[Siva108]

Asking the wrong questions I think.
 
Can I use these while travelling? How's the isolation if I'm walking around on the road or something?

 

[Lorspeaker]

the isolation is quite good...80% of the chitchats at macdonalds will be blocked out almost immediately
when u slap on the cups...and once u crank up the volume...u are in shangrila...almost.
 
but its still kinda bigframed for me to walk around with it...
i much prefer the bose AE2i for road trotting.

 

[Siva108]

Thanks!

How does this compare to the SRH440? I was about to pull the trigger on the 440s when I decided to look into the 8400s a bit more, and so far I like what I'm seeing.

 

[preferedu]

I like my KRK 8400's decently flat fairly neutral good for the money . They are getting better after break in .
I  just ordered a pair of Sennheiser HD 280 pro will be interesting to compare. 
I'm hoping for slightly more bass and a little more  extension on the top end . Hoping to use the senns and the KRK's  both. I'm driving them with an   M audio interface .  I'm thinking Maybe a dedicated headphone amp is the next logical progression . 

 

[Taephan]

I'm debating between the KNS8400 and the SRH840. I just can't decide what would be best for me since I like to actively listen to the details in my music while at other times, I just want to close my eyes and enjoy the music with the slight coloration the 840 has been said to give with their mid-bass hump.
 
What do you guys think? And can someone describe the size of the two headphones, I haven't been able to demo the two at a local electronics/music center...

 

[Lorspeaker]

scale down the size of the 840 to 70-80%...tats kns8400...
or go to an apple shop n check the size of the boseAE2i cups. 
 
i find the 840 heavy n hot on my head...i used to perspire just putting on this can..
n sold it within a month. 
 
840 has a sound that is more "massive" more weight up n down..quite balanced.
the kns8400 has a leaner quicker sound.. the bass can be palpable on the ears at times with certain music.
 
i would bring the 8400 out with me...but i wont bring the shure out of the house.

 

[Taephan]

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scale down the size of the 840 to 70-80%...tats kns8400...
or go to an apple shop n check the size of the boseAE2i cups. 
 
i find the 840 heavy n hot on my head...i used to perspire just putting on this can..
n sold it within a month. 
 
840 has a sound that is more "massive" more weight up n down..quite balanced.
the kns8400 has a leaner quicker sound.. the bass can be palpable on the ears at times with certain music.
 
i would bring the 8400 out with me...but i wont bring the shure out of the house.

 
I see... thanks for the information, this helps me a lot. I'm going to be able to use the headphones while studying or just zoning out of the sounds of a typical dorm room so I was wondering which one blocks out exterior noises better?

 

[Lorspeaker]

isolation on kns8400 is quite good, hmmm 840....too long ago, i dun think its bad either

 

[Taephan]

Thank you, one last question (at least I hope so), are there any modifications worth doing on the 8400 to improve the sound? Like changing the earpads and stuff like that? I'm just wondering to see if it'll be worth it to do so.

 

[azurite]

I'm looking to buy these but I'm not quite sold on the idea of spending so much money as of yet. I have a few questions that maybe someone can help me with.
 
How good is it at blocking out loud TV noise?
 
Also, I'm planning on using this with my ipod and laptop, can I just plug it in and listen? Or will I have to get some other hardware?
 
These are $113 at Amazon right now, should I pull the trigger or do you think the price will go any lower?
 
Thanks in advance.
 

 

[Zoom25]

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I'm looking to buy these but I'm not quite sold on the idea of spending so much money as of yet. I have a few questions that maybe someone can help me with.
 
How good is it at blocking out loud TV noise?
 
Also, I'm planning on using this with my ipod and laptop, can I just plug it in and listen? Or will I have to get some other hardware?
 
These are $113 at Amazon right now, should I pull the trigger or do you think the price will go any lower?
 
Thanks in advance.
 

 
- TV noise goes down with just the headphones on, with music playing, I don't hear TV or boomboxes at all. The isolation is quite good on these.
- You can plug it and work it fine out most laptops. My friend's HP is pretty bad, however my Macbook pro has a really good headphone out so it works fine and also good through Sansa Fuze and Ipod Touch 3rd generation. When I switch from that to Fiio E10 or Marantz CD5004, it of course gets much better but it's still good out of laptop and portable, until you can get other hardware. Definitely recommend Fiio E10, cheap and really good DAC + AMP combination for under $100
- $113 - Price seems good. I paid full retail for mines and didn't feel I over payed at all.
 

 

[azurite]

How's the clamping force on these headphones? I have a relatively small head but i'm really prone to getting migraines.
Also, are the cords bulky or thin or braided? And does it(the cord) go into both ears?

 

[staticfi]

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How's the clamping force on these headphones? I have a relatively small head but i'm really prone to getting migraines.
Also, are the cords bulky or thin or braided? And does it(the cord) go into both ears?

 
The 8400 didn't have much clamping force on my head. The cable is thin and one sided.

 

[Zoom25]

Regarding clamping force, it gets much better after a week of use on your head. At first the headband isn't flexible and somewhat bothersome. You'll also notice this annoying pressure at the top of your head due to the cushion built in the headband. It was really annoying and uncomfortable at first, but now they are one of the most comfiest cans I have, gotta love memory foam pads.
 

 

[seelamb]

Are there any ear pads that fit the 8400 that help improve the sound? The memory foam pads seem great and all but I was hoping to be able to improve sound through the switching of other earpads.