Shure SRH440 Professional Studio Headphones (Black)

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Shure SRH440 Professional Studio Headphones (Black)

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Optimized for home and studio recording
Closed-back, circumaural collapsible design
Detachable, coiled cable
Includes SRH440, Threaded 1/4" Gold-plated adapter, carrying bag, and user guide
Enhanced frequency response delivers accurate audio across an extended range
Impedance and power handling optimized for performance with professional audio devices
Adjustable headband and collapsible construction provide comfort and portability
Bayonet clip securely locks detachable cable into ear cup

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Not bad - Probably priced about right The Shure SRH440 headphones are sturdy and seem to be generally well constructed. As per the experience of many other reviewers, I found the ear cups and the headband to be quite uncomfortable (the headband began to pressure the top of my head almost immediately.)I have already replaced the ear cups with the Shure SRH840 models (available on Amazon for $14.49) and they do indeed provide a much more comfortable fit. I have also ordered a "Replacement Upgrade Headband Comfort Cushion Pad in Leatherette with snap locks" (not sold by Shure - but also available on Amazon for $8.95). The trouble is, my $99 headphones now have cost me over $125 with shipping. So what do you get for $125?The Pros:* Quality construction and durability * Fairly precise separation between instruments, and quite good vocal reproduction * Decent soundstage (a sense of the instruments and/or musicians being in distinct places on the stage) * Generally non fatiguing listeningThe Cons:* Ouch. Fairly extensive modifications necessary to make the headphones comfortable (at least for me). These are supposed to be "studio" headphones. What gives? * Overall pretty flat sound reproduction. Hearing these 'phones will not knock you out of your chair - but they certainly won't make you wince either. * Depending on the source, the highs can be both "bright" and "mushy". This description sounds contradictory, but I feel it's accurate. Cymbals, horns, and other instrumental treble can be somewhat harsh and tinny - but at the same time ill-defined and "smeared."For those who are wondering, I'm powering these phones with an HRT Headstreamer headphone amp/DAC - so they should be getting sufficient boost (and digital music should be smoothed out).The Bottom Line:I may have been a bit harsh in my description of these 'phones since I am used to the true audiophile-quality pair that I use for home listening. If you've been listening to your music and video on a pair of $14 earbuds, these Shures will be a very substantial upgrade, no doubt. For $99 bucks, they seem like a pretty decent deal - although when you add the expense of new ear cups and headband, it becomes a somewhat less obvious call. Other people really love these 'phones - and after a "burn-in" period, I may find there's more to enjoy. 4excellent A great product. Just received headphones and burning them in as I type. Amazon delivery was impeccable as always and product got here 4 days ahead of schedule. I have big ears so I was very worried about comfort. I've tried Audio Technica M50's and they were way too heavy. The SRH440 is reasonably comfortable without having the headphones practically about to fall off your head. In terms of audio quality, the highs are a little lacking BUT this is right out of the box so that's a given. It's ok for general listening although I'd advise using an amp. The main reason I got these were to practice on my guitar without disturbing my roomies. No sound leakage thus far and does a good job isolating noise. Not exactly earplugs but it does block out most noise when something is playing. 4Sensitive, clear, but not very durable and oh so heavy! Pros:* Excellent frequency balance. All bands from low to high are represented well and fairly, not overwhelmingly.* Very sensitive to quiet sounds, so high volume is almost never necessary, especially in a quiet room.* In Overwatch terms, around the time of release this meant that if you set the volume such that the loudest possible 2khz square wave no longer caused pain, you could then use the same volume setting and, while standing at the factory entrance in King's Row, still hear a reaper walking upstairs. In the far deck. In short, "rip headphone users" should make no sense to you as nothing can cause you pain and you can hear everything.* Isolation is good enough for moderate fan noise.Cons:* Headband lasts about 2 years tops for me as both pairs I've owned have broken at the thin sliding plastic joint* Headphones are so heavy that your neck muscles will probably need some training to get used to them.* Headphones are so heavy that the top of my head began to develop a bald spot from long term use. After switching to KRK studio headphones which are much lighter (but not as bright sounding as these), the bald spot grew back within a month.In short, know that you will have an interesting, yet inherently transient experience with these headphones. Don't expect to pass them to your grandchildren or anything. 