![]() Outside noise was well attenuated and I also liked the isolation from the outside. Fans of high volumes will get their money’s worth here. However, the SRH840A deliver distortion-free reproduction even at high volume levels. ![]() If you are looking for sobriety and naturalness in headphones, you’ve come to the wrong place. As a result, its reproduction sounded comparatively warm and positively toned across the entire frequency spectrum. The treble and super-high frequency range of this model was restrained. You simply have to take or leave this part of the sound profile. But this did not cause a serious problem. ![]() Depending on the audio material, the reproduction of its upper mids was occasionally on the verge of sibilance. Guitars in rock and metal songs appeared detailed. In the mids, voices seemed consistently present with the SRH840A so that vocals and speech could be clearly heard. They went all the way into the low bass range without being overbearing. This was mainly due to the rich bass that these headphones produce. ![]() Sound-wise, the Shure SRH840A surprised me from the first notes with a relatively loud and full-sounding reproduction. I particularly like the fact that the earpads do not lead to a set of hot ears even when the headphones are worn for a long time. The contact pressure, ear pads and headband padding are comfortable, and the headphones fit securely even during jerky movements. For really big heads, however, even the largest setting might still be too small. Thanks to the smooth, ratcheted size adjustment, the feel of these headphones is pleasant when putting them on. Simply plug it in and turn it, and the user can be sure that the cable will not accidentally slip out of the socket of the headphone ear cup under tensile load. The cable, which is still routed on one side, is securely fastened to the headphones with a bayonet catch. Shure has remained faithful to its plug technology. But at least its ear cups can be rotated 90 degrees so that the headphones can be stored flat in the carrying pouch. Unfortunately, the SRH840A are no longer foldable, as the SRH840 was. In addition, the 80’s look of the old headphone model is history. The cables have been routed inwards so that there is no longer a weak point. What is immediately noticeable about the Shure SRH840A is that the cable routing running over the headband is no longer partly visible from the outside, as was the case with its predecessor. However, buyers will have to do without additional ear pads, as was the case with the SRH840. However, the frequency range has remained the same, at 5 Hz to 25 kHz, which is delivered by the 40 mm drivers driven by neodymium magnets. Last but not least, the SRH840A no longer comes with a coiled cable but instead a straight one with a length of 2.90 metres. Since this newer model weighs less than 275g, it is also around 100g lighter and has a much lower contact pressure. In addition, the impedance of the SRH840A is now only 35 ohms, which makes it more suitable for audio interfaces, laptops, smartphones and similar devices. We measured various characteristics of both models and found that the new model is a whopping 6 dB/SPL louder than its predecessor, at just under 103 dB/SPL. But this Shure is not only visually different from its predecessor.
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