I am a headphone junkie, I used to always review and try out the next headphone out there trying to find my perfect set of cans. Well that was until 2017 when I purchased the Shure 1540. Shure is a company that does not put out a large variety of headphones, nor do they produce a new set of can's every couple of months. What they do seem to produce is quality for the dollar.As soon as I tried the Shure 1540 I was done, no more shopping around. Yes I have tried a few newer headphones since but even at triple the money I could not beat the sound of the 1540's. I once let a friend try then on with one of his favorite songs and all he could say is "I am sure glad my ears don't have a memory because they will hate my phones" The 1540s are very neutral in sound, vocals are very clear and clean. These are amazing can's and as I write this review I noticed that I purchased them in late 2017 so they are almost 5 years old. I am amazed at how long they have given me great sound, considering I do not use the case that came with them but simply through them into my backpack when flying. I travel about 30 weeks per year for my job so these are very tough, quality made headphones.I tend to like a fairly neutral sound and with the 1540s I sometimes EQ a bit of treble or base. Not much but some songs seem to improve with a slight EQ, I remember one youtube review of these when the reviewer was swearing saying that the 1540s are too Fing neutral and he would never use them. He felt only sound guys at a studio would use these. I am not shure (pun intended) if that is true but I love the sound and clarity of these amazing headphones.Here almost 5 years later I have not purchased a new set of headphones. Everything under $1,000 just do not sound as clear as the 1540s. Are they perfect no, and I do realize they are mid not hi fi but to my ears they are nirvana, just amazing clear sound. Are they perfect NO but is anything, I have broken 2 sets of cables (they come with one extra) So I paid $20 for a new cable. They come with 2 sets of ear pads, I am still using the first. The earpads are amazing, so very comfortable and they keep your ears and head from sweating and feeling hot. 5 years in and I am still on the first set speaks to how good the earpads are.I think a few have commented on the clamping power of the 1540s and if I could tweak them I would have them clamp a little harder. When I slightly push a little on the drivers towards my head the sound is even better. That said if that is my only gripe for the price they are amazing. 5 stars all the way.Because I travel a lot I tend to go through headphones every couple of years. I also get tired of the ones I own and buy another set looking for sound perfection! Not anymore, for me these are what I have always been looking for and when they break I will just order and other 1540. 5 years of amazing sound for $345 (Amazon had a sale when I bought them) is a fantastic deal. Thank you Shure for an amazing listening experience and great build quality.

après avoir eu un seinheiser hd 600 pendant des années... pas déçu du Shure 1540 basses profondes et chaudes et un confort de tête appréciable.

Sono un appassionato di musica praticamente da quando sono nato(38 anni fa) e queste sono le prime cuffie che acquisto sopra i 400 euro.Ho avuto tante cuffie di varie marche, alcune sono ritenute delle Best Buy nella loro corrispettiva fascia di prezzo. HD560s , Akg K371, AT MSR7, Hifi Man Sundara. Ho dovuto sostituire le Sundara perché necessitavo di una cuffia Chiusa e non mi fa rimpiangere per niente la Magnetoplanare. C’è tutto, Dettaglio, Soundstage , timbrica molto naturale.Rispetto alle Sundara, al mio orecchio , sono più divertenti. in basso scendono di più. Non hanno il punch delle Magnetoplanari ma scendono maggiormente e il basso rimane comunque molto dettagliato. Questo dona corpo a tutte le canzoni. Al primo ascolto potrebbe risultare debordante ma dopo un po’ di rodaggio(della cuffia o delle orecchie non so)tutta risulta più equilibrato. Il prezzo è sicuramente alto ma vista la qualità sonora , la costruzione della cuffia, gli accessori , ci si sente ampiamente ripagati dalla casa produttrice. Per non parlare della leggerezza e della comodità. Questo è il mio end game delle cuffie chiuse. Salendo di prezzo probabilmente si troverà di meglio su alcuni parametri, ma al momento è la migliore “all around” mai sentita . Consigliatissima.