3Superb Phones with MAJOR Design Flaw UPDATE: August 2012Shure replaced my phones!I wrote to them as well as called them. Very friendly staff.Turns out there was a Shure partner in New Delhi and I went to their location and they changed the phones for new ones on the spot. With two years manufacturers warranty, that's awesome.The design flaw still stands of course. I'm Shure they'll fix it.I wouldn't want to use another set of cans. These are just perfect.UPDATE: July 2012There is a metal T shaped hook that fits into the top (head) piece. Its held in place by a plastic cap covered by 4 small screws. This plastic cap has broken on my right cup and its about to break on the left as well (I just checked).This plastic "cap" that holds down the metal T joint, is very easy to break. It broke on my right can and is almost broken on the left as well. Ive put up some pictures.I really think Shure needs to look into this and strengthen the design at the joints.These caps should've been made of metal. Mind you, I have used these phones VERY VERY carefully. I don't see these working in a real commercial studio environment.Apart from that still a great sounding pair of cans.______________________________________________________My mixes improved when i started using these cans.They do bring out reasonable mid range detail you want to hear when you're EQ'ing your mixes. They are decently transparent and have close to a flat response.To know exactly how the response of these cans are, search "Shure SRH440 + frequency response"They are reasonably flat upto say 3khz and then there's a dip from 3 to 8 khz followed by a spike to return to normal at say 10khz after which the response falls off.i did some research and chose these over the 840. A Shure engineer or something like that said these were better for mastering/mixing. You can google "Shure 440 vs 840" if you'd like to confirm.I just didn't really like the plastic feel of some of the connectors. I guess its not a big deal.I'll update this review next year to write on how it worked out for me. 5Build-quality holds back otherwise amazing sound I'm writing this review six years after my purchase. I planned on writing it after a few years of wear, but forgot all about it. With that said, for anyone looking for a pair of headphones to last them a long time: look elsewhere.For anyone looking for sub-$100 headphones that sound more like $200-300 headphones: Shure has it, if you're into modifying gadgets.These cans are heavy, as others have mentioned. The headband is terribly under-cushioned. The ear pads are thin and actually degrade the sound quality. You'll need to replace them within the first year with either Shure's 940 replacement ear pads or a third party like Brainwavz, which is what I bought.The hinges are the biggest problem with these headphones. I just stuck a piece of foam padding from leftover shipping material and made the headband very comfortable with the cushioned ear pads. The hinges need a complete rebuild, though. They are all plastic with a little metal hinge inside that allows them to turn to the sides a bit. They come nice and tight brand new. I would say after a few months of heavy use, or one year of casual use, they turn into loud, annoying, squeeky nuisances. You will first notice them while you are talking and eating. A few years later and they creek with every little head movement.That's all to say IF you don't accidentally break the hinges completely, as they are very fragile and probably would take just one drop or a moment of pressure while falling a sleep with them on. Considering how heavy the headphones are and how well-made the actual speakers/drivers are, this is a depressing fact I've had to accept early on.Also, the pleather covering on both the headband and stock ear pads will peel off within your first year. Sadly, the Brainwavz pleather is now peeling for me, too, after only 3-4 years of light use. I'm super meticulous about my electronics, I keep them away from dust and moisture, but still my headphones look trashed.My rating is a three only because the sound quality is so good. I would rate it as the best/most balanced in the under $100 range without hesitation. I still use these headphones even though they look like they came out of a dumpster and I have to sit still like a statue to avoid creeky hinges. I haven't bought a new set because I use earbuds a lot more and I'm a poor dude, but it's definitely getting close to donation time.Buy these headphones only if rebuilding/customizing electronics is your thing, the value is still there. 3Two different sets both broke at the ear muff in less than a year My first Shure SRH440 came included with our high-end electronic keyboard we bought. They lasted about 9 months before the plastic piece that keeps the earmuff attached to the head-piece (or whatever) broke. So in other words, the ear muff was dangling by the little wire.OK, we had some bad luck. So we ordered a new one from Amazon. In less than 3 months, the earmuff was broken off again. See pic.The headphones are comfortable on my head and ears. The sound quality is good and the noise cancellation is good as well. But they just keep breaking under reasonable usage circumstance. Admittedly, teenagers (girls) also use these but they stay parked at our computer 100% of the time and I did not feel like our use case was extreme. Yes, the kids dropped them off the table occasionally and these were probably dropped on the floor a couple times, but for $90 I don't feel like they are very durable. Otherwise they are good headphonesIf you are going to use them in a studio or placid environment and totally pamper them then there's nothing wrong. I'm just disappointed in their durability. Ordered a Sennheiser HD280PRO and build quality seems much better at the ear muff. Haven't owned them long enough to say they are better, but from looking at the ear muff attachment I do not think my next problem will be that.No fault to the vendor or Amazon. I never bother with reviews but I just wanted to point this problem out.UPDATE 11/29/2017: The Sennheiser HD280PROs are still great and haven't broken yet. Definitely recommend you purchase them over the Shure SRH440. 