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Old April 13, 2010, 07:25 AM
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The Shure SRH840's are on sale for $199 ($50 off) thru Future Shop. I just grabbed a pair of these as I had my eye on a set ever since they were released and they are great! I pair it with a Decware Zenhead amp or iBasso D3 Boa (USB DAC/Amp) for optimum sound but it's really not necessary if you have a decent source to drive them.
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Old April 13, 2010, 08:03 AM
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Cough..um..they're 106$ on staff
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Old April 13, 2010, 10:55 AM
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^Well...*cough*...I'm not staff.
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Old April 17, 2010, 10:44 AM
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any of you get your hands on the shure headphones?
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Old April 17, 2010, 11:42 AM
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^Erm...yeah. See 4 posts above. If you are wondering how they are I think they are great for the value. I have about 20 hours on mine and the soundstage is continuing to get better. According to Head-fi it takes roughly 50 hours to burn these babies in.
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Old April 17, 2010, 01:36 PM
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I have the SRH840 headphones as well, they do sound great, and for an added bonus, I can wear them with my reading glasses without a whole pile of discomfort, not like cheap headphones.
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Old April 17, 2010, 10:17 PM
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^Erm...yeah. See 4 posts above. If you are wondering how they are I think they are great for the value. I have about 20 hours on mine and the soundstage is continuing to get better. According to Head-fi it takes roughly 50 hours to burn these babies in.
I always remembered it was agreed on 75hours and up. Hm...I saw you the other day on headfi

Anywho, I have had a couple of SRH440s, and later decided to upgrade to the 840...As soon as Futureshop gets in the SRH750 DJ, guess what
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I always remembered it was agreed on 75hours and up. Hm...I saw you the other day on headfi

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For most yes. Some even say 100 hours +. While others don't believe in a breaking-in period. But the majority agree 50 is good for the 840s in the threads I've come across. Cya on Head-Fi!
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Im pretty much in love with my SRH440s curtousy of Jackquelegs, Shure has sold me on their headphones, now I just need a 2nd pair so I can leave one at my PC and take the other with me...
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Old April 18, 2010, 07:21 AM
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I've using Shure audio equipment for a while now. I trust their quality since they're built like tanks, and their quality will never disappoint..

Although..I should stop buying these SRHs, people might get suspicious
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