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Shure 's SRH range of professional headphones claims to be the first choice for "music obsessives." Well, as far as the SRH440s are concerned, the obsessives here at What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision would position them slightly further down their pecking order.

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Lack refinement and subtlety; one dimensional

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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.

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...

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.

Shure's SRH range of professional headphones claims to be the first choice for "music obsessives." Well, as far as the SRH440s are concerned, we would position them slightly further down their pecking order.

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...

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

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

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