Your best bet would be the 840s the right amount of bass mixed with tonnes of detail!

I highly recommend the shure 840 they under 200 ,best bang for you buck for under 300 actually!Very detailed, forward vocals, has a slight mid bass hump, treble stunning!Amping not necessary.You would really be doing yourself a favor picking these up!

""The Shure SRH1840 is a headphone I like a lot, but I want to be clear on what it is (to my ears)"'   Jude did say he liked them though and he doesnt evnen like  940s?

Quote: whoops! didnt know that would be the same review sorry folks?

http://www.headphone.com/rightbetweenyourears/?p=2324   here is a review!

Quote: Here's a idea maybe he should try the 940''s.They are comfortable, detailed with great mids and tight bass.really cant go wrong! lol just poking fun.to each his/her own I enjoy them myself and I have eclectic tastes from beatles to radiohead to gershwin.      

On my 940s steely dan "do it again"  ''hey nineteen"'  ''peg'' etc

Quote: That is the oddest opinion Ive ever heard about the 940s.The vocals are best part of these phones.They sound like the singer is singing to you in a chair from across a table.Great phones if you enjoy vocals!

940s are great with most genres classic rock pop jazz acoustic.I They are not bass heavy but bass suffice and the base is tight. I have enjoyed mine very much,they display a lot of detail very revealing.You should test these at a store first though as with any headphone before you purchase them.

The sound stage is very good for a closed can!Some people claim they are a little treble emphasized I found them to be very well balanced and even better after some burn in time.Do yourself a favor and audtition these at least at you local music store you will not be dissapointed!

Then you would like the shure 940 they have a lot of detail great mids and tight bass.caveat: they are a little short on the mid bass but to my ears they sound perfect!

if you want to bump your budget up a little the shure 840 or 940 sounds right for you they are very mid -sentric.Beautiful vocals on these cans!

get the shure 840 or 940 great detail and if you enjoy vocals they are both as good as you can get for that.

The 940's do not need an amp, mine sound fine without one    

Quote: My 940's are very comfortable,I can wear mine for hours at a time.