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Shure SRH1540
DavidNGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
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Shure SRH-1540 is bass heavy, easy listening but they are not for everyone
Recently discovered IEM (in-ear monitors) so went to a local store (Addicted To Audio in East Kew, Melbourne) to audition some of them. This store has so many headphones it is awesome, including ones I already have so I can easily do an AB test.
Please forgive me that this review may be a little biased because listening to the Shure SRH-1540 was an afterthought. The primary purpose of the trip was to learn about IEMs, especially BA - balanced armature driven earphones. You can imagine, with IEMs or in-ear earphones, they have great noise isol...Read more
ation as long as the tips fit properly in your ear-canals. After all, they are what musos use on-stage to hear oneself while belting out at ear-bleeding levels. I have a pair of Shure SRH-940 that I totally love apart from the plasticky construction. They are known to crack. I don't sit behind the sound desk anymore like I used to. I can't imagine using SRH-940 behind the desk. Pretty sure I will break them at the spur of the moment when I get rough on them. I only use them at home and I do take care of them. So, thank God that hasn't happened to me yet. They are super flat, super detailed, real reference monitors. Even Shure claims while SRH-1540 and SRH-1840 are flagship headphones, SRH-940 the previous flagship is still the king as far as accuracy and details are concerned. Shure SRH-1540 (and Shure SRH-1840) are more for audiophiles who find SRH-940 fatiguing after long listening sessions, who want details and also more bass. What I found is that Shure SRH-1540 exaggerates a fair bit in the bass department. While it has good bass extension, the mid bass sounded a bit bloated to my liking which bleeds somewhat into mid making mid somewhat muddled. Perhaps totally a personal thing because I am a die hard fan of the SRH-940 and I also just came off listening to a whole bunch of IEMs of which all (apart from one pair) had flat frequency response. Perhaps the store copy was well worn, I found the headband to be loose. Hey but that also means comfy especially given the plush perforated alcantara ear-cups. They are to die for comfortable compared with foam and pleather / leather like many others. I did find noise isolation to be a little weak perhaps because of the plush perforated alcantara material on the ear-cups. SRH-940 definitely has better isolation not to mention about IEMs which is a couple of notches better in isolation. I know I am old school. With the existence of in-ear earphones, I question the need of active noise cancellation headphones, especially when noise cancellation usually cuts out some crisps from the top end.Purchased at Addicted to Audio Physical store.
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