adhere together. Worst of all, a tiny piece of plastic came off. I can't seem to find it anywhere!

(Sorry for the bad macro photography)

This thing is my baby, I haven't never sat on it or caused any harm to it. Anyone has this problem? I saw a local seller in my country having this chipped off problem too. I wonder if Shure is able to do anything about it. GrandTech in Singapore is horrible...

Hi @NiftyNicholas

I just found myself to have the same problem as yours, its on the right shell. Then I check the left shell and shows some sort of cracking along that joint.

I've sent an email to Shure Asia, hopefully they comes out with good solution, finger crossed...

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[Stranger Than Fiction]

Here's a taster of what I have been listening to lately. These tracks indeed showcase what these bad boys can do (note that sweet sweet piano on the first one):

 

[NiftyNicholas]

Hi @NiftyNicholas

I just found myself to have the same problem as yours, its on the right shell. Then I check the left shell and shows some sort of cracking along that joint.

I've sent an email to Shure Asia, hopefully they comes out with good solution, finger crossed...

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Oh my. It's such a common but neglected issue.

May I ask when did you purchase it?

I had the cracked sided replaced for free when my warranty was almost ending. After a few months, the same thing happened. Now I'm out of warranty. I am truly disappointed with Shure.

I'm gonna wait for it to fall apart and do a custom reshell unless Shure is willing to replace it without warranty (which I highly doubt so).

 

[Tranman409]

Recommending the spinfit bi-flange CP240-M eartips. I was a fan of the CP-100m for awhile and didn't realize they made this product recently. I get deep insertion with them and no fatigue/soreness in 30 minutes of owning it. I update again if it gets bad or annoying. I was annoyed with nearly all of the differfent stock eartips provided by shure(triple flange was decent but it would shrivel up and it gets annoying trying to flip them outwards every week with another set). Also it comes with 6 rubber sockets for shure or similar nozzle IEMs


https://www.amazon.com/SpinFit-CP240-M-Patented-Replacement-Headphone/dp/B06VVRXHG1/

 

[csglinux]

Recommending the spinfit bi-flange CP240-M eartips. I was a fan of the CP-100m for awhile and didn't realize they made this product recently. I get deep insertion with them and no fatigue/soreness in 30 minutes of owning it. I update again if it gets bad or annoying. I was annoyed with nearly all of the differfent stock eartips provided by shure(triple flange was decent but it would shrivel up and it gets annoying trying to flip them outwards every week with another set). Also it comes with 6 rubber sockets for shure or similar nozzle IEMs


https://www.amazon.com/SpinFit-CP240-M-Patented-Replacement-Headphone/dp/B06VVRXHG1/

Those are bizarre-looking tips! But I've been a big fan of the regular SpinFits, so I feel duty-bound to check these out. Thanks so much for the link

 

[tbritton]

Those are bizarre-looking tips! But I've been a big fan of the regular SpinFits, so I feel duty-bound to check these out. Thanks so much for the link

Heh - yes, same here! Just ordered.

I've been snipping the outer flange off of the tri-flange Shure tips a lot lately, and know for sure I like the duo-flange insertion and isolation, so I really look forward to trying this take on the SpinFits!

Terry