Shure SRH-940 Reviews and Appreciation Thread - Page 13

My 840 are almost 3,5 years old (bought them late 2009) ,and the last 2 year I use them almost everyday.

I'm very careful with them,I've never dropped them down,and I never put them in a bag etc... When I use them,I adjust the headband to 9 position,and when I finish,I reajust it to minimum position and put them in the box.I don't have this white/grey cardbox thing in the box anymore,just the box alone.I use the carrying pouch in a way I found to make them stable in the box (I don't put them in the pouch,I just put the pouch in a place in the box,to make the headphones not moving much when I carry the box).

Mine are fine until now,no cracks on plastic,no disintagranting on the headband,and the earpads hold strong till now.But I do hear cracking sounds quite often,and the overall build quality combined with the comments here,make me feel a bit insecure about them.

Shure have to do a better job next time with build quality. My KRK KNS 6400 for example,feel cheaper but I'm 100% sure that they can get more rough use without problem,and they are almost 1/2 the price.

do something shure. your reputation is at stake

my sennheiser hd201 seems to hv metal parts at joint for reinforcement and cost only $20. so it is not acceptable for shure not able to up it's quality. they hv been marking professional audio hardware for a long time.

Have you ever tried covering up any of the "vent" holes inside the SRH-940 pads to increase warmth and bass quantity?

Try this:

Cover up those holes. There's six on each pad.

Then cover up the fabric/paper covered "vent" holes surrounding the driver with tape. Make it less sticky with your fingers if needed.

I wonder what this sounds like?

Picked up the SRH940 today for $140 virtually new. First owner bought it a couple months ago for studio use and put what he's estimating is 50 hours on them. Basically, I feel good about this purchase. I bought them because I wanted something at work to contrast my Sony MDR-1R. Now time to burn them in and get some listening done. Will come back with thoughts and questions soon.

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Originally Posted by tdockweiler 

Have you ever tried covering up any of the "vent" holes inside the SRH-940 pads to increase warmth and bass quantity?

 

Try this:

Cover up those holes. There's six on each pad.

Then cover up the fabric/paper covered "vent" holes surrounding the driver with tape. Make it less sticky with your fingers if needed.

 

I wonder what this sounds like?

I've just tried this, and the result is interesting. It just added more bass without sacrificing too much mid/highs. The bass looses bit control though. I still prefer it uncovered.