As a 7-year user of Shure SRH-840s I thought that taking the plunge into wireless ANCs with Shure would make total sense, given that I found the Sonys and Bose ANCs rather un-natural sounding, and Shure's track record in the professional music industry.
I was disappointed. For one main reason: these headphones have harsh unpleasant resonances at the high end. Namely at 3kHz but a couple more above that with practically dead spots in between. This makes the headphones extremely unpleasant to listen to with any track that has anything going on in the frequency range of those resonances. In fact I often found myself feeling like I was being stabbed in the skull with a 3kHz knife.
With a precise EQ this could probably be somewhat tamed (and a little more bass extension added to the very tame sub-bass on these cans), but the EQ ONLY works when listening to LOCAL files within the Shure app.
I also had some other issues that I will include in my summary:
Pros:
- Excellent build quality
- Stylish design
- Seemingly high quality built-in DAC
- Reasonably comfortable
Cons:
- Ear-piercing resonances at the high end make listening to some tracks unbearable
- No EQ outside of in-app listening to local files
- Carry case the size of 4 stacked dinner plates
- Sub-par ANC compared to Sony and Bose
I have just returned these and will instead buy a new pair of wired studio/audiophile headphones and accept that wireless ANC isn't ready yet. Honestly I think I'd rather have Bose's offering (or Sony's, but they had weird-sounding excessive bass to me).
| Produktens mått | 27.31 x 27.31 x 8.1 cm; 331.12 Gram |
|---|---|
| Batterier | 1 Litiumpolymer Batterier krävs. (inkluderat) |
| Artikelnummer | SBH2350-BK |
| Produkten har slutat tillverkas | Nej |
| Färgnamn | Svart |
| Maskinvarugränssnitt | Bluetooth 5 |
| Storlek | En storlek |
| Batterityp | Litiumjon |
