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Originally Posted by donunus 
I hear they are different from reading the description at headroom
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I tried both the 440's and 840's at CanJam.
First, I wasn't blown away by the 840 at CanJam when I heard them (I guess I was hoping for more because of Jude's thread about the 840's). I remember that they sounded a bit congested but they were being played out of an ipod mini and were straight out of the box. Basically, I was hoping for something that sounded like an open can but could isolate. However, they didn't sound that bad so I gave them a chance and they are sounding pretty good with burn-in and a better amp/source. However, the 440's just sounded like a cheap can. The Shure guys had me try the 440's with the 840 pads and they sounded like a cheap can with more bass, not good. I wouldn't even consider buying the 440's at this point but I am happy so far with the 840's to use as my "isolating non-leaking can." So, yes, the 840 are much better to me than the 440's.