[Sinty]

your thoughts on both?

 

[TopPop]

Shure 840 = dunno
Senn HD 600 = good

 

[Sinty]

my hd600 is busted...gonna try to sell it to make enough for a new one or something else. The right side has no sound, not sure if its a cord or the earcup itself yet, waiting for word from sennheiser if they can repair or not.

 

[noinimod]

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Originally Posted by Sinty /img/forum/go_quote.gif my hd600 is busted...gonna try to sell it to make enough for a new one or something else. The right side has no sound, not sure if its a cord or the earcup itself yet, waiting for word from sennheiser if they can repair or not.

If they ain't repairing it, i will buy the hd600 with the spoilt driver on one side from ya. Let me know

 

[Sinty]

Well, the story is that the right can went out completely. The original cord was damaged, and my replacement cord was buggy and glitching in and out. So I am really unsure if it was the cords or the can. So I sent it in and am now waiting on it. How much are you offering

they are in A+ condition and they arent even fully burnt in

 

[donunus]

I know where that problem is. theres a hair thin wire inside that connects the cables to the driver that might be disconnected. Thats what happened with my hd580s

 

[Sinty]

well is it hard to DIY?

 

[K_19]

I believe TheMarchingmule had both, and he ended up selling the HD600's. If you look in the SRH840 impression thread I believe he did a comparison of the two. It'll largely depend on what type of sound you like and whether you want open or closed headphone, though.

 

[Vingard]

I've compared both and prefer the HD600 by a wide margin. The neutrality of the HD600 definitely won me over. I also found the SRH840 to be somewhat uncomfortable after 45 minutes of continuous use - moisture, heat, and pressure from the headband. There's no question the the SRH840 is a great HP and has certainly won the hearts of many, but to my ear the HD600 is a better set of cans.

 

[donunus]

so far with 24 hours of burn in on the 840s, these cant touch my former hd600s.

 

[Cankin]

IMO, HD600 is a better headphone overall. SRH840 is not as refined as HD600.

 

[Sinty]

but i hear that have more bass :\

 

[ting.mike]

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Originally Posted by K_19 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I believe TheMarchingmule had both, and he ended up selling the HD600's. If you look in the SRH840 impression thread I believe he did a comparison of the two. It'll largely depend on what type of sound you like and whether you want open or closed headphone, though.

That sounds right. I'll know when I get my SRH840.

 

[dunski]

I have the 600s and I just ordered the SRH840s. I should have them tomorrow.
But this isn't really a fair comparison. I'm not expecting the 840s to rival the 600s.

 

[MacedonianHero]

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Originally Posted by Sinty /img/forum/go_quote.gif your thoughts on both?

I have only heard the HD600s for about 15 minutes, but I do currently own the HD650 (pretty similar sound) and have previously owned the SRH840s and IMO, the HD600/HD650s spank the Shures.

There really is no comparison here. If you want a really good Shure product go with the SE530s. While the SRH840s were good mid-fi headphones (for $150-$200), I thought that they were in no way in the same class as the Senn HD600/HD650, Beyer DT880, K701, etc...