[driscoz71]

Well, this is my first set of nice headphones, as well as my first review so keep that in mind.

I have had them for 1 week now using them for several hours a day so hopefully they are broken in good enough for a review. I got them on ebay for 78$, so for the price they sound excellent.

As far as comfort is concerned, they aren't the most comfortable things I have ever put on my head, but I have had them on for 2-3hrs at a time and they weren't uncomfortable. I opted not to get the 840 pads because I am cheap, the standard pads can get kind of hot but for comfort they are fine for me.

The build quality of them seems very good so far. The coiled cable is great because it doesn't get tangled up and since it's removable if something happens replacement is a breeze. the screw on plug adapter is a nice touch as well

No fancy headphone amps or any of that stuff for me, my sources are my ipod, hp laptop, and onkyo receiver. my music collection is 9000+ songs of just about every genre (except rap) and assorted qualities

The sound quality is where I get a bit sketchy because it is my first set of headphones and the only other experience i have is briefly listening to bose over ear's. I will say that these are the most accurate of anything i have ever head. Every little detail in music is present, I am hearing things that I never knew were in some songs. The soundstage, however, sounds very small, like the music is inside your head. I guess that is kind of to be expected in a closed headphone? I had read some reviews before that the 440's were lacking in bass, and yes, they in no way compare to the 15" DIY sub that I run in my home theater, but the bass is there and after bumping up the eq in itunes a bit I had plenty of bass for my liking. I did notice that my ipod did produce some bass distortion that is inaudible on my laptop or home theater receiver.

Overall I really like them, I have no idea how I made it this far without a nice set of headphones, I use them all the time and I wouldn't have gotten them without this great site, thanks again

 

[MomijiTMO]

Glad you enjoy them

. Nice impressions too.

 

[3DCadman]

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Originally Posted by driscoz71 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I did notice that my ipod did produce some bass distortion that is inaudible on my laptop or home theater receiver.

Do you have any ipod EQ on? Especially a bass booster? Ipods are bad for that. Try turning the EQ off or Flat to see if it goes away.

 

[swbf2cheater]

points i award
Price for the quality: 8/10, only the Denon D1001 is better for around 100$
Detaching cable: 10
Looks and Style: 7/10 damn sexy, but ive seen much nicer
comfort: 2/10 They may be some of the hottest pads and most uncomfortable sets ever, AND heavy? Meh...

 

[MomijiTMO]

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Originally Posted by swbf2cheater /img/forum/go_quote.gif comfort: 2/10 They may be some of the hottest pads and most uncomfortable sets ever, AND heavy? Meh...

If you think they are heavy, what do you think of the 840s?

 

[BryanP]

I enjoy using my 440s and I'm glad you enjoy yours as well. There are other alternatives out there that do provides deeper bass, but I don't know of any in the price range that can deliver a great sounding mid/treble range like the 440 does (I can compare that the RE0 does have a much more pronounced mid range, and that the treble is rolled off a bit more - but those are retailed at around 200 US dollars). The bass is tight and accurate for the cans, and you will still get some thump out of genres like trance.

When I used it with my E344, I used +2 on the Clear Bass and the cans sounded beautiful with them for many different genres.

Once again, glad you enjoy them as well, definitely a great value for the buck.

 

[driscoz71]

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Originally Posted by 3DCadman /img/forum/go_quote.gif Do you have any ipod EQ on? Especially a bass booster? Ipods are bad for that. Try turning the EQ off or Flat to see if it goes away.

as a matter of fact i do, ill try that. thanks

 

[z50j]

I enjoy my 440 and they have more play time compared to my other headphones combined

if you think the bass is a bit shy, I'd recommend a good amp

 

[pasoleati]

I must disagree on the original reviewers´s comment on the soundstage. To my ears the SRH440 soundstage (at least with films and classical music) sounds much more spacious than that of either the PortaPro or the AKG 240 S.

 

[pterodactilo]

I also do find soundstage to be decent . I can only compare to Alessandro MS1 and certainly this closed headphone has wider soundstage than open MS1. But they lack bass imo.

 

[driscoz71]

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Originally Posted by pasoleati /img/forum/go_quote.gif I must disagree on the original reviewers´s comment on the soundstage. To my ears the SRH440 soundstage (at least with films and classical music) sounds much more spacious than that of either the PortaPro or the AKG 240 S.

maybe its because i am used to speakers, and surround sound more specifically? I did play the Dolby headphone surround video and was blown away how realistic it sounded. I honestly was looking behind me to see if there was something back there.

this vid by the way
http://thenicetech.com/Binaural%20Goodness.mp3

 

[Palpatine]

Good first impressions...is all your music lossless?

 

[BryanP]

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Originally Posted by Palpatine /img/forum/go_quote.gif Good first impressions...is all your music lossless?

All mine are FLAC which I listen through foobar passed SPDIF unaltered to my receiver's DAC (until I get an external amp/dac for my phones). Tested from Trance (such as DJ Tiesto - Fall to Pieces), to HH (black eyed peas - alive, lady gaga - so happy I could die), to classical rock (pink floyd - echoes, led zeppelin - baby I'm gonna leave you) all CD rips into FLAC and the bass is OK for them. The bass can extend enough so you get some "deepness," but not a lot.

The bass isn't bad. Everything is pretty much unaltered at the DAC level other than the bass frequencies which I raised a bit. I'm sure with an amp you will be able to drive the bass enough so it sounds nice and balanced.

 

[driscoz71]

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Originally Posted by Palpatine /img/forum/go_quote.gif Good first impressions...is all your music lossless?

Maybe 1% of mine is FLAC, but the rest is all mp3. Not ideal, i know, but i've spent way too much time building my collection to start over with lossless.

 

[derek800]

I wonder how these would sound through a budget amp like a cmoy or the bravo or indeed tube amps from ebay. I imagine investing in one of those for around $50-$60 will improve the soundstage and give you some more bass without having to use the crappy ipod eq.