2Looking for closed, full-size cans? This Shure sounds most accurate and neutral under $100. I was recently in need of closed headphones with a $100 budget and curious about what the market offers. I thought I might share my findings with someone in a similar situation. The Shure SRH440 turns out to be the most accurate, neutral sounding closed cans among the eight headphone models that I have compared. Below is my review of these headphones.I am a speaker builder with measurement equipment, so I know what is neutral and undistorted sound. Unlike speaker systems, most headphones have no crossover or frequency response correction circuit. So, it is critical to be able to know how much such uneven responses affect perception of their sound with respect to accuracy and neutrality. I have good sense of it since I have been measuring sound. But I do not have proper equipment for headphone measurement, mostly importantly a dummy torso/head, nor am I willing to invest time in making a DIY setup. This is the reason why my search and audition have been limited to headphones for which measurement data exist, with some exceptions (see below). I made use of three different sources for the data: InnerFidelity.com, Headphone.com, and en.GoldenEars.net. While there is consistency within each site's measurements, there is also inconsistency between them, due to different measurement conditions and compensation methods. So, I researched and took those into account.One may say we can use EQ to remedy irregular frequency responses. But EQ has its own limitations. Some minor EQ'ing can help, but headphones that need too extensive correction should be avoided. The foremost reason is the loss of dynamic range. Theoretically, with EQ you can only limit, not increase, dynamic range in a certain frequency band. On the source side, you lose digital bit depth, and on the headphone side, you suppress the driver's efficient response range.Below is the list of headphones that I have auditioned (in the order of their street prices):- Tascam TH-02 ($30; no data available)- Panasonic RP-HTF600-S ($32; semi-open headphones)- Brainwavz HM3 / Incipio F38 ($35; no data available)- Tascam TH-2000 ($50; no data available)- AKG K518LE ($50)- Sennheiser HD 429 ($65)- Creative Aurvana Live! ($70)- KRK KNS 6400 ($85)- Shure SRH440 ($90)My DIY speaker system (it measures very flat) served as a reference with respect to tonal balance. I also own some open headphones like Sony MDR-MA900 and Sennheiser PX100, which also provided a baseline when I evaluated tonal balance of the headphones under comparison. I used a desktop headphone amp that has flat FR and reasonably low output impedance.I will give short, summarized impressions for each pair.Tascam TH-02 (no measurement data available)This is a really nice surprise. There is a little hump in the bass and midbass regions, and some wide, shallow dip in upper mids and lower treble (i.e., slightly polite presentation). Otherwise, these are relatively accurate headphones at a fraction ($30) of cost of headphones of comparable quality. Construction is good for the price. The pad size is between over-ear and on-ear, but comfortable enough.Panasonic RP-HTF600-S (semi-open headphones)Warm tone, deep bass. Treble is there, but upper mids and lower treble are lacking. Comfortable to wear. A good value, but not great for those looking for reasonably accurate sound.Brainwavz HM3 / Incipio F38 (no data available)Mid/upper bass ruins the sound which has otherwise good midrange-treble balance. Very uncomfortable to wear due to non-swivel cups.Tascam TH-2000 (no data available)Simply inferior to its younger brother TH02. Very dull and muddy presentation. The model uses the same ear cups as TH02 but contains different drive units. The driver may have better components but execution must be bad. Not worth the asking price.AKG K518LEYou need to remove the thick foam pad at the driver's front (easily removable) to have better bass-to-mids balance. Even the pad removed, the phones still have bass-oriented sound, but not bad. Mids to treble balance is good. Somewhat similar sound signature to Tascam TH-02's. But the TH-02 sounds a little more natural. The headband can be too small for some people. The clamping force is a bit above a comfortable level.Sennheiser HD 429Anothter pair of headphones with bass emphasis. Not overly bassy, though. But a bigger problem is treble, which is a little too polite to be neutral. I would not consider these headphones a good value.Creative Aurvana Live!Smooth and warm tone. Bass is somewhat loose at times. Treble has sparkles and at the same time sounds smooth. But relative to bass and treble, upper mids and lower treble are somewhat recessed, making the headphones' sound colored. Some people may feel them musical and full, but I prefer the Tascam TH02 at a lower price. The appearance is very good, though, with some feel of high quality. Very comfortable to wear with memory foam pads.KRK KNS 6400It has much more neutral sound than the headphones described above. Mid- and upper bass is somewhat lacking, and treble is a little overly presented. Good monitor-type sound. But there is one problem with these headphones. They are not very efficient, which means their usability is limited---you