Shure SRH440 Professional Around-Ear Stereo Headphones

Shure has been a fixture in studios for decades. So it should come as little surprise that the SRH440 skews more towards a neutral tonal balance. But while the similarly signatured 280 sounded dull, distant, and tinny with certain genres of music, the Shure’s sparkling highs, well-balanced mids, and...

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  Well built. Decent isolation. Clean, articulate sound that hits a sonic sweet spot. Ear cups pivot and fold into a portable package. Come with detachable 9.5-foot coiled cable and travel pouch. Great value.

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  Heaviest of the bunch. Exposed driver cables made me a little nervous. Not really comfortable for more than short, hour-long listening sessions. Noise isolation not as good as the Sennheiser or Destiny.

The Shure SRH440 headphones might not appeal to people who use higher-end equipment or who want skull-shattering bass, but as a step into the world of home studio recording, they sound great with a wide range of musical genres--and the price is right.

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  Audio is clean and exceptionally balanced; ideal for home studio recording, but also great for general listening; detachable, replaceable cable; affordable price.

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  Overall retro and plastic design; clunky cable weighs down the headset; uncomfortable for long-term use; exposed small wires running from the headband to the earcup.

The Shure SRH440 sounds fantastic with a wide range of musical genres—and the price is right for artists recording in a studio and music lovers alike.

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  Strong bass response and crisp highs. Ideal for recording, but also great for general listening. Detachable, replaceable cable.

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  Can be uncomfortable when worn for long periods.

A great set of cans is essential whether you spend a lot of time in the studio or play drums live to a click-track. A relative newcomer to the professional headphone space, Shure has taken their expertise with in-ear monitoring and microphones and applied it to this essential area of sound...

Heres my review of the Shure SRH440 that i recently bought, i know they are fairly old, but i felt like i should review them.

Fans of dance might like these energetic cans, but we're not so impressed

Save yourself some money and just rub your ears with sandpaper for a few hours.

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  Good sound

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  Ears literally bleeding

I compared them to a few others, and for the price these were the best!They have really good fedelity and pretty good isolation in a mix run at 80db.

This almost sounded like louder laptop speakers. Incredibly bright, without much low end to speak of. Some may like it, but I couldn't do it. The construction and quality is quite amazing. Really well built and designed. Incredibly comfortable.

I bought these headphones because I wanted a high quality monitor that could isolate the noise and chatter of my surrounding (especially when I'm shooting concerts or wedding receptions). I also wanted to get double for my money as I needed something just as good to monitor my audio while editing.

Works as expected-- sound is great playing all formats-- easy to use. Wish it had an on/off capability versus unplug to switch back to PC speakers.

Recently purchase a pair of SRH440 as a gift. Had the budget set at around $100 USD give or take depending on quality and what is available. What I needed were a set of closed cans that can be driven easily by ipod/iphone.