[Rocksteady]

Heads up. It looks like shure has created an official straight cable. The model number is HPASCA1. It should work on the SRH440, SRH840 and SRH750DJ.

First, I found this:
HPASCA1 Ersatzkabel on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

after that I did some searching and found this:
Amazon.com: shaka62's review of Shure SRH 440 Professional Studio Headphon...

 

[DarkScythe]

Nice!

Thanks for the heads up; good to know Shure is listening.

$22 sounds like a lot for a cable though, but I guess it could be worse.

 

[DaDude]

Yeah, Shure confirmed this officially in the German Hifi-Forum. This is definetly real.

 

[Roscoeiii]

An adaptor that works with the locking mechanism at the headphone end of things that could be used for easy recabling would be another fantastic accessory for Shure to sell....

 

[Palpatine]

I'd love a straight 4 foot cable.

 

[ldaustin]

It looks like the one they are making is 8 feet long. I prefer the coiled version over that. I guess there is now the option to buy the straight one and shorten it. My soldering skills are weak.

 

[Hsiu]

I wish they have it earlier, oh well, I already re-cabled mine

 

[BryanP]

Might need to get that straight cable. The coiled one is definitely a nuisance when it comes to putting things away (looks real messy).

 

[sampson_smith]

Great to hear that there will finally be an official, affordable straight cable option.

 

[pterodactilo]

I like the telephone-like cable. It's funny.

 

[Flavio T]

We have the straight cable for the SRH840 here:

Shure Replacement Cable - Straight for SHR440/750DJ/840

No image, but it's the new SHURE STRAIGHT cable for: SRH440, SRH750DJ and SRH840.

 

[swbf2cheater]

they still didnt listen to anyone really, its like they half listened to us. A lot of people do not want a long cable, how many people complained about its length over the years? A few thousand maybe? Yet, they still produced a long straight replacement cable. What the hell is wrong with people...i mean really...this makes me want to take a huge loan for millions and start up my own headphone brand so that I can make everyone happy by making the best headphones of all time for a reasonable price that lack nothing

 

[Young Spade]

I never had and will never want a coiled cable; I just don't see the point of having one. For me it's heavier, bigger, and although it does stretch that stretching puts strain on the jack.

If I had multiple sizes of straight cables for my phones I'd be good to go.

 

[moodyrn]

Quote:

Originally Posted by swbf2cheater /img/forum/go_quote.gif they still didnt listen to anyone really, its like they half listened to us. A lot of people do not want a long cable, how many people complained about its length over the years? A few thousand maybe? Yet, they still produced a long straight replacement cable. What the hell is wrong with people...i mean really...this makes me want to take a huge loan for millions and start up my own headphone brand so that I can make everyone happy by making the best headphones of all time for a reasonable price that lack nothing

You have to keep in mind what this headphones is intended for. It's a studio headphone. Having a long cable is a necessity. That's also how I primarily use my pair. I just re-cabled mine balanced, and guess what, it's 10 feet long. I may make another short cable to use with my portable amp, but even if I wasn't using them primarily as a studio phone, I still would want it long for desktop use. People complain a lot about the HE-5s only having a 6ft long cable. Most either re-cabled them themselves or bought a long aftermarket cable. So I think the majority prefers the longer cable which is probably why they stuck with the longer cable.

 

[Clarkp]

I asked for a straight cable and Shure said it would cost £23.75 ! which seems expensive.