So Far the Best I've Ever Used

For the price of these I was really surprised. I remember telling the guy are you sure I'm going to like these? He was right, I have a Sony pair and they're great too but these help me notice things I normally don't even on tracks that supposedly were already mixed. I find myself working faster and setting my levels correctly the first time more often. I use to have to scan through all my headphones and try out my stuff on different stereos to figure out what I did wrong.

Shure are nice headphones

For a modestly priced set of headphones the performance is second to none! The crystal clear audio response across the range it really remarkable. From deep driving Bass to high fidelity Orchestra arrangements I literally don't miss a beat. The solid closed back design allows me to seamless enjoy the last beat of a high amp rock tune cranked up then jump right on open mic without a hint of feedback or looping. I'm truly impressed.

Great Product and Service!

I told my sales rep, if I like the cans, I'll write a good review. I like the cans so here it is.

My old headphones were falling apart and I had been shopping for new ones. I'm on a limited budget and had to keep it under $100. Having purchased from Sweetwater before, getting prompt service, free shipping, the 2 year Sweetwater warrantee on a couple of items and their huge "wishbook" along with follow-up thank yous to make sure I was satisfied with my order, there was already no question, I would make my purchase here. That said, I also checked other sites to for reviews. I had more or less decided on the pair I wanted but I thought it might be a good idea to call Josh Sites (my sales rep at Sweetwater) for his opinion. He said he wasn't all that crazy about the brand I had picked out and explained why. Then, after some discussion on my exact requirements, he suggested the SRH440s and another brand that was actually $20 cheaper. I opted for the Shures simply because I felt more comfortable with my own experience with Shure mics.

I got the headphones today and have been playing with them all afternoon and evening. They are everything Josh said they would be and the difference is night and day from my old phones. Everything I lacked with my old phones and ultimately had to compensate for, I can now hear with the Shures. They seem to provide a very flat response, perhaps with a hint of sweetnes as Josh said I might notice but they are incredibly crystal clear across the spectrum. I can't imagine how my $100 could be any better spent.

Thanks to Josh Sites and Sweetwater, I have had a pleasurable and gratifying purchasing experience for music gear (again). I have bought gear for many years from music stores and on the internet. Whether it was music gear or anything else, I have never dealt with a retailer that does so much to let me know how important I am to them. Yes, it's all about making money but everyone wants to get the most for their dollar spent and Sweetwater does that better than anyone.

Thanks You Guys,
Greg

Great Product

These are my first pair of professional headphones and I couldn't be happier. Cozy fit, especially for long periods of editing, easily shape to my head with little external sound. Be warned that these headphones do not provide much low-end, but that was one of my criteria while shopping. Overall fantastic headphones, especially for the value.

Killer

Have been both a live and studio engineer for over 30 years, used them all, AKG, Sony, Yamaha......hands down the most comfortable, best sounding set of cans I have ever owned....................I am going to have to go back and remix some tracks that I thought I had nailed down now though ...........

Awesome

best headphones i've ever owned

Beautiful

I used to be using a pair of headphones that I thought were great because they were studio monitoring headphones, and not just commercial crap. I thought they were flat, and the others weren't. When I got the SRH-440s, I realized how much of the audio spectrum I wasn't hearing with my other phones. These definitely opened my eyes.

Amazed.

What can I really say about these headphones? Other than I am absolutely blown away by them. For just over a year I have been mixing on Sennheiser HD280 pro headphones (don't get me wrong, those headphones are great too. Sennheiser makes some fine gear.) and I always noticed that my lows would be screaming through my speakers after I had printed my mix. So my friend lets me listen to his 440's and I loved them. I just bought them as a christmas gift to myself, and I'm in love. The clarity is amazing. The lows come through nice and clean, the highs are bright and the mids are not muddy at all. I also love that the cord actually disconnects from the headphones for safety during travel. (Just another thing that will make these last a lot longer than most headphones.) All in all, I couldn't be happier. I would recommend these to anybody.

Nice stuff

This headphone is for hearing what is recorded....ambient sound without color...if you are looking for a booming bass, forget these. Buy something inaccurate. I love these as monitors or with my MP3 player. This is the standard , much like the SM 58 has been a standard for eons.

