Feb 17, 2012 at 6:38 PM Post #1,066 of 2,286
Care to link, i found the San Fran meet impressions thread but i hit search this page and nothing came up.  Maybe even copy paste them? Im sure everyone in this thread would be interested.
 
Feb 17, 2012 at 7:19 PM Post #1,067 of 2,286
It may have been private conversations.  I'll let them speak for themselves I probably shouldn't have said anything, but I just think the headphone world is really sad and pathetic and I couldn't help myself. 
 
Feb 17, 2012 at 7:28 PM Post #1,068 of 2,286
 
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It may have been private conversations.  I'll let them speak for themselves I probably shouldn't have said anything, but I just think the headphone world is really sad and pathetic and I couldn't help myself. 


Meh, really no issue bringing it up. At the very least it's good to know that some people heard them even if not under ideal conditions. Hopefully they'll speak up.
 
Feb 17, 2012 at 9:02 PM Post #1,069 of 2,286
not surprising the Shure hasn't been mentioned in the thread.
i think if you searched orpheus, however, you'd get about 167 hits.
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Feb 17, 2012 at 11:16 PM Post #1,071 of 2,286


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It may have been private conversations.  I'll let them speak for themselves I probably shouldn't have said anything, but I just think the headphone world is really sad and pathetic and I couldn't help myself. 


They are public... somewhere. Nothing qualitative though - just more along the lines of less than "meh." May want to ask directly in the Bay Area meet thread. Quite a lot of people did get a chance to hear them.
 
 
Feb 18, 2012 at 8:01 AM Post #1,072 of 2,286
Hmm, since Shure's current headphone line is aimed really at professionals, maybe they could create a line aimed directly at audiophiles?  It might be worthwhile investment for them and they'll keep the professionals and us happy.
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Feb 18, 2012 at 8:07 AM Post #1,073 of 2,286


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Hmm, since Shure's current headphone line is aimed really at professionals, maybe they could create a line aimed directly at audiophiles?  It might be worthwhile investment for them and they'll keep the professionals and us happy.
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That's what more than a few had assumed the SRH1840 and SRH1440 were supposed to be. Especially given the pricepoint and their marketing.
 
Feb 18, 2012 at 8:24 AM Post #1,074 of 2,286
Hmm, Shure's website describes them as professional quality headphones made with critical listening and mastering in mind.  It think because of their open-air design we initially thought they were created with us in mind, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
 
Feb 18, 2012 at 8:33 AM Post #1,075 of 2,286


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Hmm, Shure's website describes them as professional quality headphones made with critical listening and mastering in mind.  It think because of their open-air design we initially thought they were created with us in mind, but that doesn't seem to be the case.


 
Headphones and mastering don't quite jive together though now does it? 
 
Feb 18, 2012 at 8:34 AM Post #1,076 of 2,286


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I'm not so sure that was the case, because Shure's website describes them as professional quality headphones made with critical listening and mastering in mind.  It think because of their open-air design that we initially thought they were created with us in mind.


Honestly, it's hard to decipher Shure's logic on this one. The same website says the SRH1840 will give you "years of uninterrupted listening enjoyment." It also seems odd that they'd sudden release a $700 headphone and NOT have audiophiles in mind with that price, especially given their well established line of closed professional headphones at a much lower price point. Also the emphasis they've been placing on the "premium materials and manufacturing process" sounds more like audiophile marketing to me.
 
I think it's intended as a cross-over product more than anything, if I had to wager. Shure is known for catering to professionals, so they may be trying to use that reputation to their advantage when selling more expensive "premium" products to the boutique market.
 
Feb 18, 2012 at 8:39 AM Post #1,077 of 2,286
i think we often exaggerate the distinction between audiophile products and professional products.
seems to me that if a headphone sounds bright to us, it couldn't be terribly useful to professionals either.
they would wind up with some dull/dark sounding mixes, and eventually move on to something more neutral.
just for example...
 
Feb 18, 2012 at 8:50 AM Post #1,078 of 2,286
I think the distinction is sometimes overplayed, but I also think it's a valid one in a certain sense. "Monitoring headphones" can mean various things to different people, but one thing it generally doesn't connote is coloration, warmth, bass emphasis, and euphony. Speaking for myself, I was hoping that the SRH1840 would be Shure's attempt to create something more inline with the latter. I wasn't expecting a D7000 or an LCD-2, but I was hoping they'd stray a bit further from their closed models which are more or less synonymous with "monitoring headphones."
 
One thing it doesn't have to mean though is harsh upper-end and anemic low-end. There are plenty of monitoring headphones and ear monitors that have a more laid back sound and a perfectly suitable, moderate bass response. The fact that the SRH1840 has a bass response that gets described as less-than-neutral in quantity by listeners is concerning to me, for example.
 
Feb 18, 2012 at 8:59 AM Post #1,079 of 2,286


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seems to me that if a headphone sounds bright to us, it couldn't be terribly useful to professionals either.
they would wind up with some dull/dark sounding mixes, and eventually move on to something more neutral.
just for example...


I agree. I think there's a tendency to equate monitoring headphones with harsh, extremely bright headphones; while there are certainly examples of overlap, they aren't necessarily synonymous. Analytic doesn't have to necessarily equate to harsh.
 
Feb 18, 2012 at 9:47 AM Post #1,080 of 2,286


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I think the distinction is sometimes overplayed, but I also think it's a valid one in a certain sense. "Monitoring headphones" can mean various things to different people, but one thing it generally doesn't connote is coloration, warmth, bass emphasis, and euphony. Speaking for myself, I was hoping that the SRH1840 would be Shure's attempt to create something more inline with the latter. I wasn't expecting a D7000 or an LCD-2, but I was hoping they'd stray a bit further from their closed models which are more or less synonymous with "monitoring headphones."
 
One thing it doesn't have to mean though is harsh upper-end and anemic low-end. There are plenty of monitoring headphones and ear monitors that have a more laid back sound and a perfectly suitable, moderate bass response. The fact that the SRH1840 has a bass response that gets described as less-than-neutral in quantity by listeners is concerning to me, for example.


All very good points.  I guess the HD600 is one example of a headphone aimed at both audiophiles and professionals.
 
 

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