need a desktop headphone amp or a high-current capable portable amp to make them sound good. A little too bright treble is a weakness, too.Shure SRH440Without doubt, these are the best of the bunch. Perceived dynamic range is unbelievably wide. These are in a different league in terms of clarity as well---perhaps, the KNS 6400 is close but also with weaknesses (see above). Treble is sometimes a little on the bright side, but not as bright as the KNS6400's. Some people may find them bright with bright recordings, but the headphones should not be blamed for that. These produce very neutral and accurate sound. Bass is sufficient and often pleasantly strong in the mid- and upper bass regions, but deeper bass is not covered by these cans. Most music recordings do not contain this deep bass, anyway.I summarize my findings with the following top two picks:1. Shure SRH440: These are the headphones you can safely choose under $100 if what you are looking for is accurate, neutral sound.2. Tascam TH-02: This is a secret gem. At $30, you get really good closed cans. Its overall presentation is not as clear as the SRH440's, but with their price factored in, you cannot complain. They are definitely in the same league as the AKG K518LE (foam pads removed) and the Creative Aurvana Live. It may depend on personal preference, but among the three, my pick is the Tascam. The Creative has a better look and feel, but I'd choose the Tascam for its sound.Another headphone model I wanted to include in my search was the Sennheiser HD 280 Pro ($90-$100), but after I listened to the Shure SRH440, I decided not to. According to HeadRoom's measurements and many people's common impressions, the HD 280 Pro has a little subdued treble compared to the SRH440 which has great mids to treble balance when compared to my reference speakers. The Sennheiser covers the lowest octave much better than the Shure, but that is not my priority.I also considered the Koss ProDJ100 because of good reviews, but ruled them out because of their measurements. Their response might be flat in fundamental tones from most instruments but not with harmonics due to a large dip around 5-6kHz. Some people may think they sound good, but there is no way for them to sound accurate and natural by my standard. 5Great usability, poor construction I had one pair of these, which I loved. Audio quality was fine (I'm no audiophile, but the isolation seemed good and I had no complaints with bass levels). More importantly, they were comfortable, easy to slip on and off, and the coiled cord stayed out of my way. When the plastic headband broke after less than a year, I was annoyed, and ordered a different brand. But I hated the other brand's usability so much by comparison that I wound up ordering another pair of SRH440s.Here we are again, after less than a year, and my second pair of SRH440s has broken in the exact same spot. (And no, I'm not being rough with them.)So ask yourself: do you want a pair of headphones that works like a dream, even if you know you'll be replacing them in less than a year? 3Seriously good headphones! With anythin, there are pros and cons, So let's start with pros:-Sound quality is amazing. Crisp highs, clear mids, and rich lows. Very well balanced.- Solid construction of the outer shell and ear cups- Love the ability to replace the cord by removing it from the headset!- No problems with fit. Very comfortable. I used them about 6-9hrs daily and never have an issue. I read that others complain about "head squeeze" but I am betting that they have not properly adjusted the sides accordingly. Not only can you adjust the length of the sides, but the cups rotate slightly as well to fit nicely around your ears.- Sound does NOT escape the earcups when on your head- fantastic for office use!Now the cons:- The only thing that is an issue is the weight of the cord. Like the fact that the long cord is coiled, but it is a slight nuisance.- Not much here in the style department. Not flashy. Very function-driven. I would wear these walkind down the street or anything... That said, I had to find something to complain about here.You have found these headphones because you are looking for something BETTER. Clarity and definition are important to you- as well it SHOULD be. Highly recommend these headphones to anyone wanting an audiophile-quality headset without paying $250. 5Disappointing at best.. Bought these when my AKGs died, and got them shipped overnight because I was excited to have them.Unfortunately when putting them on for the first time I found that they are pretty cheap in the headband and how it feels on the top of my head.Perhaps I have a weird head, perhaps not.Also, my SRH440s currently are busted. Yeah.One week after I bought them the headphone jack broke clean off inside of my 1/4'' jack adapter after the threads failed (either blocked or not machined right I am not sure) and seems to be stuck inside permanently.Also the headphones produced a grainy, thin, fuzz when recording 48000@24bit I am not sure whether that was my DAW/interface, but I doubt it since my last pair which were cheaper and lower quality almost sounded better.As a whole, before they broke a week after use.. I found the Shure SRH440 heavy on the head and unable to hold up to the reputation Shure has for build quality and ruggedness. The fuzz and headphone jack aside, the headband padding is thin and hard. I would like to see this price point with a larger pad under the headband. Perhaps some padding under the leather/pleather? 2

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