acquistate per sostituire delle vecchie cuffie chiuse hyper X cloud revolver che, sebbene la tipologia di cuffie rendevano bene per la fascia di prezzo che coprivano, volevo fare un salto di qualita' sia a livello musicale , che anche per avere cuffie facilmente pilotabili per utilizzarli in ambienti con rumore e evitare che quello che ascoltavo raggiungesse altre persone vicino ( possedendo gia' due cuffie aperte come le Sennheiser HD599 e HD660s ).ho provato diverse altre cuffie chiuse sulla stessa fascia di prezzo o simile, come le Bose quite comfort II e le beyerdynamic DT1770. alla fine ho obtato per quest'ultima e non mi pento della scelta per i seguenti motivi:MATERIALI: i migliori materiali che abbia mai visto su una cuffia. esteticamente e' bellissima, elegante e la costruzione e i materiali e' di altissimo livello, con archetto completamente in metallo, fibra di carbonio sui diffusori che oltre a dare eleganza alla cuffia, garantiscono un suono e sound stage molto vicino ad una cuffia aperta . i Pad sono bellissimi a piacevoli al tatto, molto resistenti e comodi, sembra di non averli e non trasudano.COMODITA' : pensavo piu' pesanti , alla pari delle beyer, in realta' sono leggerissime: pesano solo 280 grammi e in testa sembra di non sentirle per nulla.. ho passato svariate ore ad ascoltare la musica e nemmeno un fastidio , te le dimentichi in testa. come comodita' posso solo dire che sono alla pari di una HD599.SUONO: qui la sorpresa. hanno un suono talmente equilibrato su tutte le gamme e allo stesso tempo dettagliato che a volte mi capita di preferirle alle HD 660s. con questo non dico che suonano uguali o meglio, al contrario.. ognuna ha la sua timbrica e la sua anima , ma posso davvero affermare che come suono non hanno nulla da invidiare. In confronto alle HD660s non offrono lo stesso soundstage ma i dettagli e la percezione di ogni singolo strumento sono sullo stesso piano con la differenza che avendo una estensione di bassi piu' presente , anche se ben controllata, restituiscono un suono piu' completo e pieno. in merito a questo non capisco i commenti di alcune persone che si lamentano di "troppa enfatizzazione dei bassi" .. NO! niente di piu' sbagliato! qui i Bassi ci sono , ma suonano naturali, equilibrati e controllati!Piccolo appunto da fare in aggiunta : il BUNDLE e' favoloso! oltre alla cuffie e' presente una comoda e rigida custodia , simile a quella che di forniscono con le beyerdynamic DT1770 PRO , con in aggiunta due pad di scorta, e due cavi uguali con un adattatore jack da 6.3 mm a 3.3 mm, per 400 euro un must ( Sennheiser impara da SHURE)Amazon come sempre precisa e in orario sulle tempistiche di consegna.

Ich habe rund 10 Kopfhörer; verkaufe und kaufe auch mal gerne wieder einen.Der SHURE SRH 1540 ist einfach der Kompromiss, den ich am liebsten eingehen mag. Denn der Bass ist endlich mal bei einem SHURE-Kopfhörer so satt und druckvoll, aber auch so genau ohne zu wummern, wie es sein sollte. Dazu kommen diese sensationellen Mitten, die SHURE wirklich gut hinkriegt und der Hochtonbereich kann peitschen, wenn es sein muss, aber auch zart und sanft aufspielen, wenn der Titel das so verlangt. Wirklich ein toller Klang und wie ich finde nicht nur am großen Kopfhörerverstärker, sondern auch schon am Phone bzw. Tablet. Der Preis ist allerdings noch nicht in dem Bereich, wo man jubeln mag. 350€ bis 370€ wären m.E. angemessener. Aber dafür wollte ich keinen Stern abziehen, weil das jeder mit sich ausmachen muss. Der Tragekomfort und die Ohrpolster finde ich sehr gelungen. Mal zwei Stunden das Teil auf den Ohren haben; gar kein Problem. Allerdings ist das ja auch von Kopf zu Kopf unterschiedlich im Empfinden; also einfach mal selber ausprobieren. Klanglich würde ich noch anmerken, dass dieser SHURE insgesamt noch neutral abgestimmt ist, aber schon einen Tick mehr Bassdruck hat. Ich finde das klasse, aber wer ganz sauber und fein etwas abmischen muss, würde das kritisieren. Für mich ist es meine neue Nummer 1 !

Soy fanático del sonido mi opinión de esté audífono es: Construcción. 9 Algunas partes de plástico pero del buenoSon bonitos, resistentes, muy cómodosCase resistente, trae dos cables iguales, unas almohadillas adicionales igualesSonido 9Bajos presentes personalmente muy atractivo, para nada exageradoMedios acá seria ni atrasados ni adelantados ja ja donde deben estar, muy clarosAltos sin sibilancia los probé con Amazing grace, con un brillo suficiente, transparente y limpióEn general diré que están equalizados en U hacia flat, pero eso si muy analíticos encuentras todos los sonidos de la grabación muy distinguiblesEl soundstage amplio si llegar a los audífonos abiertosSon para mi gusto muy disfrutables con la ventaja de tener una impedancia baja con o que obtienes muy buen detalle a volumen medioEsto es a grandes rasgos mi opiniónAñado, los uso con un cable balanceado y el soundstage crece una enormidad pero pocos llegan a tener reproductor con salida balanceada así que lo dejo como estaConclusión. Le doy una calificación de 9 tomando como referencia su precioLos recomiendo ampliamente para los usuarios de audífonos cerrados

