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Shure SRH940

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Design: overhead, closed; full size Over-Ear; foldable; swiveling earcups; Connection type: wired; mini-Jack (3.5 mm); Jack (6.35 mm); Cable supply: single-sided; Cable length (m): 3; Detachable cable; Impedance (Ohm): 42; Frequency range (Hz): 5 – 30000; Sensitivity (dB): 100; Speaker size (mm): 40
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Shure SRH940
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Connection and design
Designoverhead, closed
full size Over-Ear
foldable
swiveling earcups
Connection typewired
Connectionmini-Jack (3.5 mm)
Jack (6.35 mm) / adapter /
Plugstraight
Cable supplysingle-sided
Cable length3 m
Cable typeround coiled
Detachable cable
Specs
Impedance42 Ohm
Frequency range5 – 30000 Hz
Sensitivity100 dB
Speaker size40 mm
Emitter typedynamic
General
Ear cushion materialvelours
Weight322 g
In boxinterchangeable earpads
sheath
additional cable / 2.5 m /
Official Websiteshure.com
Added to E-CatalogMarch 2012
P/N
SRH940-EFS

SH-1626

Wide frequency range, rich equipment.
The information in the model description is for reference purposes.
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Model overview based on user reviews  
The Shure SRH940 headphones offer a decent sound quality with a wide frequency range, making them suitable for studio use. Users appreciate the excellent balance between bass and high frequencies, providing a detailed and musical listening experience. However, some users find the headphones uncomfortable and have noted issues with the durability of the plastic components, such as the ear mount breaking. Despite these concerns, the headphones come with interchangeable earpads and an additional cable, enhancing their versatility. Overall, while the sound quality is praised, the build quality may not meet everyone's expectations.
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15 December 2012 
Rating 4 out of 5.
The sound is decent, although the lows are too amplified for monitors.
Uncomfortable. I will definitely be changing the earpads to others. The plastic is not great - one "ear" mount broke off, although I didn't do anything unusual with them. I fixed it, of course, but...
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It's no secret that many brands take a different approach when designing studio headphones and regular models for listening to music. In the first case, the model must meet a number of requirements (moderately flat frequency response, detail and dynamics of sound, durability of the structure), and it will be judged by professionals. In the second case, it is not necessary to match something; bright packaging and advertising with Cristiano Ronaldo or Dr. Dre. Therefore, there is nothing surprising in the fact that many music lovers buy studio headphones in pair with a hi-fi player.

A great example of this is the SRH940 over-ear headphones from the American brand Shure.

Studio quality sound

And it is precisely this “studio-ness” of theirs that is indicated by numerous reviews on foreign and east european forums and music parties: the sound is extremely detailed, with an excellent balance between the heaviness of the bass and the lightness of the high frequencies. Everything sounds exactly as the sound engineer who mixed the album intended, and not the Beats engineers, who raised the peak around 100 Hz by 5 – 6 dB, just to make the bass pump even in the subway. Most of all we liked their, if you will, "musicality". The Shure SRH940 makes you want to listen to music again and again, they do not tyre you with dryness or unnecessary analytics, like many other studio headphones.

In general, the last paragraph in itself is a serious bid to buy. But do not rush, there is another side of the coin. Shure screwed up with the design, which turned their lifespan into a rather expensive lottery. For some users, they work without problems for 2-3 years, for others, plastic arms crack after six months of operation. Considering how convenient the design turned out, this becomes doubly insulting. How can one not recall the story of the recent Focal Listen Pro, which also played at the level of headphones with twice the price tag, but could fail after a year or two of use?