Shure SRH840A Over-Ear Wired Headphones for Critical Listening & Monitoring, Professional Headset, Tailored Frequency Response, Superior Detailed Sound, Adjustable & Collapsible Design - 2022 Version

These headphones sound great for the price. Good balance between clarity and bass. Comfortable to wear. Build quality feels good as well. Happy with my purchase.

I was looking for good quality studio quality headphones. I have the Shure earbuds and they have lasted many years with no real issues and have great sound quality so I decided to purchase these and see how it went. I wasn’t disappointed. Very comfortable and sturdy construction. The sound quality is crisp and detailed. The chord length is 10 feet so you won’t have any issue with length. The size can fit any head I would assume with many adjustments available. Would recommend.

Summary of my experience: These are great headphones for someone who wants great sound without much hassle. They are clean, powerful, comfortable, and sturdy. They will satisfy your needs in movies, music, video-games no problem - and will work fine with computer, TV, or mp3 player. Sure - you can do better, but not under $400, and unless you are very experience with audiophile equipment, the difference won't be worth it to you either.Now, in detail:I bought these for my girlfriend, since she before this just used a pair of earbuds that came with her iPod. I was looking for something that would deliver good sound across the range, clear detail, and reasonable soundstage. Also - had to be closed for use away from home.My personal experience is rather far-reaching - I heard almost every single model from Grado, Sennheiser, Beyerdynamic, AKG, Stax, Ultrasone, Audiotechnica. I heard some of the Bose models - but they were not even close to the same level, and Skullcandy just sounds plain bad. Most equipment is very polarized - it tends to be great with some genres/records, and horrendous with others. Other equipment - like Sennheiser HD650 can be phenomenal if you can put $2-3000 of equipment behind it. And all of this is not practical if you want one headphone to solve all your problems, and do so for reasonable amount of money. If you were a home listener, HD600 or Beyer DT880 would do, but they are open.Shure SRH840 solves this problem elegantly though: it is closed and foldable, and its sound provides uniform experience across all uses. Bass is strong but not overbearing (unlike say Bose), midrange is present, although slighly recessed. Treble is clear but not too sharp (so it isn't painful). The sound is not perfectly balanced, but really good nevertheless. Impact is great on sound effects in movies and games - and the sound is directional so you can feel immersed in the experience. They get loud on computer soundcards and TVs, and they get plenty of volume out of my mp3 player (iAudio 9).In addition - replaceable cable, which is great, because that is the part that typically breaks on all headphones. These will last you a long time.

I always thought I had a big head, and with these headphones its obvious I do have a big head. I am maxed on the size adjustment. Other than that personal issue, these are pretty good headphones. They are comfortable, sound darn good, and I like the cord length.

Let me start off by saying I have had these headphones for around 2 years. They are great. After two years of daily use, they are still functioning perfectly, and I've never had to replace the cable or the ear pads. Most of my other headphones eventually broke after a few months which is why I decided to invest in a more expensive pair. Boy, did that ever pay off. If you've never used a pair of studio monitor headphones before, the first thing you'll notice when putting them on is how well they block out noise. They aren't active noise cancelling, but the ear padding is nice and thick and plastic body is heavy duty, so it's almost like putting on a pair of earmuffs. They have very low sound leakage, so even at high volume you won't disturb your roommate or family members. They are very well made, as I stated above I have been using mine daily with no problems whatsoever. It comes with an extra set of ear pads, and the cable is detachable. The cable appears to be a proprietary connector, so replacements would have to be ordered through Shure. It also comes with a soft pouch which the headphones fold up into. If I had to choose one word to describe the sound of these headphones, it would be...clear. After listening to these headphones it makes all the phones I've had before it sound dull and lifeless (most of them were under $50). Earbuds are laughable compared to this. This highs are crisp and clear, the mids are full and warm, and it has a nice strong low end. It isn't overly bass-ey like some headphones (cough cough beats by dre). Listening to super heavy bass tracks, it handles them nicely. It can produce sounds down to and below 30hz, at which point you just feel them vibrating against your skull. Overall they have a very balanced sound. These are amazing headphones and I would encourage anyone to pick up a pair. I have only two complaints regarding these phones (neither of which had anything to do with the headphones themselves). The first is that I have looked high and low and can't find a hardcase to fit these in. The only ones I could find that they fit in are well over $100. The second complain is that when having a high quality set of phones like these, you can really start to hear the difference between low quality and high quality mp3s. This drives me absolutely crazy because listening to low quality music really defeats the purpose of having nice headphones. Overall, I give these headphones 5 start. I would recommend to everyone.