Shure Expands Line of High-End Listening Products and Sound Isolating Technology

The KSE1500 Electrostatic Headphone System, The SHA900 portable listening amplifier and SE846 headphones join this audio manufacturer's line of high-end listening products..

Shure, represented in the Iberian market by the distributor Earpro, has added three new high-end models to its line of listening products, recently presented at the Fujiya Avic Headphone competition held in Tokyo, among which the KSE1500 electrostatic headphone system stands out, the first Sound Isolating currently on the market for use with traditional and portable media players.

The KSE1500 are designed for users who want to improve their listening experience with optimal performance from their multimedia players and with diaphragms that barely weigh. This implementation results in a faster response to transients, with accurate sound reproduction and a wider frequency range than dynamic transducer technologies.

Defining a new standard for portable listening, The KSE1500 system includes single-transducer Sound Isolating electrostatic headphones matched to a digital-to-analog converter (DAC/ADC) that processes digital audio (MAC, PC, iOS, Android) directly via a micro-USB connection, and also accepts analog audio on its direct line input.

As Ron Hautzinger has pointed out, product manager en Shure Europe, “More than eight years of R&D and product engineering come to fruition today with the introduction of the KSE1500. Shure already has a lot of experience designing Sound Isolating headphones, But our challenge in creating this system was to combine that experience with the acoustic excellence of electrostatic technology”.

Another new feature is SHA900, a portable audio amplifier with a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) For use with portable digital audio sources and high-quality headphones. It has a customizable four-band parametric equalizer and can process digital audio directly through a micro-USB connector.. Like the KSE1500, can accept analog audio on its line input bypassing the DSP.

“Our research shows that customers are increasingly interested in high-resolution sound, offered by solutions that provide improved audio performance. With this in mind, SHA900 is designed to properly power premium headphones in a linear and stable manner, to deliver a consistent listening experience”, Hautzinger points out.

Finally, The transparent version of the Sound Isolating SE846 headphones now has a new one in metallic black: SE846-K, with quad high-definition drivers in a three-way configuration for dedicated bass distribution, mids and highs. These headphones have a revolutionary low pass filter, a true subwoofer for low frequency operation that doesn't sacrifice clarity or detail, and high sensitivity.