[olddude]

Harsh?  With the filters in place I find it almost too smooth.  With the filters removed  I find it just about perfect.  

 

[Sound Eq]

  Harsh?  With the filters in place I find it almost too smooth.  With the filters removed  I find it just about perfect.  

I am using the black filters, maybe the mids are too way forward to me

 

[Sound Eq]

  I curious, what are you using for a source and amp with the Shure?

I am using ifi micro dsd and alo mk3

 

[Chodi]

 
I am using ifi micro dsd and alo mk3

What headphones/earphones are you using with that rig? Of course you commented on the Shure but I am wondering if you have other earphones you have tried with that same rig?

 

[Sound Eq]

  What headphones/earphones are you using with that rig? Of course you commented on the Shure but I am wondering if you have other earphones you have tried with that same rig?

yes I am using audeze lcd2 rev2 and with my rig, I love what I am hearing from my audeze
 
please people know that on no way am I saying the shure 846 is bad on the contrary its an amazing iem, so much that on some songs its just mind boggling to me, but my grip is with progressive rock and metal as I find them a bit harsh, maybe as people said the mids are too forward and the shure is not a forgiving iem
 
I bought the sennheiser momentum iem as I mentioned its good but of course not to the level of the shure 846
 
maybe my search is for a more organic warmer iem , some people suggested asg2 , or the velvet or the heir 8
 
or maybe I should look at the Roxanne and be done with iems
 
so please shure fans know I love my shure with certain music, but I need a filler iem for metal and progressive rock that is more forgiving something better than the momentum iem

 

[AndrewH13]

I love progressive rock, Porcupine Tree, Rush, Muse, Yes, etc and find 846s bring the best out of this genre. Some excellant recorded albums, new Steve Wilson for example. Everyone has different favoured sound signatures. To me warmness masks details and I want drums to sound as crisp as if I'm in a room with them. The only ever time I found music harsh was when CD first appeared on the scene and aclimatising to a new harder sound. But now there seems a trend where younger people are brought up with bass, just listen to the many dreadful overblown car systems with lads comparing size of their. ...subwoofers!

No right or wrong, everyone must fund their own preferred sound but I wouldn't class the Shures bright. Not overly warm. Full midrange, deep bass, adaptable treble.

 

[Chodi]

 
yes I am using audeze lcd2 rev2 and with my rig, I love what I am hearing from my audeze
 
please people know that on no way am I saying the shure 846 is bad on the contrary its an amazing iem, so much that on some songs its just mind boggling to me, but my grip is with progressive rock and metal as I find them a bit harsh, maybe as people said the mids are too forward and the shure is not a forgiving iem
 
I bought the sennheiser momentum iem as I mentioned its good but of course not to the level of the shure 846
 
maybe my search is for a more organic warmer iem , some people suggested asg2 , or the velvet or the heir 8
 
or maybe I should look at the Roxanne and be done with iems
 
so please shure fans know I love my shure with certain music, but I need a filler iem for metal and progressive rock that is more forgiving something better than the momentum iem

Now I understand. The LCD2 has a warm almost lush midrange. You will never get there with the 846. There are a number of iem's with a warm signature that would probably please you. Too many to list but you mentioned a few possibilities. 

 

[Sound Eq]

  Now I understand. The LCD2 has a warm almost lush midrange. You will never get there with the 846. There are a number of iem's with a warm signature that would probably please you. Too many to list but you mentioned a few possibilities. 

yeah I think I love audeze lcd sound sig so much that my brain is tuned to that sound signature, waaaaarrrrmmmm, lush, organic, and great bass
 
currawong said the closest to that in iems is the roxanne
 
by the way now that I am comparing the sennheiser momentum iem and comparing it to the shure 846, there is no way the momentum is even remotely close to the shure
 
the shure 846 is miles away better

 

[Duncan]

I'm still wowed many months into owning these just how dirty they can sound when required, yet delicate in the next moment...

 

[325xia]

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by the way now that I am comparing the sennheiser momentum iem and comparing it to the shure 846, there is no way the momentum is even remotely close to the shure

the shure 846 is miles away better
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It should be. It's eight times the price of the Sennheiser Momentum IEM. I think for the price, the Momentum's sound amazing. I don't think my 846's are worth a thousand dollars. But, I still enjoy listening to them. Would I buy them again? No. Would I buy the Momentum's again? Yes.

 

[audiobot]

Does the bass slam on these or is that something that only over-ear headphones can produce?

 

[Sound Eq]

i wish things were much easier for us to interpret reviews of people 
 
like for example
 
anyone who loves synthpop or eighties then 99.99% of people will love this song below
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XONkLtJMrt4
 
and anyone who loves melodic rock would love the song below ( occean of tears by kiske at aorund minute 28 )
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDNCA3J8y54
 
but when it comes to iems or headphones it amazing how much different the reviews can be and how each interprets things so differently

 

[warrior1975]

Does the bass slam on these or is that something that only over-ear headphones can produce?

I've had quite a few bass oriented IEMS, none have the slam of my headphones though (th900). Difference to me is huge, almost to the point that I no longer truly enjoy my IEMS.

 

[HiFiChris]

  Does the bass slam on these or is that something that only over-ear headphones can produce?

They have got a very nice, deep, dry and precise bass slam. In general, good BA transducers are able to create a faster and more precise bass than over-ears.

 

[audiobot]

I've had quite a few bass oriented IEMS, none have the slam of my headphones though (th900). Difference to me is huge, almost to the point that I no longer truly enjoy my IEMS.

thanks.