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Shure SRH1440 Measurements
« on: August 22, 2012, 12:52:20 AM »
OK. Came back home for the meet and didn't listen to anything for two days. Plugged SRH1440 and was like, hmmm, they OK. Tilted upward but OK. At least no ringing. That was yesterday. Need to recalibrate my ears... Plugged in Dynahi and BA to listen to HE400, HE500, HD800, etc.

OK ready now. Plug SRH1440 into Dynahi. WTF! Holy mother of jebus! These are spectacularly unlistenable. Doesn't matter if there's no nasty ringing, the FR is just fucked up on these. Nasty. Nasty.

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Just took measurements. See below.
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Re: SRH1440 Measurements
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2012, 12:55:33 AM »
Not unexpected. Distortion is nasty.


HD measurements with headphones at SPL/A 90db white noise.
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Re: Shure SRH1440 Measurements
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2012, 01:29:10 AM »
Wow. >1k looks terrifying! ???
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Re: Shure SRH1440 Measurements
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2012, 01:59:16 AM »
Weren't these marketed as the 'Bass-ier, more consumer friendly' model?
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Re: Shure SRH1440 Measurements
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2012, 02:09:08 AM »
Wow, it starts the mids hump like on the K701, but then just keeps on going into the stratosphere.
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Re: Shure SRH1440 Measurements
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2012, 03:40:24 AM »
Wow, I've never seen a headphone that gets an elevated bass response from distortion. Maybe that's why Shure chose to roll it off so much :-S

Quote from: Anathallo on August 22, 2012, 01:59:16 AM
Weren't these marketed as the 'Bass-ier, more consumer friendly' model?

I think they were marketed as the model with less perceived dynamic range compared to the SRH1840, but supposedly more musical to listen to. So much for that.
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Re: Shure SRH1440 Measurements
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2012, 03:50:38 AM »
They do sound bassier, or at least fuller compared to the 1840, despite having similar bass response. Distortion does have a little to do with that. LOL.
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Re: Shure SRH1440 Measurements
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2012, 10:05:35 AM »
Actually most impressions I've read between the SRH1440 vs. 1840 identify the latter as the more consumer friendly, bass or no.

The SRH1440 is usually called the more "lively" while the 1840 is the more "musical" or whatever.

I think the SRH1440 sounds like an open SRH940 basically. I don't like either [the SRH1440 or the SRH940].
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Re: Shure SRH1440 Measurements
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2012, 12:03:38 PM »
I'm partially deaf I guess because I like a slightly bright phone (HD800 & AD2000) but DAMN that looks scary.
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Re: Shure SRH1440 Measurements
« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2012, 05:12:48 PM »
Oh, it's much worse than HD800 or AD2000, and without any redeeming qualities.
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