Headphones are very difficult to review. The head is such a difficult part of the body to place tech on that everybody's experience of the same tech will be different. I hated these earphones.

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.

Shure is a firm known for professional-quality microphones and studio headsets, so we started out with high expectations of this entry. With an RRP a little above our £100 cut-off, the SRH440 phones are widely available at a price point closer to £80, so they sneak in under the wire.

Balanced output with strong bass; industrial good looks; suitable for studio work

Not very portable

Comfortable, robust and good sound quality . Others in small room can't hear me banging away my electric guitar with these plugged into amp.

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.

if you are considering buying the shure 440's, that's fine, but I recommended you buy the shure 240's save yourself $50 and your ears for little difference in sound quality, and a more retro design.

Great balance (not too little or too much bass) and superb sound quality for the money; The build quality is quite sturdy; A nice clean retro design; A "plastic brushed finish" so no finger prints; ear cups and head band are made with nice pleather

The ear cups can get very uncomfortable with even mildly long amounts of time; (your ears will get soar, A excessively long curly wire comes in the box which gets heavy, and also gets tangled, two wires on the sides can easily get chewed or clipped

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.

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

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

I own these along with AKG K240 Studios. I first bought the K240's over these for the comfort along with the sound quality. While these sound very good they just don't match the clarity and smoothness of the semi open back AKG's. These are fully closed back so give you a sorta pressured feeling.

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...

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