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Shure SE846 Impressions Thread
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fablestruck
1000+ Head-Fier
I think se846 are already tuned having Harman curve in mind.
Just use a wide bore silicone tip (eg spinfits cp800) which drives the signature towards sub and treble while pushing the mids a bit in the background.
fablestruck
1000+ Head-Fier
Damn just received a replacement of the right bud due to mmcx connector proplem. Now the left one presents periodic connection drop.
As depicted half of the inner 'pin holder' is gone.
Back to Shure then ..
This is how the normal one looks:
As depicted half of the inner 'pin holder' is gone.
Back to Shure then ..
This is how the normal one looks:
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FlatBeatEric
New Head-Fier
This is what worries me. I had this with two sets from years ago and both times I spoke to Shure about it, they quoted me a price for an entire replacement IEM as they don't "repair" them. £400 each too!Damn just received a replacement of the right bud due to mmcx connector proplem. Now the left one presents periodic connection drop.
As depicted half of the inner 'pin holder' is gone.
Back to Shure then ..
This is how the normal one looks:
fablestruck
1000+ Head-Fier
That's a shame.
Luckily mine is still under warranty.
I'm wondering how well does the SE846 hold up in 2023. I have mine since 5 years, considering upgrading them. But...is it worth it? I use them directly out of my iPhone, with a Lightning to 3.5 convertor.
They probably sound the same as what they did 5 years ago…
Ofcourse they do. But what I mean is, with the evolution of technology in these 5 years, how well do they stack up against the latest gen of audiophile IEMs?
plakat
Headphoneus Supremus
There was no revolution in sound quality that I'm aware of...
Yes, there are obviously many other models available, with different sound signatures and features. But none of them makes the SE846 any less good. I'm quite happy with my even older investment holding up so well.
I tried many other expensive, some even way more triple the price and didn’t like them. What I love about the se846 beeing warm neutral sounding.
What is it with so many people wanting that slam bass or extreme treble etc… listening that way for a long term period will cause only ear damage, proven! ear damage. Just have a hard time understanding.
To me that deep bass even hurt my ears. The reason I hate so many iem’s and headphones.
What is it with so many people wanting that slam bass or extreme treble etc… listening that way for a long term period will cause only ear damage, proven! ear damage. Just have a hard time understanding.
To me that deep bass even hurt my ears. The reason I hate so many iem’s and headphones.
Good headphones stay good
Fat Larry
500+ Head-Fier
Anyone able to compare the 846 to the er2xr?
fablestruck
1000+ Head-Fier
Non-fatiguing weighty and liquid midrange with strong yet detailed bass and rolled-off high treble, with excellent imaging yet not expansive soundstage.
This is what you get I think, from my long-term experience (4 years).
Even though I already sold a set and am considering selling my second, I must admit that what se846 offer is indeed unique and difficult to replicate.
Not the most qualified to talk on this but I will say when I tried the empire ears odin and ut12, they were definitely better but not significantly. I'll liken it to this - for me the the jump from the se535 to the se846 was like the jump from a ps2 to ps4. Huge difference. Se846 to u12t/odin (driven out of a chord mojo) was more like ps4 to ps5...more refined but not a giant leap.
Given that you use them directly through a lightning converter with no external DAC/Amp, I probably wouldn’t worry.
What player do you use?
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