Smooth lows, punchy midrange, and highs end transients..these headphones have everything critical listener needs who doesn't want to be fooled by his monitors or room...I know everyone sees those young producers wearing those cosmetic headphones made by a rapper, but they are only fool's gold with...

i did a lot of research for headphones for my ipod. i planned to use it out and about, and man are these just awesome. they isolate sound great, they fit great, i've worn em for days at a time. the sound is so clear, but make sure you buy high quality sound. (like 300kbps+) what a great purchase.

I really like these. Have been using them for 4 years and have always worked well. However, there is one huge design flaw. The joints connecting the cans to the headband are made of weak plastic. You need to be careful with these.

*As mentioned in many external reviews, they will not satisfy bass-heads!* Apart from that, these headphones deliver a very nice and balanced frequency range and as also mentioned in many other reviews, are excellent at retrieving detail in music, th..

I paid $200. I have owned a few headphones in my life, including top of the line Sennheisers, which I paid ~$500 for (2005). I love headphones. For $200 I consider these value priced. When compared to the market as a whole, its just not a lot of money, especially when you are aiming for the best.

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These headphones are an excellent value for the money

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I've been waiting for a while to get new headphones after I lost my Shure SE530PTHs earphones and I finally decided to jump in when I saw Shure was coming out with some new cans. They don't sound quite as good as the 530s did, but these are high quality headphones that would be hard to beat.

These were a present and went down really well with the recipient who is a musician

I got a pair of these headphones last year, and have loved them ever since. Prior to these I had a pair of sony xd200's, and what a difference when I put on the 840's, it really was like going from having plugs in your ears muffling the sound with the xd200's, to hearing everything crystal clear...

I bought several pairs of these Shure HPAEC840 ear pads which are not just for the larger Shure SR840 headphones; they also are just about the right size to fit Sennheiser's 280's.