{"id":148965,"date":"2022-09-30T18:09:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T17:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=148965"},"modified":"2022-10-01T06:00:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T05:00:42","slug":"the-shure-se846-gen-2-is-an-audiophile-iem-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/headphones\/the-shure-se846-gen-2-is-an-audiophile-iem-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shure SE846 Gen 2 is an audiophile IEM upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shure\u00a0has released an update to its flagship wired in-canal headphones.\u00a0The original SE846s were released 10 years ago, and despite their age, were relevant until recently.\u00a0The updated model offers improved &#8220;clarity of sound&#8221; and &#8220;transparency of sound&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/228_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Shure SE846 Gen 2 uses the same isolation design as the original and the same four-driver configuration.\u00a0The new pair has what Shure calls a &#8220;new enhanced sound signature&#8221; thanks to the inclusion of a new filter.\u00a0The originals came with three interchangeable filters, but at customer request, Shure added a fourth that adds &#8220;a more focused loop at 4kHz &#8211; 12kHz.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/229_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The standard SE846 Gen 2 includes a filter that allows you to achieve a deeper landing, as well as Balanced, Warm and Bright filters that allow you to get a special sound for specific equipment and genres.\u00a0As well as several attachment options to help you get the best possible fit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/230_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The SE846 Gen 2 come with a detachable 3.5mm cable, and the use of MMCX connectors means you can turn them into wireless in-ear headphones with Shure&#8217;s optional True Wireless adapters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/231_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shure\u00a0has released an update to its flagship wired in-canal headphones.\u00a0The original SE846s were released 10 years ago, and despite their age, were relevant until recently.\u00a0The updated model offers improved &#8220;clarity of sound&#8221; and &#8220;transparency of sound&#8221;. &nbsp; &nbsp; The Shure SE846 Gen 2 uses the same isolation design as the original and the same four-driver [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/headphones\/the-shure-se846-gen-2-is-an-audiophile-iem-upgrade\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":148966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[640],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-148965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headphones","tag-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}