WOW!!! SAYS IT ALL

FIRST OFF 20-20KHZ IS HUMAN HEARING ANYTHING ABOVE OR BELOW THAT IS USELESS THESE PHONE ARE ANYTHING BUT THESE ARE WELL BUILT SOLID HEADPHONES CLEAN , CLEAR , SMOOOOTH BASE CLEAN MIDS CLEAR HIGHS BOTTOM LINE ITS LIKE BEING AT THE CONCERT MAN..WHAT SOUND.. I DIG THE REMOVABLE CORD AND PADS NOW HERE IS THE BOTTOM LINE IF SHURE MAKES THESE AND YOU HAVE TRUSTED THERE MICROPHONES FOR YEARS TO BE THE INDUSTRY STANDERD WHY WOUDENT YOU TRUST THERE HEADPHONES THAT ARE CALABRATED BY THE SAME COMPANY.. TO DELIVER THAT SHURE SOUND TO YOUR EARS AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO HEAR ALL THE AWESOME SINGERS THAT SING ON SHURE MICROPHONES THEN WITH HEADPHONES CALABRATED FOR JUST THAT??? NOTE: NOT ALL SRH 440 ARE NOT THE SAME TRY A FEW AT SAM ASH OR GUITAR CENTER OR SWEETWATER IF ONE IS NEAR YOU THE A/B BABY!!! TILL YOU FIND THE SOUND YOUR EARS ENJOY MYSELF ALL HEADPHONES GIVE KILLER MUSIC BUT DO ALL LET YOU HEAR THE SINGER SO CLEAR THAT IF HE SANG RAW WITHOUT EQ .COMPRESSOR, DELAY, VERB. YOU COUD SAY MAN YOU SOUND IN MY HEADHONES JUST LIKE YOU DO IN PERSON. ( THATS WHAT SHURE SOUND IS ALL ABOUT FROME MICROPHONES TO HEADPHONES ( BE SHURE) AND KNOW YOUR GETTING THE ABSULUTE BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK NOTE: 3 DAYS BURN IN TIME ... BEFORE USE I RECOMEND .... RF.

Srh440 is great for noise cancellation

I haven't been able to use this product a lot, but I really enjoyed it. I bought it as a gift for my fiancée and so when we were on a few trips, he brought his laptop so we could watch movies on the tourbus. He also brought a splitter and his new headphones. When I used them, I watched the whole show and then took them off. It was like a waterfall of bus noises hit my ears. I didn't realize how much noise it really blocked. Aside from that when I listened to music, I heard base tones I've never heard before in some of my favorite songs. Overall, these headphones are awesome.

Wouldn't want to wear these all day

I bought these for tracking vocals in the recording studio. Although I haven't used them for that purpose yet, I have tried them out for listening to music on my computer. The sound is what I would expect from Shure...that is great sound (good balance with lows/mids/highs) and I could listen to that sound all day. The reason I wouldn't like to wear these phones all day though is that they are a bit tight on my head. That's good for sound isolation, but a bit too much as the pressure gets to me after awhile. I think they will be great for tracking vocals. I have a pair of AKG K240 MkII phones for mixing, and those I could wear all day long, but since they are semi-open (giving even more faithful reproduction of the mix), they are not recommended for wearing when recording vocals, as the sound could be picked up by the very sensitive studio microphone. Overall, I definitely recommend these phones for the purpose mentioned above, and maybe they wouldn't be too tight for everyone, but just a word of caution if you plan to wear them for hours on end.

Pretty Good and Durable

After two weeks, I can say it surpassed my older Sony headphones, which at the time were highly rated. I listened to several songs I was familiar with and with the Shure, I heard sounds I never heard before (especially on the high end). Things like triangles, brushes, tambourines, etc.). I didn’t give it 5 stars because of two things I feel could use improving.

The cord feels heavy after a while, especially if you're recording something and standing up. The cups after about an hour did seem to put pressure around my ears, causing some discomfort. I know what you're saying "want some crackers and cheese with your whine?". But if consumers don't voice opinions, the manufacturers will feel all is okay. Would I recommend these. Absolutely. The overall sound spectrum is very well defined, and they appear to be well constructed...

The Best I've found

Each person has different uses for headphones so, I will comment on my use only. I use these(I have four of them) for musician monitoring while tracking. These sound superb! They sound like a good studio monitor. That being said, means they sound flat with no hype. If you are looking for hyped up bass these are not it. These are flat with plenty of room left for EQing if needed. And Yes you can EQ these to get hyped bass if needed. These are the first set of cans I've found that a loud drummer said that at half volume he could hear everything perfectly.The outside isolation is also very good. The only reason I gave it a 4.5 rating instead of a 5 is that the only improvement might be the weight. They are a bit on the heavy side and extended use can get tiring. Overall, excellent quality and a great bang for your buck. You could compare these to an SM57 and likewise refer to these as a "Studio workhorse"/ $100 bucks and they just work great!.

Hell Of A Buy

I received these baby's as a gift this past Christmas. I asked for them because they were recomended by my sales engineer here at Sweetwater. I am very pleased with the quality and durability featured by these headphones. I take good care of my equipment and I fully expect these will be around for another ten years before they wear out.
I use these for recording and have experienced no bleeding or contamination of my tracking.
The removable coil cord is great and would like to note that it is plenty long and just as rugged as the rest of the item.
These come with a very nice carrying case as well. Sideways say I.
I would not use these to recreationally listen to music, but I go to them every time I record and whenever a divice of mine needs monitoring and I don't have monitors handy. I think anyone would agree that these are great set of headphones for their price. I see no reason to drop them for anything more expensive, period.