UPDATE July 26 - Replaced Ear-pads and replaced headbands. HUGE difference - already described ear-pads below but headbands made the whole thing to be SUPER COMFORTABLE - made headbands myself - did not received year one that i ordered so instead got myself soft lambskin , cut it to two pieces and add in between high quality high density ECO memory foam and sewed it myself by hand! Whole thing took me 2 hours (by the way you can unscrew headphones and place ends of leather inside and screw back) but now i have MOST COMFORTABLE headphones! Now last thing need to figure out is replacement longer cable - after that cans ready for ROCK and ROLL! See my photos of Shure SRH1540 with all upgraded parts below. UPDATE - i added one star because of sound. Compared sound to Beyerdynamic CUSTOM ONE PRO, AKG 553PRO , Sony MDR, OPPO PM-3, Senheiser 380 Audiotechnica 50x, Akai , etc - just visited nearest Gitar Center and tried every can available there with music and i also took my headphones to compare sound and comfort. There WAS phones MORE comfortable than SRH1540 - like Audiotechnica 50x and AKG 553PRO. There was phone that i loved to listed but it came a little bit short in matching sound quality - Beyerdynamic CUSTEM ONE PRO - both cans sound very close with amplifier but WITHOUT it Shure SRH1540 DID performed so much better that if i had any doubts they all was gone! Here is brake down what is what. Rest of my lengthy review i am going to delete.NEGATIVE:1. OK for chipper phones totally not OK with phone of this price - i end up ordering one pair of Brainwavz Hybrid Memory Foam Earpad - Black PU/Velour - Suitable For Large Over The Ear Headphones. It DOES FIT but does require some practice to place them on. Comfort changed much! My large ears do not heart any more after hours of listening.2. Leaks sound in - not bad but does leak WITH ORIGINAL pads - again after i replaced them with pads i mentioned above sound leak simply NO MORE!!!! Changed whole sound to the better and bass and details – LOVE IT!3. Headband actually not very comfortable because of one of the most idiotic design i ever seen - especially for the phone of this price range. Please refer to photos i download that can show you what i am talking about. To target this i already ordered custom made memory foam and leather new headband that i can add to my SRH 1540 - still waiting for it also i ordered CUSTOM MADE headband with US made memory foam and same quality ear-pads - still waiting for them to arrive - but i am 100% sure that improvement over comfort will be huge just like this Brainwavz pads. The whole game changed for me! Actually sound leak so much none existent that it a bit spooky - i dont even hear/know what going on around me.4. Cables - replacement or longer cables of same high quality from Shure NONE-EXISTANT. So i am still hunting for matching in quality cables LONGER that original 5 feet cables. That’s REALLY big deal for me5. Price despite sound and everything else still very OVERPRICED . For this price you can buy Beyerdynamic model i mentioned above that sound great and buy another small amplifier and that still would be less that i payed for this SRH1540 and also Beyerdynamic does NOT require upgraded ear pads because they are MORE comfortable than SRH 1540. Cables are longer too.Asking why i did not return these cans and did not buy Beyerdynamics? Sound in SRH1540 still a little bit better and i can NOT downgrade - just cannot.POSITIVE and a BIG ONE!:1. SOUND!!!!! - best of all the phones i heard so far, even so much commented Beyerdynamic headphones. BEST sound period.2. AMAZING sound stage for closed cans like this3. Sound separation - u can hear EVERY detail!!!! DETAILS MAN IS AMAZING!!!!4. with upgraded pads - originals i just thrown to my garage box - leak disappeared and sound got EVEN BETTER! Insane!Waiting for custom made head bands to arrive and that would seal the deal..if only sound would not be so good i would not bother - but really when you have chance to compare side to side sound -wow - after them u dont even want try anything else ... no kidding. I am actually writing this and catch myself on moving my head to the rhythm of music so good it sound. ANYTHING from Earth Wind and Fire to violin of Vanessa Mae to Prodigy ...insane!But still HATE "genius" people in Shure corporate who made idiotic headband , short cable and somewhat smaller ear-pads ... one thing they did REALLY GOOD is sound. Fine – Shure gets 4 stars for sound.