[jayaudio116]

I guess you should be specific as to which brand and model of headphone you recomend and at what cost as a comparison. concerning the apple ear bud, i really disagree except that its cheap

The Shure are a better phone and every iembi had are better then them, but after using the ibiud while I was without my 846 I realize that it's probably 2.5 time better then the ibud at most and I remember when I moved up from my ue900 to the Shure it was at that moment I realized I don't really need these even tho the Shure outperformes the ue in almost everything. It's been so long sense I heard cheap iem that I forgot what they sounded like until the past few months. It's true that the biggest difference in performance comes from the transition from the lower tier to the med tier but mid to hi it's not much a difference and hi to super hi tiers is even less then that. And I'm not saying all of this from memory. I have both with me and a jh Angie and my statement still stands. Those item are better but the whole diminishing return thing really hit home. Headphones is a different story I have no experience with them so I can't comment on that

 

[jayaudio116]

I can't really recommend any iems I probably only own one iem in every price bracket or tier with the exception to the angi and se846. Those are the only two I could compare and maybe the Weston's and tripled I 10 but that's to narrow of a selection to recommend anything

 

[Whazzzup]

All I know is my rigs are worth every penny and I can't go back.

 

[NaiveSound]

I feel like my rig is decent, but definitely not worth the $, it just doesn't wow, no point in lying to myself

 

[soundify]

I feel like my rig is decent, but definitely not worth the $, it just doesn't wow, no point in lying to myself

You want wow? Get KSE1500.

 

[tassardar]

KSE1500 on general dont WOW. Its just pure sound. So weather you have the mind blown or not factor depends on if you like that style of signature or not haha.
 
On general I feel the 846 is more exciting especially with a good amplifier. 

 

[NaiveSound]

I gave the kse a shot, I felt it was a little better than se846, but not worth the asking price, it didn't wow me.. It just showed a better version of the se846,

NOT to mention the electrostatic set up and all the annoyance that comes with it

 

[ubs28]

Most rigs aren't worth the money if you hear how the $320 Sennheiser HD 650 sounds on a good system. 

 

[soundify]

KSE1500 on general dont WOW. Its just pure sound. So weather you have the mind blown or not factor depends on if you like that style of signature or not haha.

On general I feel the 846 is more exciting especially with a good amplifier. 

I had a chance to demo KSE, it is very picky with its source. But it has loads of resolution, stage and clarity. It doesn't have as much bass as 846 but there's EQ.

846 with Hugo is amazing.

 

[larbel]

Many may not agree with me but I came to the conclusion that, you really don't need $1000 headphones, even $500. Honestly a $40 iPhone earphone with high bit rate file is not to far off from expensive headphones, maybe this is the law of diminishing Return, furthermore I go to a lot of concerts and big venue and a good pair of headphones sounds better then the real thing with the exception being live music at a small venue or if you go to an orchestra l

 
Your analogy is like saying you do not need paying double for a 911 Turbo S since it's merely a second or so faster than a Carrera?  But as in a lots of other hobby/sports/competition, people paying the most bucks for the very last bit of enhancement/performance, diminishing returns and rational thinking doesn't play any role in these scenario..
 
And by saying the iPhone earphone with high bit rate file is not too far off is really a bit extreme??  You can't possibly compare the iPhone earphone to 846, it's night and day difference for me already going from 535 to 846, I can't stand more than 1 song with the standard iPhone earphone personally! 

 

[soundify]

Finally did the blue filter mod. I have the black coloured version and there's 2 pieces of foam on each side.

I'm glad I did the mod! Fuller, clearer and more details.

 

[WhatToChoose]

I feel like my rig is decent, but definitely not worth the $, it just doesn't wow, no point in lying to myself

There needs to be more people like you
 
I always get the feeling that some people rate expensive stuff 5 stars because they are subconsciously trying to suppress the fact that it isn't worth the money. some reviews may be legit, some may not, who knows. Just my thoughts though, I always take reviews with a bucket of salt.
 
Kudos for speaking the troof.

 

[Black Label]

Hey all, long time no see!

Well how odd is this?? It would seem as though the last time I had my filters changed (the guys at Jaben Audio Melbourne usually do it for me due to my poor eyesight) I ended up having a blue filter inserted in one phone and a black in the other.

I thought something was awry! 'Course I have ended up with three blues and one of my preferred blacks.

So I've used this as a convenient excuse to go filterless. Hopefully my iPhone 6S plus is up to the task. Though looking for anyone wanting to do a swapsie - blue(s) for blacks?

But somewhat more disconsertingly the rubber ring at the base of each headphone is wearing thin. I have only two months warranty left on them hence once I have finished the transcribing job ahead of me (interviewing a handful of Australian craft brewers on the subject of water saving initiatives) they will go back for servicing - for the third time.

 

[NaiveSound]

When is shure projected to release the successor to the se846? NOT thr kse 1500

 

[soundify]

Went back to unmodded blues and felt that it provides a smoother and bassier presentation which is more fun and suits my taste more. I guess the blue filter mod is not meant for everyone.