[Audiowood]

Evening
I just recieved my 846s today.
The few minutes I was able to listen was, well not impressive.
Very low bass and I'm not a bass person.
Maybe the tips but I was very disappointed.
Hope this changes for a iem that's nearly $1000

What was your previous IEM or headphone. If your coming from bass heavy IEM like JVC FX850, Aurisonic 2.5 with bass port open the SE846 bass will sound "bassless"

 

[aangen]

Evening
I just recieved my 846s today.
The few minutes I was able to listen was, well not impressive.
Very low bass and I'm not a bass person.
Maybe the tips but I was very disappointed.
Hope this changes for a iem that's nearly $1000

 
Oh well.

 

[Duncan]

Oh well.

harsh!

Am confused by the low bass though, wonder if the poster means there is too much sub bass (as mentions is not a bass person)...

If so, swap in the white filters instead of the stock blue, and see what you feel

 

[aangen]

 

Oh well.

harsh!

Am confused by the low bass though, wonder if the poster means there is too much sub bass (as mentions is not a bass person)...

If so, swap in the white filters instead of the stock blue, and see what you feel

Seriously? It's a thousand dollar headphone. "The few minutes I was able to listen to it". Please.
Anyone who can really afford these gives them more than a few minutes. It's a troll at best.

 

[SomeGuyDude]

  Seriously? It's a thousand dollar headphone. "The few minutes I was able to listen to it". Please.
Anyone who can really afford these gives them more than a few minutes. It's a troll at best.

 
My assumption was they arrived and he tested them out before life took him away (work, kids, dogs, who knows) and hasn't had a chance to really sit down with them long haul. Nothing major. 

 

[interpolate]

They are factory installed with neutral fiters. If I was going to buy £1,000 earphones I would make sure I knew what I was buying into. Also I would consider AKG K3003 as an alternative.

 

[SomeGuyDude]

  They are factory installed with neutral fiters. If I was going to buy £1,000 earphones I would make sure I knew what I was buying into. Also I would consider AKG K3003 as an alternative.

 
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely ADORE these, but...
 

 
This is not neutral. It ends up being gorgeous because of the way the frequencies mix, but they're not neutral by any stretch.

 

[interpolate]

Balanced is how shure describes them. Sound doesn't travel in a linear fashion. If your music sounds right then don't worry, be happy. (Cue Bobby McFerrin)

 

[SomeGuyDude]

Balanced is how shure describes them. Sound doesn't travel in a linear fashion. If your music sounds right then don't worry, be happy. (Cue Bobby McFerrin)

 
Haha, like I said I adore them, even if I did mod the filters a bit, but calling them neutral is wrong. "Balanced" is subjective, what sounds balanced to me may not to you, but "neutral" is very specific and these ain't it. 

 

[interpolate]

Tell you what I'll trade you for a skanky jawharp if you ain't happy with them. 

 

[3083joe]

Thanks everyone.
I came from sennheiser and they fit a lot different in your ears. Got a good seal now, they are much better. Should have tried more before posting.
Thanks

 

[3083joe]

Tell you what I'll trade you for a skanky jawharp if you ain't happy with them. 

 

[3083joe]

Oh well.

 

[3083joe]

harsh!

Am confused by the low bass though, wonder if the poster means there is too much sub bass (as mentions is not a bass person)...

If so, swap in the white filters instead of the stock blue, and see what you feel

Thanks.

 

[Mitchell4500]

Its funny. I am a bass head. Coming from the UM3x I used to use the black filters on the Se846. After about 2 weeks I evolved to the white filters. Which are supposed to be the lease bass right? I actually found the bass sounds even better with the whites, aswell as everything else.