[Mad Lust Envy]

I'm hating the 1540? I simply said I didn't understand why you'd get one with the D7000 around. You of all people know that I hold the D7000 in high regard. Like saying why he'd buy a Ford when he has an Mercedes. A very good Ford, but not on the level of the Mercedes.

Never understood why people buying lower tier headphones of the same general ilk of headphones. Closed, v-shaped, not so portable.

 

[Jackson9696]

It's all a matter of preference. I owned both the shure 1540 and th600 and I would take the shure any day of the week. That's not to say I didn't like the th600 though, it was technically fantastic, but it's mids were far too thin and it's treble far too siblant.

 

[mikey1964]

I'm getting the D7k with the Shure 1540 because I can get each at a pretty decent price, and if you see my sig, my collection of cans is pretty light whenit comes to closed back. Of 15 cans, only three are closed back (Alpha Dog, D2k and the T50RP). These two closed back cans would add a little more choice when I'm in the mood for closed back cans, simple as that. Besides, with the addition of these two cans, I'd place a moratorium on my cans purchase, been on a roller coaster ride since early November last year with the purchase of a HD800, added the other cans after that.

 

[nicholars]

It's all a matter of preference. I owned both the shure 1540 and th600 and I would take the shure any day of the week. That's not to say I didn't like the th600 though, it was technically fantastic, but it's mids were far too thin and it's treble far too siblant.

 
This... But If I had all the headphones in that sig I am not sure how much the 1540 would get used, but I have not used those headphones either so I don't know, pointless post sorry

 

[manbear]

It's all a matter of preference. I owned both the shure 1540 and th600 and I would take the shure any day of the week. That's not to say I didn't like the th600 though, it was technically fantastic, but it's mids were far too thin and it's treble far too siblant.

How does the Shure's bass stack up against the TH600 in terms of quantity, extension, cleanness, etc?

I just got a TH600 and am loving the bass. The mids are hit or miss depending on the song. Definitely a specific coloration but I dont mind it. The same bass with lusher mids would be the holy grail for me.

 

[Change is Good]

How does the Shure's bass stack up against the TH600 in terms of quantity, extension, cleanness, etc?

I just got a TH600 and am loving the bass. The mids are hit or miss depending on the song. Definitely a specific coloration but I dont mind it. The same bass with lusher mids would be the holy grail for me.

Never gonna happen...

 

[Jackson9696]

How does the Shure's bass stack up against the TH600 in terms of quantity, extension, cleanness, etc?

I just got a TH600 and am loving the bass. The mids are hit or miss depending on the song. Definitely a specific coloration but I dont mind it. The same bass with lusher mids would be the holy grail for me.

The shure definitely cannot touch the bass of the th600 at stock, it's way too fluffy and warm, loose in a word, whereas the th600 is very tight punchy and precise. When the shure is dynamat modded the bass becomes sooooo much cleaner, but will need quite a bit of bass boost to reach the levels of the th600. Bass is the only area I enjoyed the th600 more, and if you are looking for that kind of bass with better mids I suggest looking into the zmf vibrio or black wood.

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

Never gonna happen...

TH900 begs to differ. The mids are a considerable improvement over the TH600 in clarity and separation from the bass.

 

[CyberAthlete]

How can you dynamat mod the Shure SRH1540? Any guide any where? Thanks!

 

[Change is Good]

TH900 begs to differ. The mids are a considerable improvement over the TH600 in clarity and separation from the bass.

Yeah, but for $1000+ though? I made that statement with the price range of the 600 and 1540 in mind...

 

[Jackson9696]

Just take off the pads, and there will be a plate with three or four screws on it. Simply unscrew them and detach the plate from the headphone. Make sure the cables are detached. Then just apply the dynamat on the back of the carbon fiber plate where the sound bounces. Very simple and easy.

 

[Hachiko270296]

I found the TH900 to have pretty recessed mids to be honest. They were quite a lean sounding headphone. The Focal Classic is a headphone that is considered lush with a nice full bass.

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

Lean, lol. Ok.

 

[Hachiko270296]

They are lean. They have good bass extension that is elevated along with an elevated treble this creates a leaner sound. It's not thick sounding and it certainly isn't natural. It's a good headphone, the leaner sound allows it to have a good soundstage.

It's typically V shaped and those sound signatures are leaner sounding mainly through the mids with an airier top end.

 

[manbear]

The shure definitely cannot touch the bass of the th600 at stock, it's way too fluffy and warm, loose in a word, whereas the th600 is very tight punchy and precise. When the shure is dynamat modded the bass becomes sooooo much cleaner, but will need quite a bit of bass boost to reach the levels of the th600. Bass is the only area I enjoyed the th600 more, and if you are looking for that kind of bass with better mids I suggest looking into the zmf vibrio or black wood.

Thanks, that gives me a better idea of what the shures bass is like.

I used to own the Vibro. While it has gorgeous mids, I ended up selling it because the bass didnt do it for me. Subbass was too rolled off, though not terrible in all fairness. Only heard the blackwood a few times.