Best Ive heard so far

Best in class, compared these to others in this price range and glad I went with these very High quality materials, like the screw on 1/4 plug to avoid it popping off, Very clear and detailed sound I almost got the Dr.Dre Beats which are 300.00! those are very nice to listen to music (VERY Nice but hyped BASS good for bumpin but Im recording and need a FLAT freq. response so I get the best mix possible These are great and were recommended over the Sony 7506's and HD 280pros by Salesmen

Shure SRH440

I feel that this is quite a great set in terms of quality... Just not really comfortable with the padding... still trying to get used to it...

On-air Staff Satisfaction speaks volumes.

My Staff has expressed tremendous satisfaction in the fit and clarity of sound of the headphones. I am so pleased with the purchase and appreciate the quality of service delivered by Sweetwater.
Thanks to my Sales Engineer for his assistance and rapid response in meeting our need. I highly commend you, M.

Great value for the price

I ask my sales rep for a good pair of closed headphones. Steward said people were having great success with the Shure SRH440. I was amazed at the quality and sound of this headphone. It works great as a studio headset but did not believe Steward when he said that is would work as mix down/mastering headphones. I was pleasantly surprised. I have mixed a piano trio recital, live chorus concert and lots of electronic and blues/rock with them. There are outstanding for the money. I use them in my home studio a Presonus StudioLive 24.4.2 firewired to a IMac 7 using Apple Logic Pro 9. My near field speakers are Yamaha HS80M with sub woofer. The Shure matches beautifully with this system. I will be buying more for the studios.

They Are Nice

I like the sound of these cans. They serve my purpose well, basic video editing and casual music listening. They are a bit heavy, don't feel that rugged, and the earpads harden and crack too easily. Will be looking to replace with the SRH840 pads soon.

Nice!

For $99 they're well worth it. Great for tracking. More detail and accuracy than I was expecting. I wouldn't use them for a final mix or real critical monitoring situations, but for general recording they more than suffice. I will be getting the 840's to pick up where these left off.

Great Product

If your looking for a pair of headphones within a reasonable price range, these are definitely the one to purchase. I had bought the Sony MDR-7506 at first, and was not impressed! Really there is no comparison between the two. The Shure 440 are more durable and way better sounding without all the static background noise that you get with the Sony MDR-7506. Shure 440 is truly a great product!

Good Quality at a reasonable price

Good Quality at a reasonable price. Works just fine for band practice and recording playback.

Sounds great, well made, worth the price!

Sounds great, well made, worth the price!

Not too crazy about them

Bought these headphones because SHURE is a quality name that can be trusted and the reviews were good. Once I had them and started listening to my mixes I became disappointed. Mid frequencies were a little more present than preferred and muddied up the mix a bit. Disappointed at the headphones, I bought another pair around the same price (Sony 7506) and was glad I did. SHURE are still useful but not my go to headphones for clarity. My recommendation, go to a music store a listen to variety of headphone. Find the pair you're most comfortable with and buy it at Sweetwater!

Decent stereo Image , punchy bass.

It starts to get heavy after usage... The Mid range between 6 to 9 KHz is a little bright to my ears... very decent in stereo detail for its price. I sold it after 2 weeks of usage .... I guess that's why they had the SRH840.
I replace the SRH440 with the ATH M50...huh... my ears feels better with the M50 somehow. My tip, always listen to headphones flat without eq and judge if they balance the frequencies in a song/track/mix, The SRH440 offers stronger bass I believe. But I prefer the M50 just slightly..price considered as well. Cool headphones for its price, ignore the SRH220 and grab the 440 directly if you need decent headphones.

Sey Hey

I wouldn't say these are accurate, but they are good

Not What I Expected

I was disappointed by these Shures. I've used Sony MDR 7506's before, and it just seemed that nothing stuck out well with these phones. They were also too big for me, even adjusted as small as they go, so if you have a small head think of another option. Because of this they felt very uncomfortable. I guess it depends in what you're looking for in a set of headphones, but I like to hear the beat. These didn't give me that, so I returned them. Since the Sony's are out of stock, I will try the Sennheiser Pro's. For someone else these may be perfectly fine though; this is just my experience.

Great sound but feel cheap.

they sound ok but they feel really cheep like a pair of $19 radioshack headphones. i bought these cause the isolation rating was 3db higher than the 7506, and hd280. witch it was not by much but it was. i will be sending mine back to get a pair 7506, or hd280.

Not SHure enough

At first they do not sound all that bad, and don't feel all that bad as well, but after about an hour of wearing them, and hearing your mix you have worked up in them, I have to say they are useless in almost everyday. To be honest they truly give me headaches, they REALLY hurt after having on on for more then an hour, and the sound… no so much.