Shure 840 Frankstein Headband Mod - Mission Complete! - Page 3

i have no personal experience with it but based on the comments of 440 owners who went with the 840 pads, the 840 pleather pads are softer - thus making for a better seal (isolation is improved) and since isolation is improved the bass is also slightly improved.

plus these are softer than the stock 440 pads. 

before you shell out $20 though try out the earpad mod i linked to a few posts back - it really helps :D my ears kinda stick out and the mod is a godsend.

oh and for everyone wondering if it is worth it to cut open your 440s - yes it is, my 440s have been getting way more head time now because of the decreased weight and the earpad mod.

i listen to a lot of jazz and rock and classical - DMB and Bill Evans (FLACs with a good DAC) are wonderful on the shures - and i have yet to find a closed (or open) set of headphones under $100 that provides this much clarity and articulation. my PX100s (i have Mk1 and Mk2), superlux 660s, and iems don't give me that "live" sound.

the drivers are simply too good for the money. Shure went out of its way in its first venture into the full-size headphone market to make a good impression - the build quality is questionable, but the drivers are good.

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Originally Posted by Mr Portable 

yep, sliced right through it. you have to be careful though, cut on the side opposite of where the wire sticks out.

 

about the 940 pads - are they shallow? my ears (before the ear pad mod) were always touching the thin cloth covering the driver and it was really irritating. seeing that the 940 pads are velour, they may end up bringing my ears closer to the driver than before.

That depends how used your current pads are. I used mines for two years so they became hard and compressed. Comparing the old pads with the new 940's pad, yes the 940's are deeper, but not by much. The 940's also have an additional layer of foam behind the "thin cloth", so they are more comfortable if your ears touch the bottom.

If you really want more depth, then I would recommend you add something between the cushions and the grill. The problem with this mod though is that it makes the cushions harder, and since it pushes the cups apart, you get more clamping force. It also adds weight to the already heavy thing.