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Friday, August 12, 2016

Shure KSE1500 (IEM)

Measurements


Shure KSE1500

• Electrostatic driver
• Dedicated Amplifier needed
• Built-in Equalizer (EQ presets & user EQ available)
• $2999 USD

Shure KSE1500 measurements

Check the Measurement Procedures first



[1. Frequency Response ]

① Shure Silicone Eartip 
Uncompensated


Diffuse Field Target Compensated


Harman Target Compensated


CSD



② Shure Olive Foam Tip
Uncompensated


Diffuse Field Target Compensated


Harman Target Compensated



[2. Square Wave ]
30Hz

300 Hz



[3. Minimum Phase ]



[4. Harmonic Distortions ]
Limiter Off (Left)


Limiter Off (Right)


Limiter On (Left)


Limiter On (Right)

• 94 dB SPL at 500 Hz




[5. Insertion Depth ]
Uncompensated

• Orange: 3 mm
• Purple: 7 mm
Away from the reference plane



[6. Built-in Equalizer presets ]
Uncompensated

• Black: Bypass
• Orange: Vocal Boost
• Green: De-Ess


Uncompensated

• Black: Bypass
• Blue: Low Boost


Uncompensated

• Black: Bypass
• Blue: Loudness



[7. User EQ ]
Diffuse Field Target Compensated

• -3dB @ 250 Hz           
• -6dB @ 1.6 kHz (Medium BW)
• +4dB @ 2.5 kHz          
• -6dB @ 10 kHz (Medium BW)



[8. Comparison ]
Uncompensated

• Black: Shure KSE1500 (Silicone Eartip)
• Orange: Shure SE846 (White Nozzle)


Uncompensated

• Black: Shure KSE1500
• Orange: JH Audio Angie (Bass +0.8)


Uncompensated

• Black: Shure KSE1500
• Orange: Monster Miles Davis Trumpet






2 comments:

  1. Very interesting set of measurements once again. I appreciate the effort of showing how the EQ filter options work. The stock response looks rather unpleasing.

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    1. Yeah, compensating upper-mids with EQ bands is recommended for the better sound. Also due to peak at 10kHz, using a foam tip was better than a stock silicone eartip for me.

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