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Mid/upper bass ruins the sound which has otherwise good midrange-treble balance. Very uncomfortable to wear due to non-swivel cups. It isn’t obvious that the 840s give up anything, but of course the tonal balance of the 440s does tend to keep the focus on the midrange and lower treble. Hard to explain what exactly this sounds like, but the first thing you'd hear is probably the treble roll-off.
The headphone that the elites love to hate... isn't that bad. An alright starter headphone, if generally overrated. Extremely well-executed V-shaped tuning with no erronous peaks or dips. More mid-bassy than sub-bassy. Build quality, as is again common with Shure, is excellent. The headphones are mainly constructed from plastic but it is of very high quality. Overall the headphones have a very sturdy feel to them and you get the impression they can take years of daily abuse just as a studio monitor should.
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Consider this headset if: you want headphones with a clear and clean tonal balance with good rendition of detail—even if that comes at the expense of somewhat light or bright sound. Comfort is about on par with the 440, as is construction although I feel like the 280 is more robust. An intense sound given its significant treble boost, but countered by a smooth lower-midrange bump. As with the HD600, I never get the feeling that the 440 is trying too hard to impress me which is most certainly a good thing considering what people use it for. The sound on the SRH-440 is very balanced and neutral if a little boring. It feels almost cold. However one should remember here that the SRH-440 is designed primarily as a monitor headphone and these are traits that are preferred in music production with no one sound spectrum dominating the other.
The SHR440 offers a sound that can be immediately beguiling and involving. This is an important achievement, and one that may work well for many listeners. Like every headphone we’ve heard, the SRH440 has its limits, and in the case of the Shures these are obvious. But before we discuss shortcoming, let’s first catalog this headphone’s strengths.An even darker HD6X0. A comparatively muffled mess just barely propped up by its decent resolving ability.
I know it may seem that I am a little down on the Shure SRH-440 headphones when it comes to sound quality, this couldn't be further from the truth. The sound quality is excellent it’s just that to me it is excellent in what I would want in a studio monitor headphone as opposed to a highly engaging listening device. In day-to-day use as my sole recreational daily driver, I could see myself easily demanding more from the Shure headphone when I just want to enjoy my tunes. Building on 80 years of pro audio experience, the SRH440 Headphones from Shure provide professional-level sound reproduction and extended comfort. The SRH440 reproduces deep bass with clear mids and highs, with 40mm neodymium dynamic drivers optimized for general listening and monitoring. Impedance, power handling and sensitivity are all calibrated for professional audio devices such as DJ mixers, mixing consoles, and headphone amplifiers. Also included is a Shure branded leather style carrying pouch which is a nice addition although it doesn't really provide much in the way of protection to your headphones on the go. Shure SRH-440 HEADPHONES -Looks and Build Quality - (8/10)Highs on the 440 are most likely the weak spot for me as they don't have the same level of sparkle that I am used to on some of my other headphones such as the Brainwavz HM5 studio monitors. Again they are good just not inspiring and are slightly lagging behind the mids and bass. Holes in the midrange. Big spike in the treble. Strangely disjointed soundstage. Decently resolving. Subdued upper mids and enhanced mid-bass. If anything else, this is a headphone that wouldn't fatigue. Basically dead-neutral tuning, emphasis on "dead". Strong all-rounder whose only fault is not having that "wow-factor". The Grado SR60i is just a bit less expensive (on the street), and comes from a design philosophy that seems to parallel the approach Shure has taken with the 440s.
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