Selling my McIntosh MHA-150 Headphone Amplifier in great condition. Plays beautifully with all kinds of headphones, and it drives bookshelf speakers at 50wpc. Selling as I don't listen to headphones much anymore, and I have a Gold Note setup to power my bookshelf speakers (see pics). This is a...

@Mbarbieri -- Yes, I believe the KSE1500 is THAT GOOD. I'm up to 26 cycles on the battery and it gets better and better. The Chord Mojo + Poly is an unbeatable combination if you use Tidal or Spotify, since you can Bluetooth the audio directly to the Poly. I've never had any issues with...

I agree with @tonyI59 that the Chord Mojo sounds noticeably better than the KSA's internal DAC. Regarding the Mojo, the Chord Poly streaming DAC makes it very easy to use the KSE1500 without a bunch of interconnects. Sends the Hi-Res audio via Bluetooth or WiFi. Highly recommended.

The DAC in the KSE1500 isn't bad, but it's not very musical IMO. For that reason I use the Chord Mojo + Poly streaming DAC which is of higher quality and allows me to Bluetooth music directly to the KSA energizer. It's the best portable solution hands-down. -JR

@UltraDean -- I own both the Shure SE846 and Shure KSE1500 paired with the Chord Mojo + Poly streaming DAC. I purchased the iSine10 from the Apple Store on a whim and returned it the same day. Compared to the SE846 it is underwhelming, has an uncomfortably large nozzle and a serious lack of...

I only have 50 hours on my KSE1500, but not have I heard what you described. I use an iPhone 8 Plus to Bluetooth Spotify or Tidal to my Chord Mojo + Poly. Via the KSE’s Line-In I can hear popping if the Input Pad setting set to -20db. If I use the USB input it has a dead quiet noise floor. I...

@csglinux -- Thanks for the breakdown on those IEMs. Campfire Audio and 64 Audio are the ones I'd really love to compare to the KSE1500. I now have 7 cycles on my battery, and I've drained it to ~5% each time before recharging, so I'm 50+ hours into my listening experience. It just keeps getting...

I'll be selling my SE846s on Audiogon soon since the KSE1500 is about 10 rungs up the ladder in terms of sound quality. That said, I still think the SE846 is an excellent IEM and well worth the $1000 MSRP. I agree with you that the Shure KSE1500 sounds better than any other headphone --...

New KSE1500 owner here. Coming from the Shure SE846 with an upgraded Silver Dragon MMCX cable paired with the Chord Mojo + Poly amp/DAC. After 50 hours of enjoying the KSE1500, I switched back to the SE846 and it's unlistenable by comparison. The KSE1500 is that good. Demo'd everything under the...

New member from Henderson, NV. I’m interested in any meet-ups involving high-end gear. My personal inventory includes Shure SE846 IEMs, Chord Mojo, various Silver Dragon cables and interconnects, UE900 IEMs, and Oppo HA-2SE.