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How Does The Electric Guitar sound on the Shure SRH840's?

post #1 of 12
12/28/10 at 8:01pm
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Is it forward enough for hard rock?

 

I used to have the Denon D2000 but i felt the guitar sounded too distant.  I need a closed back headphone that can do it justice. 

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post #2 of 12
12/28/10 at 8:04pm

i have the srh750dj headphones from shure and most rock sounds fine. it cant be much different for the srh840s

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post #3 of 12
12/28/10 at 8:17pm
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thanks for the reply.

 

i'm looking for more than just 'fine' for rock.  I like what I've read about the srh840 having a good soundstage.  I'm just hoping it doesnt drain out the guitar.

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post #4 of 12
12/28/10 at 8:19pm

closed for rock: ATH-ESW9

Give you a grado like sound. 

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post #5 of 12
12/28/10 at 8:29pm
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Originally Posted by sling5s View Post

closed for rock: ATH-ESW9

Give you a grado like sound. 



really?  i'll have to look into those. 

hows the soundstage and the treble on them?

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post #6 of 12
12/28/10 at 8:33pm

my srh750dj have a large soundstage and good treble. i would assume the srh840 would to. but i think it has less bass then the srh750dj.

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post #7 of 12
12/28/10 at 8:43pm
The 840 isnt colored like a grado, so the presentation of something like an electric guitar will be more down to the recording than the cans.
I find the 840 pretty linear, and if a track has rocking guitar, it will sizzle through them.
The nice thing about the 840 is that it scales up with nicer sources and amps.
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post #8 of 12
12/28/10 at 8:51pm
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Originally Posted by TheWuss View Post

The 840 isnt colored like a grado, so the presentation of something like an electric guitar will be more down to the recording than the cans.
I find the 840 pretty linear, and if a track has rocking guitar, it will sizzle through them.
The nice thing about the 840 is that it scales up with nicer sources and amps.



yeah the thing about grados is that their treble is too harsh for my ears and most grados have a small soundstage.

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post #9 of 12
12/28/10 at 8:57pm

Just be aware that the ESW9 is extremely underrated here, for some bizarre reason. Other closed cans which get few keystrokes on HF include the ES7, DT440, DT150, DT250 - I couldnt tell you why, but it would be great if we could all DBT them and compare notes afterward. Might be a few surprises.   

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post #10 of 12
12/28/10 at 9:36pm
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Just be aware that the ESW9 is extremely underrated here, for some bizarre reason. Other closed cans which get few keystrokes on HF include the ES7, DT440, DT150, DT250 - I couldnt tell you why, but it would be great if we could all DBT them and compare notes afterward. Might be a few surprises.   



im sure the esw9 are good cans but the fact that they're bassy like the d2000 kinda turns me off to them.   

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post #11 of 12
12/28/10 at 9:40pm
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Just be aware that the ESW9 is extremely underrated here, for some bizarre reason. Other closed cans which get few keystrokes on HF include the ES7, DT440, DT150, DT250 - I couldnt tell you why, but it would be great if we could all DBT them and compare notes afterward. Might be a few surprises.   



I know what you mean. I never see anything about the non-premium DT Beyers, to the point that I was surprised when I found out they're still in production.

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post #12 of 12
12/29/10 at 8:57am

the bass on the esw9 are more controlled, fast and tight.  It also does not take over the music. It's not as bass heavy as the d2000. 
 

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Just be aware that the ESW9 is extremely underrated here, for some bizarre reason. Other closed cans which get few keystrokes on HF include the ES7, DT440, DT150, DT250 - I couldnt tell you why, but it would be great if we could all DBT them and compare notes afterward. Might be a few surprises.   



im sure the esw9 are good cans but the fact that they're bassy like the d2000 kinda turns me off to them.   

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